Leonard Myles-Mills

Leonard ("Leo") Myles-Mills (born May 9, 1973, in Accra, Greater Accra Region) is a Ghanaian former athlete who specialized in the 100 metres. He ran a personal best of 9.98 seconds for the event in 1998, becoming the first Ghanaian to break the 10-second barrier. His best of 6.45 seconds for the 60 metres is an African record. Myles-Mills twice represented his country at the Summer Olympics and also at the Commonwealth Games. He was a two-time NCAA Men's 100 m dash champion while running for Brigham Young University.

Leonard Myles-Mills

Personal information
Nationality	Ghanaian
Born	(1973-05-09) 9 May 1973 Accra, Ghana
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (11 st 0 lb; 154 lb)
Sport
Country	Ghana
Sport	Track and field
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 9.98 sec (1999) 200 m: 20.54 sec (1998)
Medal record Representing  Ghana Men's athletics All-Africa Games 1999 Johannesburg 100 m 2003 Abuja 100 m African Championships in Athletics 1998 Dakar 100 m[1]

His brother John Myles-Mills was also a sprint athlete.[2]

He has won a gold medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games, a silver medal at the 2003 All-Africa Games and a bronze medal at the 1998 African Championships. In 1999 he set a new African indoor record in 60 metres with 6.45 seconds.[3] His personal best over 100 metres; 9.98 seconds was a Ghanaian record until Benjamin Azamati broke it by running a time of 9.97 seconds in 100 meters at the Texas relays on 26 March 2021.[4]

Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, 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.[5]

Myles-Mills is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[6]