Lennox Miller

Lennox Miller
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1968 Mexico City100 m
Bronze medal – third place1972 Munich100 m
British Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1970 Edinburgh4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place1970 Edinburgh100 m
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1971 Cali4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place1971 Cali100 m

Lennox Valencia Miller (8 October 1946 – 8 November 2004) was a Jamaican runner and father of Inger Miller.

Career

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.

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.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
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

References

  • Obituary at IAAF.org
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lennox Miller". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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