Derek Mills

Derek Mills

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1972-07-09) July 9, 1972 Washington, D.C.
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	Sprints
College team	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 4×400 m relay World Championships 1995 Gothenburg 4×400 m relay World Junior Championships 1990 Plovdiv 4×400 m relay

Derek Mills (born July 9, 1972) is a former American sprinter. He was a 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the men's 4×400 meter relay for the United States. He has a career best of 44.13 in the 400 m. After going to college at Georgia Tech in Atlanta and winning the 1994 NCAA Championship in the 400 m at Boise, Idaho, Mills ran to a #2 World Ranking behind Michael Johnson—breaking 45.00 seven times that year.

A native of Washington, D.C., Mills attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland.

Mills received his juris doctor from Tulane University Law School and his MBA from the Freeman School of Business at Tulane University in 2006. He is currently an assistant track and field coach at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.

External links

• Derek Mills profile at IAAF
• Derek Mills profile at USATF
• Tulane Green Wave bio