Leslie Miller (athlete)
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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. He won gold at the 1966 Empire Games in the 440 yard dash, aged 18. In 1967, he represented his country at the Pan American Games in Canada. At the
1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
in Mexico City, he competed in the men's 400 metres.


Businessman and politician

Miller studied marketing at the
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. A successful businessman, he served as chairman of New Providence Port Authority, chairman of the
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, 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 and Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources.


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* 1948 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Bahamian male sprinters Olympic athletes for the Bahamas Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games competitors for the Bahamas Athletes from Nassau, Bahamas Pan American Games competitors for the Bahamas {{Bahamas-athletics-bio-stub