Sport Athletics Role Olympic athlete Events Pole vault Name Bill Miller Education Stanford University | Personal best(s) 4.31 m (1932) Weight 70 kg Club Stanford Cardina Height 1.72 m | |
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Born November 1, 1912 Dodge City, Kansas, United States Died November 13, 2008, Paradise Valley, Arizona, United States People also search for George Jefferson, Guillermo Douglas, William Miller, Bobby Pearce, Shuhei Nishida | ||
William Waring "Bill" Miller (November 1, 1912 – November 13, 2008) was an American pole vaulter who won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. At the U.S. Olympic trials he finished second (4.30 m) behind Bill Graber, who set a new world record at 4.37 m. Graber failed to clear 4.25 m at the Olympics, while Miller set his all-time personal best at 4.31 m and won, in a close competition with Shuhei Nishida.
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