Lennox Miller
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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 Summer Olympics and the bronze in the 1972 Summer Olympics, also in the 100.
He and Inger are the first father-daughter to win Olympic track and field medals. He was her coach prior to her winning gold in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Both ran for the University of Southern California, where Miller earned a degree in psychology and graduated from the dental school. He had been a dentist in Pasadena for 30 years.Template:Citation needed
While at USC, Miller anchored the still standing World Record 4x110 yard relay at the NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, held at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. The Imperial distance became defunct as the IAAF now only recognizes metric races (except the one Mile run), so the event is rarely run and not part of elite competition. The record was also complicated because of Miller's Jamaican citizenship, the makeup of the team was not entirely from one country. Miller took the baton from O. J. Simpson. Also on the team was future NFL star Earl McCullouch.Template:Citation needed
International competitions
| Representing Template:JAM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | British West Indies Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | 100 m | 10.6 |
| 1966 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | – | 100 m | DNF |
| British Empire and Commonwealth Games | Kingston, Jamaica | 16th (sf) | 100 y | 10.7 | |
| 1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 2nd | 100 m | 10.04 |
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.4 | |||
| 1970 | British Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 2nd | 100 m | 10.32 (W) |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.46 | |||
| 1971 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | 100 m | 10.2 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.2 | |||
| Pan American Games | Cali, Colombia | 2nd | 100 m | 10.32 | |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.28 | |||
| 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | 3rd | 100 m | 10.33 |
| 1974 | British Commonwealth Games | Christchurch, New Zealand | 9th (sf) | 100 m | 10.63 |
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.77 | |||
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- 1946 births
- 2004 deaths
- Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica
- Jamaican men sprinters
- Competitors at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Olympic athletes for Jamaica
- Olympic silver medalists for Jamaica
- Olympic bronze medalists for Jamaica
- Deaths from cancer in California
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Jamaica
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Jamaica
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Jamaica
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Jamaica
- USC Trojans men's track and field athletes
- Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 20th-century Jamaican sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics