Les Mills
Les Mills | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 36th Mayor of Auckland City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1990–1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Catherine Tizard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Christine Fletcher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Leslie Roy Mills 1 November 1934 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Colleen Maree Mills (d. 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Phillip Mills Donna Mills | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 kg (267 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot put, discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sports achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | Shot put – 19.80 m (1967) Discus – 61.52 m (1971) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leslie Roy Mills CNZM MBE JP (born 1 November 1934) is a New Zealand retired track and field athlete, businessman, and politician. He represented New Zealand at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games over two decades, competing in the shot put and discus throw. He won a total of five medals at the Commonwealth Games including gold in the discus at the 1966 Games.
Mills opened his first gym in 1968, giving his name to Les Mills International, a fitness-centric company founded by his son Phillip Mills. Mills later went on to serve as the Mayor of Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, from 1990 to 1998.