HANNAH MILLS

Hometown: Cardiff, Wales

IG: @hannahmills_gbr

Key Achievements:

2 x Olympic Gold medals

1 x Olympic Silver medal

3 x World Champion

1 x World Sailor of the Year

 

Hannah Mills is one of the most successful female Olympic sailors in history. Mills made her Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she won a silver medal in the 470 class along with her teammate Saskia Clark. The duo continued to excel in subsequent years, winning several World Championship titles and securing Gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Hannah’s dominance in the event continued at the Tokyo Olympics, where she won Gold once again, an achievement which led to her winning the 2021 World Sailor of the Year award. Hannah is a key member of the Emirates GBR SailGP Team in her role as on-board Strategist. Mills is passionate about supporting women and youth access opportunities in the marine industry and created the Athena Pathway Programme with Sir Ben Ainslie to fast-track development in high-performance sailing and bring diversity into the sport. Outside of sailing, Hannah is a vocal advocate for using the inspiration and platform of sport to spearhead climate action and marine conservation, serving as a Sustainability Ambassador for the International Olympic Committee and founding the Big Plastic Pledge, an initiative focused on reducing the use of single use plastic in sport. Hannah is also a mother, whose daughter Sienna, born in October 2022, is already a frequent feature on the international sailing circuit!

PURPOSE

"“IT’S NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE TO JUST BE AN ATHLETE"

Hannah believes that athletes must use their powerful global platforms to promote meaningful change, and inspire the next generation

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