Matthew Mileham

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Matt Mileham
Personal information
Born (1956-12-27) 27 December 1956
Hackney, London, England
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight109 kg (240 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
hammer throw
ClubHaringey AC

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]

Biography

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 was an NCAA champion thrower for the Fresno State Bulldogs track and fieldm team, winning the hammer throw at the 1984 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[4] He was also an All-American weight thrower.[5]

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.[6][7][8]

Personal life

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
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

  1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  3. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  4. "Hammer throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  5. "Weight throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  6. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  7. "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  8. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.