Michael Christopher Hill (born October 22, 1964 in Leeds

Leeds

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, West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

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) is a former British javelin throw

Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...

er, who won three silver medals and one bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....

, a bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics

1993 World Championships in Athletics

The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22 with the participation of 187 nations....

 and a silver medal at the 1998 European Championships in Athletics

1998 European Championships in Athletics

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. He finished in 12th position at the 1996 Olympic Games

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw

These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 34 competitors, with twelve of them who qualified for the final...

 in Atlanta, United States

United States

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. He competed from 1987-2004 making all major finals from 1986 to 1998, apart from the Seoul Olympics in 1988 and seemed to retire during 2004.

Achievements

Representing and
1986	Commonwealth Games Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games At the 1986 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. A total of 41 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 18 by female athletes....	Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	2nd	78.56 m
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	7th	79.66 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	20th	77.20 m
1990	European Championships 1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. The final was held on 28 August 1990...	Split Split (city) Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and... , FR Yugoslavia	4th	82.38 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	5th	84.12 m
1992	Olympic Games Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes...	Barcelona, Spain	11th	75.50 m
1993	World Championships 1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total of 47 participating athletes, with the final held on Monday August 16, 1993. All results were made with rough surfaced javelin...	Stuttgart, Germany	3rd	82.96 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	80.66 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	6th	81.06 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	4th	86.54 m
	IAAF Grand Prix Final 1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final The 13th IAAF Grand Prix Final was held at the Hakata-no-mori Stadium in Fukuoka, Japan on September 13, 1997.-Men:- Women :-External links:*...	Fukuoka, Japan	5th	82.28 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	86.92 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	14th	80.75 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	12th	77.81 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	10th	76.12 m

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