Les Mills, the New Zealand Olympian who founded a chain of gyms, dies at 91
ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? He was the mayor of Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, from 1990 to 1998.His name is best known in connection with the fitness brand he founded, beginning with the first Les Mills gym opened in Auckland in 1968. His family’s statement said he was inspired to open a gym after an athletics scholarship took him to the United States, where he witnessed the fitness industry’s growth.Among his international athletics victories, Mills won gold for discus throwing in the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.
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- ▪He was the mayor of Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, from 1990 to 1998.His name is best known in connection with the fitness brand he founded, beginning with the first Les Mills gym opened in Auckland in 1968.
- ▪His family’s statement said he was inspired to open a gym after an athletics scholarship took him to the United States, where he witnessed the fitness industry’s growth.Among his international athletics victories, Mills won gold for discus
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ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOnStream onLes Mills, the New Zealand Olympian who founded a chain of gyms, dies at 91Les Mills, the New Zealand Olympian and founder of the gym chain bearing his name, has died at age 91ByCHARLOTTE GRAHAM-MCLAY Associated PressJune 29, 2026, 8:03 PM1:29Former New Zealand Olympian, Les Mills, pictured at his gym in Auckland, New Zealand in 1987.
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