Derek Miles

Derek Miles
Personal information
Born	(1972-09-28) September 28, 1972
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Pole Vault
Updated on 11 August 2012.

Derek Miles (born September 28, 1972) is an American pole vaulter, from Tea, South Dakota. A former pole vaulter for The University of South Dakota Track and Field team, Miles is currently an assistant coach for the Coyotes. Miles won the bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. In 2004, he placed seventh in the Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.^[1]

His personal best vault is 5.85 metres, achieved in September 2008 in Berlin, Germany. The vault, completed next to the Brandenburg Gate, was part of a promotional competition for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.^[2] Miles trains with Earl Bell in Jonesboro, Arkansas at Bell Athletics. He is represented by Karen Locke.

He attended Bella Vista High School in Fair Oaks, California.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the United States
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	5th
	World Championships	Paris, France	6th
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	5th
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	7th
2004	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	3rd
2005	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	5th
2008	U.S. Olympic Trials	Eugene, Oregon	1st
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	3rd (Bronze)
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	1st
2010	Continental Cup	Split, Croatia	3rd
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	13th	5.65 m

References

↑ http://www.usd.edu/alumni-association/upload/SouthDakotan_Fall08.pdf
↑ Larry Eder and Jörg Wenig (2009-09-08). Miles clears 5.85m in front of Brandenburg Gate - Berlin 2009. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-14.

External links

US National Championship winners in men's pole vault

1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1877: George McNichol 1878: Alfred Ing

1879–1888 NAAAA	1879–81: William Van Houten 1882: B.F. Richardson 1883–86: Hugh Baxter 1887: Tom Ray (GBR) & Hugh Baxter 1888^{Note 1}: G.B. Quinn

1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^{Note 1}: Lincoln Godshall 1889: Lat Stones (GBR) & D.F. O'Brien 1890: Walter Rodenbaugh 1891–92: Theodore Luce 1893–94: Christian Buchholz 1895: Hermann Thomas 1896: Franklin Allis 1897: Jesse Hurlburt 1898: Raymond Clapp 1899: Irving Baxter 1900: Bascom Johnson 1901: Charles Dvorak 1902: August Anderson 1903: Charles Dvorak 1904: H.L. Gardner 1905: Roy Heater 1906: LeRoy Samse 1907: Ed Cook 1908: William Halpenny (CAN) & Claude Allen 1909: Roy Paulding 1910: Harry Babcock 1911: Ed Cook, Frank Coyle & Sam Bellah 1912: Harry Babcock 1913: Stanley Wagoner 1914: Ken Curtis 1915: Sam Bellah 1916: Sherman Landers 1917: Edward Knourek 1918: Carl Buck 1919–20: Frank Foss 1921–22: Edward Knourek 1923–24: Edwin Myers 1925: Harry Smith 1926: Paul Harrington 1927–28: Lee Barnes 1929–30: Fred Sturdy 1931: Jack Wool 1932: Bill Graber 1933: Keith Brown & Matt Gordy 1934: Keith Brown, Bill Graber & Wirt Thompson 1935: Earle Meadows & Bill Sefton 1936: George Varoff 1937: Bill Sefton 1938: Cornelius Warmerdam 1939: George Varoff 1940–44: Cornelius Warmerdam 1945: Boo Morcom & Robert Phelps 1946: Irving Moore 1947: Boo Morcom 1948: Boo Morcom & Bob Richards 1949–51: Bob Richards 1952: Bob Richards & Don Laz 1953: Don Laz & George Mattos 1954–57: Bob Richards 1958: Ron Morris 1959: Don Bragg 1960: Aubrey Dooley 1961–62: Ron Morris 1963: Brian Sternberg 1964: Fred Hansen 1965: John Pennel 1966: Bob Seagren 1967: Paul Wilson 1968: Dick Railsback 1969–70: Bob Seagren 1971: Jan Johnson 1972: Dave Roberts 1973: Mike Cotton 1974: Dave Roberts 1975: Don Baird (AUS) * Terry Porter 1976: Earl Bell 1977: Mike Tully 1978: Dan Ripley 1979: Mike Tully

1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Tom Hintnaus 1981: Billy Olson 1982: Dan Ripley & Billy Olson 1983: Jeff Buckingham 1984: Earl Bell 1985: Joe Dial 1986: Mike Tully 1987: Joe Dial 1988–89: Kory Tarpenning 1990: Earl Bell 1991–92: Tim Bright

1993–onwards USA Track & Field	1993–95: Scott Huffman 1996–97: Lawrence Johnson 1998–99: Jeff Hartwig 2000–01: Lawrence Johnson 2002–03: Jeff Hartwig 2004: Tim Mack 2005: Brad Walker 2006: Russ Buller 2007: Brad Walker 2008: Derek Miles 2009: Brad Walker 2010: Mark Hollis 2011: Derek Miles 2012–13: Brad Walker 2014–16: Sam Kendricks

Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.

