Ramon Miller
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Full name | Ramon Salomon Miller | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas[1][2] | 17 February 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Dickinson State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 4 × 400m Relay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ramon Salomon Miller (born 17 February 1987, Nassau) is a Bahamian sprinter.[2]
He was inducted into the Dickinson State University Hall of Fame class of 2020. [3]
Career
[edit]He was part of the Bahamas' silver medal-winning team in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, after running in the heats.
Miller is a former athlete at Dickinson State University where he won nine NAIA track and field national championships in his four-year career. Miller was named the most outstanding performer of his final NAIA national meet after winning the open 400-meter dash and helping the 4 x 200 and 4 x 400 relay teams win titles.
Miller won a bronze medal at the XIX Commonwealth Games, in Delhi, India. A year later he won a bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. He also won gold at the 2012 London Olympics with the Bahamas 4 × 400 m team beating medal favorites USA with a national record. Miller ran the anchor leg in the finals to bring a gold medal to the Bahamas.[4] [5]
Achievements
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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2003 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 6th (h) | 800 m | 2:09.82 |
2005 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago | 1st | 800 m | 1:54.53 |
8th | 1500 m | 4:13.41 | |||
2006 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 4th | 400 m | 46.55 |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.09 | |||
World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 13th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:10.71 | |
2008 | NACAC U-23 Championships | Toluca, México | 9th (h) | 400m | 48.78 A |
2015 | NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.53 |
World Championships | Beijing, China | — | 4 × 400 m | DSQ |
References
[edit]- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ramon Miller". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Dickinson State Hall Of Fame: Ramon Miller To Be Inducted". The Tribune 242. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "'Golden Knights' Honoured In Grand Bahama During Pre-Celebration Event". The Tribune 242. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "'Golden Knights' Honoured". The Tribune 242. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
External links
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- Ramon Miller at World Athletics
- Athlete bio at 2012 Olympics website
- Ramon Miller at Olympics.com
- Ramon Miller at Olympedia
- Ramon Miller at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Ramon Miller at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Ramon Miller at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)