Marieke Miller (nee Veltman born September 18, 1971) is an American

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. She competed in the women's long jump at the

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. She finished third in 1993 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. At the USA Championships she was third in the long jump in 1996 and second in

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. Internationally, Marieke placed 14th at the

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in the

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. Marieke placed 16th in the Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics women's long jump.ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 1: Marieke Veltman of the US sits on a bench at Olympic Stadium in Atlanta 01 August after failing to qualify for the women's Olympic long jump competition final. (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) AFP-IOPP/Eric FEFERBERG (Photo credit should read AFP-IOP/AFP via Getty Images)

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Marieke VELTMAN United States of America

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Marieke Veltman Biographical information

Marieke Veltman-Miller Bio

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1971 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics American female long jumpers Olympic track and field athletes for the United States People from San Jose, California 21st-century American women University of California, Los Angeles alumni UCLA Bruins women's track and field athletes {{US-longjump-athletics-bio-stub