Derek Mills (born July 9, 1972) is a former American sprinter. He was a 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the men's 4×400 meter relay for the United States. He has a career best of 44.13 in the 400 m. After going to college at Georgia Tech in Atlanta and winning the 1994 NCAA Championship in the 400 m at Boise, Idaho, Mills ran to a #2 World Ranking behind Michael Johnson—breaking 45.00 seven times that year.
Mills is the step-father of National Football League player Odell Beckham Jr.[2] He is married to Heather Van Mills, Beckham's mother. Who earned six-time NCAA All-American honors in Track & Field while at Louisiana State University and a long-time collegiate track coach.[3] They have a child together named Jazmyne. He does have roots in North Carolina. He grew up visiting his third cousins on Camp Branch, Dave, Daryl, Kelly and DeWayne.
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^"Tulane Green Wave Coach Bio". Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
^"Odell Beckham Jr. Making most of hitting genetic jackpot". 23 October 2014.
^"Heather van Norman - Men's Cross Country Coach".
derek, mills, born, july, 1972, former, american, sprinter, 1996, olympic, games, gold, medalist, meter, relay, united, states, career, best, after, going, college, georgia, tech, atlanta, winning, 1994, ncaa, championship, boise, idaho, mills, world, ranking,. Derek Mills born July 9 1972 is a former American sprinter He was a 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the men s 4 400 meter relay for the United States He has a career best of 44 13 in the 400 m After going to college at Georgia Tech in Atlanta and winning the 1994 NCAA Championship in the 400 m at Boise Idaho Mills ran to a 2 World Ranking behind Michael Johnson breaking 45 00 seven times that year Derek MillsPersonal informationNationality AmericanBorn 1972 07 09 July 9 1972 age 51 Washington D C SportSportRunningEventSprintsCollege teamGeorgia Tech Yellow JacketsMedal record Men s athletics Representing the United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 4 400 m relay World Championships 1995 Gothenburg 4 400 m relay World Junior Championships 1990 Plovdiv 4 400 m relay A native of Washington D C Mills attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville Maryland Mills received his juris doctor from Tulane University Law School and his MBA from the Freeman School of Business at Tulane University in 2006 He is currently an assistant track and field coach at Tulane University in New Orleans Louisiana 1 Mills is the step father of National Football League player Odell Beckham Jr 2 He is married to Heather Van Mills Beckham s mother Who earned six time NCAA All American honors in Track amp Field while at Louisiana State University and a long time collegiate track coach 3 They have a child together named Jazmyne He does have roots in North Carolina He grew up visiting his third cousins on Camp Branch Dave Daryl Kelly and DeWayne References edit Tulane Green Wave Coach Bio Archived from the original on 2013 01 20 Retrieved 2007 06 13 Odell Beckham Jr Making most of hitting genetic jackpot 23 October 2014 Heather van Norman Men s Cross Country Coach External links editDerek Mills profile at IAAF Derek Mills Archived 2017 09 02 at the Wayback Machine profile at USATF Tulane Green Wave bio nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a track and field Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Derek Mills amp oldid 1223103752, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
