| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Robert Earl "Bob"•McMillen |
| Used name | Bob•McMillen |
| Born | 5 March 1928 in Los Angeles, California (USA) |
| Died | 1 April 2007 (aged 79 years 27 days) in San Dimas, California (USA) |
| Measurements | 180 cm / 68 kg |
| Affiliations | LAAC, Los Angeles (USA) / San José State Spartans, San José (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
After falling three times in the heats of the 1948 Olympic steeplechase, Bob McMillen wisely gave up the event and turned his attentions to miling. He won the NCAA 1,500 m for Occidental in 1952 and, after winning the Final Trials, his devastating finishing burst narrowly failed to net him the Olympic gold. McMillen’s time of 3:45.2 in Helsinki was a new U.S. record and he had a best time for the mile of 4:07.8, which he clocked in finishing second to Jim Newcomb at the 1950 Southern Pacific AAU meet. In the 1955 Pan American Games 1500 metres McMillen finished fourth.
Personal Bests: 1500 – 3:45.2 (1952); 3000S – 9:18.7 (1948).
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Summer Olympics | Athletics | USA |
Bob McMillen | |||
| Steeplechase, Men (Olympic) | 8 h1 r1/2 | |||||
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Athletics | USA |
Bob McMillen | |||
| 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver |
| Games | Date | Sport | Event | Phase | Mark | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer Olympics | 26 July 1952 | Athletics | 1,500 metres, Men | Final Round | 3:45.2 | 2 |
