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Hannah Mills

Hannah Mills, Welsh sports sailor

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Born
February 29, 1988
Age in 2026
38
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1988

About Hannah Mills

Hannah Louise Mills is a British competitive sailor and two-time world champion in the 470 class, having won in 2012 and 2019. Mills won a silver medal for Team GB with her crew Saskia Clark in the 2012 Olympics, she followed this up with a gold in the same event at both the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and, partnered by Eilidh McIntyre, the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The Athena Pathway team competed in the first ever Women's America's Cup, helmed by Mills. At the 2011 Skandia Sail for Gold regatta and the 2011 Weymouth & Portland International Regatta, Mills and her crew Saskia Clark won a silver medal in the women's 470 event. At the 2012 470 World Championships in Barcelona, Mills and Clark claimed gold despite having suffered a black flag disqualification in the very first race of the championships.

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Hannah Mills timeline

  1. At the 2011 Skandia Sail for Gold regatta and the 2011 Weymouth & Portland International Regatta, Mills and her crew Saskia Clark won a silver medal in the women's 470 event.
  2. At the 2012 470 World Championships in Barcelona, Mills and Clark claimed gold despite having suffered a black flag disqualification in the very first race of the championships.
  3. Mills won a silver medal for Team GB with her crew Saskia Clark in the 2012 Olympics, she followed this up with a gold in the same event at both the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and, partnered by Eilidh McIntyre, the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

The world when Hannah Mills was born

Hannah Mills was born in 1988. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1988

  • #1 song"Faith" – George Michael
  • Top movieRain Man
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookA Brief History of Time – Stephen Hawking

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBen Johnson stripped of Olympic 100m gold for doping
  • Top headlineGeorge H.W. Bush elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic fiber optic cable
  • Defining fadKoosh balls
  • Notable inventionFirst disposable contact lenses
  • World population5.11 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population244.5M

1988 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Hannah Mills's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19882026
Gas$0.95$3.45/gal
Average home$89,300$435,000
Average income$32,191$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.11$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population244.5M341 million

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