- Clinton Hill (athlete)
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Clinton Hill (athlete) Personal information Born 19 April 1980 Medal recordMen's Athletics Competitor for Australia Olympic Games Silver 2004 Athens 4x400m Relay Clinton Hill (born 19 April 1980) is an Australian athlete. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, his family moved to Australia in 1997. He became an Australian citizen in June 2000 and was selected for the national 400 metres team.
He competed in the 400 Metres at the 2004 Olympics, but was knocked out in the heats. However, Hill was a member of the Australian team that won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay.
In 2006 the Australian relay team won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing Australia 2001 World Student Games Beijing, PR China 2nd 400 m External links
- IAAF profile for Clinton Hill
- Athletics Australia profile
Australian National Champions in Men's 400 m 1966 – 1967: Gary Eddy • 1968: Jim Kemp (USA) • 1969: Bill Hooker • 1970 – 1971: Ross Wilson • 1972: Wayne Collett (USA) • 1973: Graeme Wright • 1974 – 1975: Steve Gee • 1976 – 1977: Rick Mitchell • 1978: John Higham • 1979: Colin McQueen • 1980: Rick Mitchell • 1981: Mike Willis • 1982 – 1983: Gary Minihan • 1984: Bruce Frayne • 1985: Miles Murphy • 1986: Darren Clark • 1987 – 1988: Miles Murphy • 1989 – 1990: Darren Clark • 1991: Paul Greene • 1992: Mark Garner • 1993: Darren Clark • 1994: Brett Callaghan • 1995: Paul Greene • 1996: Jamie Baulch (GBR) • 1997: Brad Jamieson • 1998: Declan Stack • 1999: Brad Jamieson • 2000: Patrick Dwyer • 2001: John Gamble • 2002 – 2004: Clinton Hill • 2005: Ben Offereins • 2006: John Steffensen • 2007: Sean Wroe • 2008: Joel Milburn • 2009: Sean Wroe • 2010: Ben Offereins
Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- Australian sprinters
- Olympic athletes of Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Olympic silver medalists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- South African emigrants to Australia
- People from Johannesburg
- Australian athletics biography stubs
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