Robert Mills (born December 9, 1957) is a Canadian champion

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. Mills was born in 1957 in

Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of 2024, it is estimated that the population of the H ...

. He won a bronze medal in the

men's single sculls A single scull (or a scull), abbreviated as a 1x, is a racing shell designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-sec ...

category at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

. He won a gold medal at the

1985 World Rowing Championships The 1985 World Rowing Championships refer to the World Rowing Championships held from 26 August to 1 September 1985 at Hazewinkel in Heindonk, Belgium. Medal summary Medalists at the 1985 World Rowing Championships were: Men's events ...

in men's quadruple sculls, and a bronze medal in the same event at the

1986 World Rowing Championships The 1986 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 17 to 24 August 1986 at Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Medal summary Looking at the open weight classes only, East Germany was the most successful nation ...

. He finished ninth in the same category at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

References

External links

NSSHF: Robert Mills: Rowing World Champion
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mills, Robert 1957 births Living people Canadian male rowers Olympic rowers for Canada Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists in rowing Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada Rowers at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Rowers from Nova Scotia