2004 USA Olympic Track & Field Team

Qualification	2004 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)

Men's track & road athletes	Abdihakem Abdirahman Bennie Brazell Derrick Brew Tim Broe Dan Browne James Carter Curt Clausen Shawn Crawford Alan Culpepper Philip Dunn Kevin Eastler Anthony Famiglietti Robert Gary Justin Gatlin Maurice Greene Charlie Gruber Otis Harris Allen Johnson Jonathan Johnson Meb Keflezighi Daniel Lincoln Coby Miller John Nunn Darvis Patton Derrick Peterson Jonathon Riley Dathan Ritzenhein Grant Robison Khadevis Robinson Andrew Rock Duane Ross Tim Seaman Angelo Taylor Terrence Trammell Jeremy Wariner Alan Webb Bernard Williams Darold Williamson Kelly Willie

Men's field athletes	Kenta Bell Bryan Clay Walter Davis John Godina Breaux Greer Tora Harris Matt Hemingway Reese Hoffa A. G. Kruger Melvin Lister Timothy Mack Casey Malone Derek Miles John Moffitt Adam Nelson Jamie Nieto Tom Pappas James Parker Dwight Phillips Jarred Rome Toby Stevenson Paul Terek Ian Waltz

Women's track & road athletes	Hazel Clark Jearl Miles Clark LaTasha Colander Crystal Cox Shayne Culpepper Colleen De Reuck Lashinda Demus Gail Devers Elva Dryer Allyson Felix Shalane Flanagan Joanna Hayes Monique Henderson Monique Hennagan Sheena Johnson Marion Jones Deena Kastor Muna Lee LaShauntea Moore Melissa Morrison Kate O'Neill Jennifer Rhines Sanya Richards Moushaumi Robinson Marla Runyan Brenda Taylor Nicole Teter Carrie Tollefson DeeDee Trotter Teresa Vaill Angela Williams Lauryn Williams

Women's field athletes	Amy Acuff Stephanie Brown Shelia Burrell Stacy Dragila Laura Gerraughty Erin Gilreath Kristin Heaston Aretha Hill Chaunté Howard Tiombe Hurd Jackie Jeschelnig Marion Jones Kim Kreiner Tiffany Lott-Hogan Anna Mahon Yuliana Pérez Michelle Perry Rose Richmond Jillian Schwartz Seilala Sua Kellie Suttle Grace Upshaw Tisha Waller

Coaches	—

2008 USA Olympic Track & Field Team

Qualification	2008 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)

Men's track & road athletes	Abdi Abdirahman Kerron Clement Shawn Crawford Walter Dix Ian Dobson Philip Dunn Kevin Eastler Anthony Famiglietti Tyson Gay Ryan Hall Bershawn Jackson Bernard Lagat Lopez Lomong Leonel Manzano Rodney Martin (r) Joshua McAdams LaShawn Merritt William Nelson David Neville David Oliver Travis Padgett (r) Darvis Patton David Payne Dathan Ritzenhein Galen Rupp Brian Sell Christian Smith Wallace Spearmon Nick Symmonds Angelo Taylor Matt Tegenkamp Jorge Torres Terrence Trammell Jeremy Wariner Andrew Wheating Reggie Witherspoon (r)

Men's field athletes	Kenta Bell Christian Cantwell Bryan Clay Rafeeq Curry Breaux Greer Trey Hardee Jeff Hartwig Mike Hazle Reese Hoffa Brian Johnson Dusty Jonas A. G. Kruger Casey Malone Andra Manson Derek Miles Adam Nelson Tom Pappas Miguel Pate Trevell Quinley Michael Robertson Leigh Smith Brad Walker Ian Waltz Jesse Williams Aarik Wilson

Women's track & road athletes	Lindsey Anderson Jenny Barringer Amy Yoder Begley Damu Cherry Hazel Clark-Riley Erin Donohue Joanne Dow Torri Edwards Allyson Felix Shalane Flanagan Kara Goucher Dawn Harper Queen Harrison Natasha Hastings (r) Monique Henderson (r) Marshevet Hooker Lolo Jones Deena Kastor Muna Lee Mechelle Lewis (r) Magdalena Lewy-Boulet Jennifer Rhines Sanya Richards Tiffany Ross-Williams Shannon Rowbury Blake Russell Alice Schmidt Nicole Teter Sheena Tosta DeeDee Trotter Anna Willard Angela Williams (r) Lauryn Williams Mary Wineberg Christin Wurth-Thomas

