Leslie Miller (athlete) explained

Leslie Miller
Nationality:Bahamian
Sport:Sprinting
Event:400 metres
Birth Date:24 March 1948
Birth Place:Nassau, Bahamas

Leslie O. Miller (born 24 March 1948) is a Bahamian athlete, businessman and politician.

Early life

Miller was born in Nassau, the third son of contractor Leroy Miller and his wife Sybil (née Lockhart).

Athletics

Miller left Nassau for Miami in 1965 to attend first Attucks High School and then Palmetto Senior High School, where he starred in track and field.[1]

He won gold at the 1966 Empire Games in the 440 yard dash, aged 18.[2] In 1967, he represented his country at the Pan American Games in Canada. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he competed in the men's 400 metres.[3]

Businessman and politician

Miller studied marketing at the University of Texas at El Paso.

A successful businessman, he served as chairman of New Providence Port Authority, chairman of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation,[4] chairman of Town Planning, and chairman of the Water and Sewerage Corporation.

He won a seat as Member of Parliament for the Blue Hills constituency and served variously as Minister of Trade and Industry[5] and Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leslie Miller Breaking Track and Field Records for 440 yard dash 1966 . Bahamianology . 24 July 2021.
  2. News: Leslie Miller completes course in marketing at J. M. Fields . 24 July 2021 . Tribune newspaper . 30 July 1973 . Nassau, Bahamas . 7.
  3. Leslie Miller Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418090140/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/leslie-miller-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 1 August 2017.
  4. News: Fox . Ben . Joaquin batters Bahamas; fate of cargo ship uncertain . 24 July 2021 . Associated Press.
  5. News: Tyson Shares Plunge on New Trade Forecast . 24 July 2021 . Orlando Sentinel . 31 August 2004.