Inger Miller (born June 12, 1972) is a retired American

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sprinter who competed in the

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and

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. She is the daughter of

Lennox Miller Lennox Valencia Miller (8 October 1946 in Kingston, Jamaica – 8 November 2004 in Pasadena, California) was a champion runner and father of Inger Miller. Representing Jamaica, Miller won the silver medal in the 100 meters in the 1968 Summ ...

, an Olympic champion runner from

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. She attended

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and later the

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. Miller was a

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Princess in the 1990 court. During her professional career she was a member of HSI. She originally won the bronze medal in the

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at the

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, but she tested positive for excessive

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after the race. Her results from the tournament were nullified and she received a public warning.Morfey, Alex (2001-10-13)
Athletics: Miller failed drug test in 1999
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''. Retrieved on 2010-02-07. She was 1999 World 200 m champion; 1999 World Champs 100 m silver medalist; 1996 Olympic 4 × 100 m relay gold medalist; 4 × 100 m relay gold medalist at 1997 World Champs; 2003 World Outdoor 4 × 100 m silver medalist. Together with Jill Hawkins, Miller started Miller-Hawkins Productions, a full-service event coordinating company. The company currently operates out of offices in

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. As of 2019 Miller was working as a flight attendant.

References

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1972 births Living people American people of Jamaican descent American female sprinters Doping cases in athletics American sportspeople in doping cases Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics University of Southern California alumni African-American female track and field athletes World Athletics Championships medalists Track and field athletes from Los Angeles Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Universiade gold medalists for the United States USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners World Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade USC Trojans women's track and field athletes Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States Olympic female sprinters 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American women {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub