Gordon Miller (athlete) explained

Gordon Miller
Fullname:Gordon Albert Miller
Nationality:British
Birth Date:16 December 1939[1]
Birth Place:Croydon, Greater London, England
Years Active:1958 - 1967
Weight:850NaN0
Country:United Kingdom
Sport:Athletics
Event:High jump

Gordon Albert Miller (born 16 December 1939 in Croydon, Greater London, England) is a former British high jumper.

Athletics career

Miller first competed internationally at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. Representing England, he finished in tenth place in the final of the high jump with a jump of .[2] One month later at the 1958 European Athletics Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Miller, representing Great Britain in the high jump, only managed to clear 6feet and was not enough to make the final.[3] At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Miller qualified in equal 13th place for the final of the high jump with a jump of . In final, Miller didn't improve on his qualifying height and finished in 16th position. Two years later at the 1962 European Athletics Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Miller finished in 11th place in the high jump final with jump of 6feet.[4] Two months later at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, Miller recorded his best international result finishing fourth in the high jump clearing the bar at .[5] At his final international meet, the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Miller in the high jump cleared the qualifying height of, however in the final the best he could manage was . This placed him in 18th position.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile of Gordon Miller . . 28 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125950/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/gordon-miller-1.html . 19 August 2014 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Results of the men's high jump at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. CGF. 28 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714141930/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp?gameid=3034&sportid=1471. 14 July 2014. dead.
  3. News: Stockholm Results. The Times. London. Times Newspapers Ltd. 4. 25 August 1958.
  4. News: Our Athletics Correspondent. Unexpected Marathon Win For Britain. The Times. London. Times Newspapers Ltd. 3. 17 September 1962.
  5. Web site: Results of the men's high jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. CGF. 28 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140408222456/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp?gameid=3035&sportid=1471. 8 April 2014. dead.