Les Mills

Les Mills CNZM MBE JP
36th Mayor of Auckland City
In office 1990–1998
Preceded by	Catherine Tizard
Succeeded by	Christine Fletcher
Personal details
Born	Leslie Roy Mills (1934-11-01) 1 November 1934 (age 90) Auckland, New Zealand
Spouse	Colleen Maree Mills (d. 2005)
Children	Phillip Mills Donna Mills
Sports career
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)[1][2]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 1958 Cardiff Discus throw 1966 Kingston Discus throw 1966 Kingston Shot put 1970 Edinburgh Discus throw 1970 Edinburgh Shot put

Leslie Roy Mills CNZM MBE JP (born 1 November 1934) is a retired New Zealand track and field athlete 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.^[1]

Mills opened his first gym in 1968,^[3] giving his name to Les Mills International, a fitness-centric company founded by his son Phillip Mills.^[4] Mills later went on to serve as the Mayor of Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, from 1990 to 1998.