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James Miller (athlete)
James Miller (born 4 June 1974) is a retired Australian pole vaulter. He won the bronze medal at the Athletics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, 1994 Commonwealth Games, competed at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics - Men's pole vault, 1995 World Championships and he competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics placing 16th. He became Australian champion in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997. His main domestic competitor was Simon Arkell. His personal best jump was 5.75 metres, achieved in February 1996 in Melbourne. References 1974 births Living people Australian male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Australia 20th-century Australian people Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics (sport)
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and racewalking. The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. The rules and format of the modern events in athletics were defined in Western Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th century, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