Women's field athletes	Amy Acuff Erica Bartolina April Steiner Bennett Jillian Camarena Amber Campbell Michelle Carter Jessica Cosby Sharon Day Hyleas Fountain Kristin Heaston Chaunté Howard Funmi Jimoh Jackie Johnson Kim Kreiner Shani Marks Erica McLain Kara Patterson Diana Pickler Suzy Powell-Roos Brittney Reese Loree Smith Jenn Stuczynski Aretha Thurmond Stephanie Brown Trafton Grace Upshaw

Coaches	Bubba Thornton (men's head coach) Harvey Glance (men's assistant coach) Ron Mann (men's assistant coach) Boo Schexnayder (men's assistant coach) Criss Somerlot (men's assistant coach) Joe Vigil (men's assistant coach) Jeanette Bolden (women's head coach) Chandra Cheeseborough (women's assistant coach) J.J. Clark (women's assistant coach) Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick (women's assistant coach) Connie Price-Smith (women's assistant coach) Rita Somerlot (women's assistant coach) Brooks Johnson (relay coach) Orin Richburg (relay coach)

2012 USA Olympic Track & Field Team

Qualification	2012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)

Men's track & road athletes	Abdihakem Abdirahman Kyle Alcorn Ryan Bailey Trevor Barron Donn Cabral Matthew Centrowitz, Jr. Kerron Clement Jeff Demps Justin Gatlin Tyson Gay Ryan Hall Evan Jager Meb Keflezighi Trell Kimmons (r) Bernard Lagat Lopez Lomong Joshua Mance (r) Leonel Manzano Tony McQuay Aries Merritt LaShawn Merritt Manteo Mitchell (r) Maurice Mitchell Bryshon Nellum John Nunn Darvis Patton (r) Jeff Porter Jason Richardson Dathan Ritzenhein Mike Rodgers (r) Khadevis Robinson Galen Rupp Duane Solomon Wallace Spearmon Nick Symmonds Matt Tegenkamp Angelo Taylor Michael Tinsley Jeremy Wariner Andrew Wheating Isiah Young

Men's field athletes	Lance Brooks Christian Cantwell Will Claye Ashton Eaton Sean Furey Marquise Goodwin Trey Hardee Reese Hoffa Cyrus Hostetler Kibwe Johnson Craig Kinsley George Kitchens A. G. Kruger Erik Kynard Derek Miles Jamie Nieto Jarred Rome Jeremy Scott Christian Taylor Brad Walker Ryan Whiting Jesse Williams Jason Young

Women's track & road athletes	Keshia Baker (r) T'erea Brown Janet Cherobon-Bawcom Emma Coburn Kim Conley Julie Culley Desiree Davila Lashinda Demus Diamond Dixon (r) Allyson Felix Shalane Flanagan Bridget Franek Geena Gall Kara Goucher Dawn Harper Amy Hastings Molly Huddle Carmelita Jeter Lolo Jones Shalaya Kipp Bianca Knight (r) Desiree Linden Tianna Madison Francena McCorory Maria Michta Georganne Moline Alysia Montaño Sanya Richards-Ross Shannon Rowbury Alice Schmidt Jennifer Simpson Jeneba Tarmoh (r) DeeDee Trotter Morgan Uceny Lisa Uhl Kellie Wells Lauryn Williams (r)

Women's field athletes	Amy Acuff Brigetta Barrett Amanda Bingson Brittany Borman Tia Brooks Jillian Camarena-Williams Amber Campbell Michelle Carter Jessica Cosby Sharon Day Janay DeLoach Hyleas Fountain Chelsea Hayes Becky Holliday Lacey Janson Gia Lewis-Smallwood Chaunté Lowe Chantae McMillan Kara Patterson Brittney Reese Amanda Smock Jennifer Suhr Aretha Thurmond Stephanie Brown Trafton Rachel Yurkovich

Coaches	Tonja Buford-Bailey (women's asst) Amy Deem (women's head coach) Edrick Floréal (men's asst) Jack Hazen (men's asst) Mike Holloway (men's asst) Rose Monday (women's asst) Connie Price-Smith (women's asst) Tom Pukstys (men's asst) Andrew Valmon (men's head coach) Gwen Wentland (women's asst)

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