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He now had world records in his sights. The year after the Games, Mills set US records for the 10,000m (28:17.6) and three-mile run, and posted a personal best of 13:41.4 in the 5,000 metres. He and Gerry Lindgren broke the world record in the six-mile run (27:11.6) when they finished in a dead heat at the AAU Championships.
May 28, 2010 · Billy now works with his charity, Running Strong for American Indian Youth, and speaks to groups throughout the world about the lessons he has learned from his incredible life. He is happily married to his wife of 48 years, Pat Mills. Take The Magic Step® writer Duncan Larkin spoke with the man who beat all the odds.
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Take the Olympics with you. Billy Mills is a Native America, a U.S. Marine, and an Olympic gold medalist. Mills is now able to look back on his performance in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics as a message of perseverance and global unity.
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Jan 27, 2024 · Jan. 26—MITCHELL — Fifty-nine years after his running triumphs helped heal his "broken soul," Billy Mills dreams of mending the soul of a broken nation. During the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, the ...
Tokyo 1964 gold medallist Billy Mills recalls the secret source of his inspiration. Billy Mills’ win in the 10,000m at Tokyo 1964 was a landmark in the USA’s Olympic history, and he remains the only American to take ... View the Olympic video: Tokyo 1964 gold medallist Billy Mills recalls the secret source of his inspiration.
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Aug 5, 2020 · Now 82 and awaiting surgery later this year on a nagging right hip, Mills said he backed away from the window and put down his dream on paper. The words changed his life just moments after he almost took it. “I wrote down Olympic 10,000-meter run,” Mills explained. “Actually, I put down the 10,000, and 5,000 and the marathon.”
Sep 19, 2014 · Mills recalls secret source of inspiration. Billy Mills’ win in the 10,000m at Tokyo 1964 was a landmark in the USA’s Olympic history, and he remains the only American to take a gold medal in the event. In our “Words of Olympians” series, the ground-breaking runner looks back on his milestone victory. 3 min 19 September 2014 01:08 GMT-7.
