Leonard Myles-Mills

Personal information

Nationality

Ghanaian

Born

9 May 1973 (age 44)
Accra, Ghana

Height

1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight

70 kg (11 st 0 lb)

Sport

Country

Ghana

Sport

Track and field

Achievements and titles

Personal best(s)

100 m: 9.98 sec (1999)
200 m: 20.54 sec (1998)

Medal record

Representing Ghana
Men's athletics
All-Africa Games
	1999 Johannesburg	100 m
	2003 Abuja	100 m
African Championships in Athletics
	1998 Dakar	100 m

Leonard ("Leo") Myles-Mills (born May 9, 1973 in Accra, Greater Accra Region) is a Ghanaian former athlete who specialized in the 100 metres. He ran a personal best of 9.98 seconds for the event in 1998, becoming the first Ghanaian to break the 10-second barrier. His best of 6.45 seconds for the 60 metres is an African record. Myles-Mills twice represented his country at the Summer Olympics and also at the Commonwealth Games. He was a two-time NCAA Men's 100 m dash champion while running for Brigham Young University..

His brother John Myles-Mills was also a sprint athlete.

He has won a gold medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games, a silver medal at the 2003 All-Africa Games and a bronze medal at the 1998 African Championships. In 1999 he set a new African indoor record in 60 metres with 6.45 seconds. His personal best over 100 metres is 9.98 seconds, a Ghanaian record.

Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved a third place in the 100 metres, thus securing qualification from his heat in a season's best time. Entering the second round, he managed to qualify through to the semi-final, following a third place in the race and recording a further improvement upon his season's best. He finished the semi-final in sixth place, thus failing to secure qualification to the final.

Myles-Mills is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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