Bill Miller (javelin)

Bill Miller (originally William Preston Miller, born February 22, 1930 in Lawnside, New Jersey, † October 27, 2016 in Apache Junction, Arizona) was an American spearhead who was successful in the early 1950s / p>

He has placed four times at the American Championships:

Miller participated in the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki. He surpassed the required qualification range of 64 m in the first attempt with a litter over 64.81 m. In the final, he increased significantly and landed just like his countryman Cy Young three litters beyond the 70 m mark:

Miller won the silver medal behind Young. For the successful Finns, only the bronze medal was awarded, although Toivo Hyytiäinen had a distance of more than 70 m in five of his six final appearances (best distance 71.89 m). Weblinks Edit sourcetext

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