Les Mills

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Leslie Roy Mills (1 November 1934 – 29 June 2026) was a New Zealand track and field athlete, businessman 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. Mills opened his first gym in 1968, giving his name to Les Mills International, a fitness-centric company founded by his son Phillip Mills. Mills later went on to serve as the mayor of Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, from 1990 to 1998.

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