Don MacMillan
Australian middle-distance runner
 MacMillan in 1948 | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||
| Born | (1928-01-05)5 January 1928 | |||||||||||
| Died | 19 November 2004(2004-11-19) (aged 76) | |||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Middle-distance running | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m, mile | |||||||||||
| Club | Geelong Guild Athletics Club | |||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:50.3 (1954) 1500 m – 3:49.8 (1952) Mile – 4:05.8 (1955)[1][2] | |||||||||||
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Donald Robertson Thomson MacMillan (5 January 1928 – 19 November 2004) was an Australian middle-distance runner. He competed in the 800 metres at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals. In 1952, he placed ninth in the final of the 1500 m event.[1] At the British Empire and Commonwealth Games, MacMillan finished seventh over 1 mile in 1950, and won a bronze medal in the 4×440 yd relay in 1954.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Don MacMillan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ Don MacMillan. trackfield.brinkster.net
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Australian national champions in men's 800 m
Note: 880 yards until 1966
- 1894: Ken McRae
- 1896: Ern Corner
- 1898: Charles Campbell
- 1900–02: D'Arcy Wentworth
- 1904: Harvey Sutton
- 1906: Greg Wheatley
- 1908: W. Trembath (NZL)
- 1910: Greg Wheatley
- 1912: Guy Harding (NZL)
- 1914: Russell Watson
- 1920: Reg Piggott
- 1922: Charles Taylor (NZL)
- 1924–26: Tickle Whyte
- 1928: Charles Stuart
- 1930: Otto Peltzer (GER)
- 1932: Ray Triado
- 1934: Thorold Irwin
- 1936–38: Gerald Backhouse
- 1947: Jack Stevens
- 1948: Bill Ramsay
- 1949: David White
- 1950: Don MacMillan
- 1951: Jim Bailey
- 1952: Don MacMillan
- 1953: John Landy
- 1954: Jim Bailey
- 1955: Don MacMillan
- 1956: Frank O'Connell
- 1957–58: Herb Elliott
- 1959: Tony Blue
- 1960: Herb Elliott
- 1961: Russell Oakley
- 1962–63: Tony Blue
- 1964: John Davies (NZL)
- 1965–67: Ralph Doubell
- 1968: Preston Davis (USA)
- 1969–70: Ralph Doubell
- 1971–73: Graeme Rootham
- 1974: Peter Watson
- 1975: Colin McCurry
- 1976: Jamie Botten
- 1977–79: John Higham
- 1980: Peter Bourke
- 1981: Michael Hillardt
- 1982: Peter Bourke
- 1983: Michael Hillardt
- 1984: Peter Bourke
- 1985–86: Alan Ozolins
- 1987–88: Ian Gaudry
- 1989: Simon Doyle
- 1990: Dean Kenneally
- 1991: Simon Doyle
- 1992: Barry Acres
- 1993: Simon Lewin
- 1994: Brendan Hanigan
- 1995–96: Sammy Langat (KEN)
- 1997: Elijah Maru (KEN)
- 1998–99: Noah Ngeny (KEN)
- 2000: Djabir Saïd-Guerni (ALG)
- 2001: Kris McCarthy
- 2002: Nicholas Hudson
- 2003: Kris McCarthy
- 2004: Samwel Mwera (KEN)
- 2005–07: Nick Bromley
- 2008: Lachlan Renshaw
- 2009: Nick Bromley
- 2010: Lachlan Renshaw
- 2011: James Kaan
- 2012: Johnny Rayner
- 2013: Alexander Rowe
- 2014: Josh Ralph
- 2015: Jeff Riseley
- 2016–18: Luke Mathews
- 2019: Peter Bol
- 2020: not held
- 2021: Peter Bol
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