John Hillier

British discus thrower

John Hillier

Hillier in 1975

Personal information
Born|  (1944-12-29) 29 December 1944 (age 79)
Woolwich, London, England
Achievements and titles
Personal best| 59.76m [1]

Medal record

Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
|  1974 Christchurch | discus

John Noel Hillier (born 1944) is a former athlete who represented both England and Great Britain.[2] John threw a PB of 59.76m on the 27th of July, 1976, in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3]

John is currently an athletics coach, and has coached the likes of Myrtle Augee,[4] Lawrence Okoye,[5] Shaunagh Brown[6] & Nicholas Percy.[7]

John currently coaches a large number of athletes across a wide range of ages, currently the likes of Cleo Agyepong,[8] Brydon Duncan [9] and Timi Babatunde [10] are under his guidance.

## Athletics career

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He represented England and won a bronze medal in the discus event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[11][12] Four years later he represented England in the discus event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[13][14]

## References

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1. ^ https://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=359381
2. ^ https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/john-hillier-of-great-britain-in-action-during-the-discus-news-photo/498596470
3. ^ https://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=359381
4. ^ https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=40571
5. ^ https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=31821
6. ^ https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=22259
7. ^ https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=29021
8. ^ https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=783321
9. ^ https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=961438
10. ^ https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=947100
11. ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
12. ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
13. ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
14. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.

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