(1934-11-01) 1 November 1934 (age 89) Auckland, New Zealand
Spouse
Colleen Maree Mills (d. 2005)
Children
Phillip Mills Donna Mills
Sports career
Height
188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight
121 kg (267 lb)
Sport
Athletics
Event(s)
Shot put, discus throw
Club
Auckland
Sports achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Shot put – 19.80 m (1967) Discus – 61.52 m (1971)[1][2]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
1958 Cardiff
Discus throw
1966 Kingston
Discus throw
1966 Kingston
Shot put
1970 Edinburgh
Discus throw
1970 Edinburgh
Shot put
Leslie Roy MillsCNZM MBE JP (born 1 November 1934) is a retired New Zealand track and field athlete and politician. He represented New Zealand at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games over two decades, competing in the shot put and discus throw. He won a total of five medals at the Commonwealth Games including gold in the discus at the 1966 Games.[1]
Mills opened his first gym in 1968,[3] giving his name to Les Mills International, a fitness-centric company founded by his son Phillip Mills.[4] Mills later went on to serve as the Mayor of Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, from 1990 to 1998.
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