Roger J Mills

Personal information
Born	3 March 1942 Battersea,Greater London, England
Died	16 October 2020(2020-10-16) (aged 78) Bletchley,Buckinghamshire, England
Sport
Country	England
Sport	Badminton
Handedness	Right
Medal record Men'sbadminton Representing England Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston Mixed doubles 1970 Edinburgh Mixed doubles 1966 Kingston Men's doubles European Championships 1968 Bochum Men's doubles 1968 Bochum Mixed doubles

Roger Jeffrey Mills (3 March 1942 – 16 October 2020)^[1] was an English internationalbadminton player^[2] and coach.

Mills won nineEnglish National titles; the singles three years running, 1965, 1966, and 1967, the doubles in 1967 and 1970 and the mixed doubles 1965, 1968, 1969 and 1971.

He won the1969 All England Badminton Championships in mixed doubles withGillian Perrin when this tournament was considered the sport's premier event (aside from the international team world championships,Thomas Cup andUber Cup).^[3]

Mills competed for teEngland team^[4] in the1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games inKingston, Jamaica, winning the gold medal, in the mixed doubles withAngela Bairstow and a bronze medal, in the men's doubles withDavid Horton.^[5]

Four years later he won a silver medal, in the mixed doubles with Perrin at the1970 British Commonwealth Games inEdinburgh.^[6][7][8]

He represented Surrey and spent many of his years coaching in Surrey, most notably at Guildford University and at the Wimbledon Squash and Badminton Centre.

After his playing career, Roger continued his love of the sport of Badminton by becoming one of the leading coaches in the country where he took the position of Senior English National Coach before moving his focus to the development of youth badminton. In addition, Roger was the Part-Time Scottish National Coach in 1976 until 1980 where he provided new age coaching techniques to a generation of Scottish Badminton champions.^{[citation needed]}

Mills' coaching and dedication to badminton resulted in the development of many champions at all ages and levels.^{[citation needed]} Mills has written and published a number of books on badminton and is a 1974 Winston Churchill Fellowship.^{[citation needed]}

Juniors

The Fellowship was created by public subscription in 1965 as the living legacy of Sir Winston Churchill.  ‘We are empowering individuals to learn from the world, for the benefit of the UK. Today this idea is more valuable than ever’.

Roger was awarded the Winston Churchill Fellowship for his overseas research  on Badminton in China.

• English male badminton players
• 1942 births
• Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
• Commonwealth Games gold medallists in badminton
• Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
• Commonwealth Games silver medallists in badminton
• Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
• Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in badminton
• Living people
• Badminton players at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
• Badminton players at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
• Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
• Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

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