Leonard Myles-Mills (born May 9, 1973 in Accra

Accra

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, Greater Accra Region

Greater Accra Region

The Greater Accra Region is the smallest of Ghana's 10 administrative regions in terms of area, occupying a total land surface of 3,245 square kilometres or 1.4 per cent of the total land area of Ghana...

) is a Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

ian athlete specializing in the 100 metres

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

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He has won a gold medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games

Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games

The seventh All-Africa Games were held in September 1999 in Johannesburg, South Africa. As the track is at an altitude of 1748 metres all performances are considered to be set at altitude, this is believed to assist events up to 400 metres and in the long jump and triple jump...

, a silver medal at the 2003 All-Africa Games

Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games

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 and a bronze medal at the 1998 African Championships

1998 African Championships in Athletics

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. In 1999 he set a new African indoor record in 60 metres

60 metres

60 metres is a sprint event in track and field athletics. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes...

 with 6.45 seconds. His personal best over 100 metres is 9.98 seconds, a Ghanaian record.

Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

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, he achieved a third place in the 100 metres, thus securing qualification from his heat in a season's best time. Entering the second round, he managed to qualify through to the semi-final, following a third place in the race and recording a further improvement upon his season's best. He finished the semi-final in sixth place, thus failing to secure qualification to the final.

Myles-Mills also won 2 NCAA 100m championships while running for Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University

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Myles-Mills is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Achievements

Representing
1999	All-Africa Games 1999 All-Africa Games The 7th All-Africa Games were held from September 10, 1999 to September 19, 1999 in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. 53 countries participated in eighteen sports. Netball was included as a demonstration sport....	Johannesburg, South Africa	1st	100 m Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games The seventh All-Africa Games were held in September 1999 in Johannesburg, South Africa. As the track is at an altitude of 1748 metres all performances are considered to be set at altitude, this is believed to assist events up to 400 metres and in the long jump and triple jump...	9.99 s
2003	All-Africa Games 2003 All-Africa Games The 8th All Africa Games were October 5-17, 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. 53 countries participated in 23 sports. The main venue was the newly constructed Abuja Stadium...	Abuja, Nigeria	3rd	100 m Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games -Track:-Field:-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:*...	10.03 s