Derek Miles
Derek MilesPersonal information |
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Born |
(1972-09-28) September 28, 1972 |
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Height |
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
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Weight |
88 kg (194 lb) |
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Sport |
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Country |
United States |
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Sport |
Athletics |
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Event(s) |
Pole Vault |
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Updated on 11 August 2012. |
Derek Miles (born September 28, 1972) is an American pole vaulter, from Tea, South Dakota. A former pole vaulter for The University of South Dakota Track and Field team, Miles is currently an assistant coach for the Coyotes. Miles finished fourth in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. In 2004, he placed seventh in the Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.[1]
His personal best vault is 5.85 metres, achieved in September 2008 in Berlin, Germany. The vault, completed next to the Brandenburg Gate, was part of a promotional competition for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.[2] Miles trains with Earl Bell in Jonesboro, Arkansas at Bell Athletics. He is represented by Karen Locke.
He attended Bella Vista High School in Fair Oaks, California.
Achievements
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
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Representing the United States |
2003 |
World Indoor Championships |
Birmingham, England |
5th |
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World Championships |
Paris, France |
6th |
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World Athletics Final |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
5th |
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2004 |
Olympic Games |
Athens, Greece |
7th |
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World Athletics Final |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
3rd |
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2005 |
World Athletics Final |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
5th |
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2008 |
U.S. Olympic Trials |
Eugene, Oregon |
1st |
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Olympic Games |
Beijing, China |
4th |
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World Athletics Final |
Stuttgart, Germany |
1st |
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2010 |
Continental Cup |
Split, Croatia |
3rd |
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2011 |
World Championships |
Daegu, South Korea |
13th |
5.65 m |
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| 1876–1878 New York Athletic Club |
- 1877: George McNichol
- 1878: Alfred Ing
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| 1879–1888 NAAAA |
- 1879–81: William Van Houten
- 1882: B.F. Richardson
- 1883–86: Hugh Baxter
- 1887: Tom Ray (GBR) & Hugh Baxter
- 1888Note 1: G.B. Quinn
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| 1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union | |
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| 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress | |
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| 1993–onwards USA Track & Field | |
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| Notes |
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
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