Derek Miles

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. In 2004, he placed seventh in the Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.^[1] Miles was originally at fourth place in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, but Ukrainian Denys Yurchenko who originally finished third, was disqualified in November 2016 due to use of dehydrochlormethyltestosterone.^[2] On 17 April 2017, Derek Miles received the Olympic bronze medal.^[3]

Derek Miles

Personal information
Born	(1972-09-28) September 28, 1972 (age 52)
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole Vault
Medal record Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Pole vault
Updated on 17 April 2017

His personal best vault is 5.85 metres, achieved in September 2008 in Berlin. The vault, completed next to the Brandenburg Gate, was part of a promotional competition for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.^[4] 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
	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

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "IOC sanctions 16 athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008". 14 July 2021.
3. "Derek Miles receives Olympic bronze medal".
4. Larry Eder and Jörg Wenig (2009-09-08). Miles clears 5.85m in front of Brandenburg Gate - Berlin 2009 Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-14.

External links

• Official website
• Derek Miles at World Athletics
• Derek Miles at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
• Derek Miles The South Dakotan at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-06-14)