Cowin Mills (born January 31, 1986) is a Trinidadian sprinter, who specialized in the

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. He is a 2007 NCAA All-American honoree, and a member of the track and field team for the

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. He is also a graduate of management at

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. Mills competed for the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the

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, along with his teammates Ato Modibo,

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, and Stann Waithe. He ran on the third leg of the second heat, with an individual-split time of 46.60 seconds. Mills and his team finished the relay in fifth place for a seasonal best time of 3:04.12, failing to advance into the final.

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1986 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago male sprinters 21st-century Trinidad and Tobago sportsmen Olympic athletes for Trinidad and Tobago Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Clemson Tigers men's track and field athletes {{Trinidad-athletics-bio-stub