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Matthew Mileham
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Matthew David Mileham (born 27 December 1956]) is a British retired hammer thrower. He represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Los Angeles in 1984 and the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
Key Information
Biography
[edit]Mileham finished second behind Australian Peter Farmer at the 1979 AAA Championships[2] but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the British hammer throw champion[3]
Mileham finished runner-up twice more at the AAAs in 1982 and 1986 and represented England in the hammer event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4][5][6]
Personal life
[edit]A student at California State University, Fresno he later worked as an electrical engineer. He was married to Olympian discus thrower Dr. Lacy Barnes-Mileham until they divorced in October 2009. Dr. Lacy Barnes-Mileham also attended Fresno State and was a discus thrower at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain and  England
| ||||
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 22nd | 67.12 m |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | — | NM |
| 1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, Scotland | 6th | 67.96 m |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 28th | 62.42 m |
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
External links
[edit]- British Olympic Committee Archived 31 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Short profile
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