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Hannah Miley
MBE
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Miley in 2010
Personal information
Nickname(s) Ham, Hammy, Smiley
Born (1989-08-08) 8 August 1989 (age 35)
Swindon, England
Height 1.66 m
Weight 53 kg
Children 1
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Individual medley
Club University of Aberdeen Performance Swimming Team
Coach Patrick Miley
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships (LC) 0 1 1
World Championships (SC) 1 1 3
European Championships (LC) 1 1 4
European Championships (SC) 2 4 2
Commonwealth Games 2 1 1
World Cup (SC) 0 4 3
European Junior Championships 0 1 0
Commonwealth Youth Games 0 1 2
Total 6 14 16
Women's swimming
Representing United Kingdom Great Britain
World Championships (LC)
Silver 2011 Shanghai 400 m medley
Bronze 2009 Rome 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold 2012 Istanbul 400 m medley
Silver 2008 Manchester 400 m medley
Bronze 2008 Manchester 200 m medley
Bronze 2012 Istanbul 200 m medley
Bronze 2014 Doha 400 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Gold 2010 Budapest 400 m medley
Silver 2016 London 400 m medley
Bronze 2010 Budapest 200 m medley
Bronze 2010 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze 2016 London 200 m medley
Bronze 2018 Glasgow 400 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold 2009 Istanbul 400 m medley
Gold 2012 Chartres 400 m medley
Silver 2011 Szczecin 400 m medley
Silver 2012 Chartres 800 m freestyle
Silver 2012 Chartres 200 m medley
Silver 2015 Netanya 400 m medley
Bronze 2009 Istanbul 200 m medley
Bronze 2011 Szczecin 200 m medley
World Cup (SC)
Silver 2007 Sydney 400 m medley
Silver 2013 Singapore 400 m medley
Silver 2013 Beijing 400 m medley
Silver 2016 Moscow 800 m freestyle
Bronze 2012 Stockholm 200 m freestyle
Bronze 2012 Stockholm 400 m medley
Bronze 2016 Berlin 400 m medley
European Junior Championships
Silver 2005 Budapest 400 m medley
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Gold 2010 Delhi 400 m medley
Gold 2014 Glasgow 400 m medley
Silver 2018 Gold Coast 400 m medley
Bronze 2014 Glasgow 200 m medley
Commonwealth Youth Games
Silver 2004 Bendigo 400 m medley
Bronze 2004 Bendigo 200 m butterfly
Bronze 2004 Bendigo 4×100 m freestyle

Hannah Louise Miley (born August 8, 1989) is a Scottish former competitive swimmer. She is famous for her skills in the Individual Medley swimming style. Hannah trained at the Inverurie Swimming Centre when she was younger.

She has represented Great Britain in three Olympic Games. In each Olympics, she reached the final for the 400-meter individual medley. She finished sixth in 2008, fifth in 2012, and fourth in 2016. Hannah has also won many medals in the 400m individual medley. These include a World short-course title in 2012 and a European title in 2010. She also won two European short-course titles in 2009 and 2012. Representing Scotland, she won two Commonwealth Games titles in 2010 and 2014.

Hannah's Swimming Journey

Hannah Miley represented Scotland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. There, she won a gold medal in the 400m individual medley. This was a big win for her and for Scotland.

She also swam for Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200m and 400m individual medley events. At the 2012 London Olympics, she competed in the 400m individual medley and finished in 5th place.

In 2012, Hannah became the world and European champion in the 400m individual medley for short course swimming. She was the first British swimmer to win three individual medals at a European Short Course Championships since 1999. Later that year, she won two medals at the World Short Course Championships. This included her first world title!

In 2014, Hannah successfully defended her 400m individual medley title at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. During these Games, she reached seven finals and won two medals in total.

Hannah Miley also supported the LEN Short Course Championships in Glasgow in 2019 as an ambassador. She was given the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) award in 2022. This award recognized her great contributions to swimming and to women in sports.

Personal Best Times

Here are some of Hannah Miley's best swimming times:

Event Long course Short course
200m butterfly 2:08.24 2:08.32
200m individual medley 2:09.46 2:06.21
400m individual medley 4:31.33 NR 4:23.14 NR
Key NR:British National Record

Awards and Recognition

Hannah has received several awards for her amazing swimming career:

Awards and Nominations
Awards Won Nominated Ref
Sports Personality of the Year (Sport Scotland) 2010, 2014
Scottish Sports Person of the Year (CGC Scotland) 2010 2009, 2011
Nancy Riach Memorial Medal (Scottish Swimming) 2011, 2013
JY Coutts Award (Scottish Swimming) 2014
Berger Paint Trophy (Scottish Swimming) 2011, 2012, 2013
Female Sports Achiever of the Year (Aberdeen Sport) 2014

About Hannah's Life

Hannah Miley was born in Swindon, England. A few months after she was born, her family moved to Inverurie, Scotland. She went to Inverurie Academy and later graduated from Robert Gordon University.

Hannah is married to Euan. In 2023, they welcomed their daughter. Hannah has shared that having her daughter was a very exciting time.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Hannah Miley para niños

  • List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
  • List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)
  • List of European Short Course Swimming Championships medalists (women)
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