Lennox Valencia Miller (8 October 19468 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 Representing 1965British West Indies ChampionshipsBridgetown, Barbados1st100 m10.61966Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Juan, Puerto Rico –100 mDNFBritish Empire and Commonwealth GamesKingston, Jamaica16th (sf)100 y10.71968Olympic GamesMexico City, Mexico2nd100 m10.044th4 × 100 m relay38.41970British Commonwealth GamesEdinburgh, United Kingdom2nd100 m10.32 (W)1st4 × 100 m relay39.461971Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica2nd100 m10.21st4 × 100 m relay39.2Pan American GamesCali, Colombia2nd100 m10.321st4 × 100 m relay39.281972Olympic GamesMunich, West Germany3rd100 m10.331974British Commonwealth GamesChristchurch, New Zealand9th (sf)100 m10.634th4 × 100 m relay39.77
References Obituary at IAAF.org
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