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Derek Mills (born July 9, 1972) is a former American sprinter. He was a 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the men's 4×400 meter relay for the United States. He has a career best of 44.13 in the 400 m. After going to college at Georgia Tech in Atlanta and winning the 1994 NCAA Championship in the 400 m at Boise, Idaho, Mills ran to a #2 World Ranking behind Michael Johnson—breaking 45.00 seven times that year.

Derek Mills

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1972-07-09) July 9, 1972 (age 50) Washington, D.C.
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	Sprints
College team	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 4×400 m relay World Championships 1995 Gothenburg 4×400 m relay World Junior Championships 1990 Plovdiv 4×400 m relay

A native of Washington, D.C., Mills attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland.

Mills received his juris doctor from Tulane University Law School and his MBA from the Freeman School of Business at Tulane University in 2006. He is currently an assistant track and field coach at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]

Mills is the step-father of National Football League player Odell Beckham Jr.[2] He is married to Heather Van Mills, Beckham's mother. Who earned six-time NCAA All-American honors in Track & Field while at Louisiana State University and a long-time collegiate track coach.[3] They have a child together named Jazmyne.

References

External links

• Derek Mills profile at IAAF
• Derek Mills Archived 2017-09-02 at the Wayback Machine profile at USATF
• Tulane Green Wave bio

На других языках

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- [en] Derek Mills

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[fr] Derek Mills

Derek Mills (né le 9 juillet 1972 à Washington D.C.) est un athlète américain spécialiste du 400 mètres.

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[it] Derek Mills

Derek Bruce Mills (Washington, 9 luglio 1972) è un ex velocista statunitense, specializzato nei 400 metri piani.

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[ru] Миллс, Дерек

Дерек Брюс Миллс (англ. Derek Bruce Mills; род. 9 июля 1972[1], Вашингтон) — американский легкоатлет (бег на короткие дистанции), чемпион мира, чемпион летних Олимпийских игр 1996 года в Атланте.

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