Joseph Millar (sprinter)

Joseph Millar
Personal information
Born (1992-09-24) 24 September 1992
Whakatāne, New Zealand[1]
Home townTauranga, New Zealand[2]
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in) (2018)
Weight76 kg (168 lb) (2018)
Sport
SportSprinting
Events
100 metres, 200 metres
ClubAthletics Tauranga Inc
Coached byGary Henley-Smith

Joseph Millar (born 24 September 1992) is a New Zealand sprinter.[3]

Millar is the holder of the New Zealand 200 metre record, in a time of 20.37 seconds (+0.1 m/s), as well as the New Zealand residents record in the 100 metres, with 10.18 seconds (+0.5 m/s).[4] Millar is coached by Gary Henley-Smith, who also coaches Eddie Osei-Nketia. He was previously coached by Mike Corboy, Todd Blythe, Paul Gamble.[5] Millar has a 400 metre best of 46.99.

National championships

Millar has won the 100m-200m sprint double at the New Zealand National Championships five times, in 2011 - 2014 and 2017 - 2018. In 2017 he ran his current personal bests of 10.18 and 20.37. His 100m time is the fastest ever run by a New Zealander in New Zealand and ranks him the third fastest ever in New Zealand. His 200m time broke Chris Donaldson's 20-year New Zealand record in the event and qualified him for the 2017 World Athletics Championships.[6] Millar also won the sprint double at the 2017 Australian Track and Field Champs.[7]

International events

Millar competed in the men's 100 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[8] He finished 33rd overall in the 100m and 39th overall in the 200m. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games he reached the semi-finals[9] placing sixth in his semi-final heat, running 21.01,[10] but did not qualify for the final.

References

  1. ↑ "Joseph Millar | New Zealand Olympic Team", Olympic.org.nz, archived from the original on 3 February 2026, retrieved 19 August 2026, Birth place: Whakatane
  2. ↑ "Joseph Millar wins 100m sprint at Australian national championships". Stuff.co.nz. 2 April 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018. breakthrough season for the Tauranga athlete
  3. ↑ "Joseph Millar". IAAF.org. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Athletics New Zealand Rankings and Records". anzrankings.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Athletics New Zealand Rankings and Records". anzrankings.org.nz. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Sprinter Joseph Millar finally added to New Zealand's team for Commonwealth Games". Stuff.co.nz. 23 February 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Athletics NZ has been 'playing games' with Joseph Millar, says his former coach". Stuff.co.nz. 10 March 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Preliminary round results" (PDF). IAAF.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Athletics | Result Men's 200m Round 1 - Heat 7 - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Athletics | Result Men's 200m Semifinal 3 - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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