Helen Miles

Helen Miles

Personal information
Nationality	British (Welsh)
Born	2 March 1967 Bridgend, Wales
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprints
Club	Cardiff AAC
Medal record Representing   Great Britain European Junior Championships 1985 Cottbus 100 metres 1985 Cottbus 4 x 100 m Representing   Wales Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh 4 x 100 m

Helen Louise Miles (born 2 March 1967) is a Welsh former sprinter who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. In 1985, she won a European Junior bronze medal in the 100 metres.

Biography

Miles was born in Bridgend, Wales. ^[1] She first came to prominence at the 1985 European Junior Championships in Cottbus, where she won two bronze medals, in the 100 metres, running 11.63 secs and the 4 × 100 m relay. ^[2]

In 1986, she represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, winning a bronze medal in the sprint relay, her teammates were Sian Morris, Sallyanne Short and Carmen Smart. ^[3]

In 1988, Miles earned Olympic selection in the 100 metres. In Seoul, she was eliminated in the heats running 11.88, ^[4] after sustaining an injury.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2024, Miles and her bronze medal teammates were inducted into the Welsh Athletics Hall of Fame. ^[5]

Achievements

• 5 Times Welsh 100 metres Champion (1984,88,90,91,93)
• 3 Times Welsh 200 metres Champion (1984,91,93)

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Great Britain /   Wales
1985	European Junior Championships	Cottbus, East Germany	3rd	100 m	11.63
			3rd	4 × 100 m	44.78
1986	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, Scotland	heats	100 m	11.63
			3rd	4 × 100 m	45.37
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	heats	100 m	11.83

References

1. Helen Miles Archived 2013-12-13 at the Wayback Machine . Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-01-22.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
3. "Helen Miles, Sallyanne Short, Carmen Smart and Sian Morris". Welsh Athletics. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
4. todor66 retrieved 22nd Jan 2014
5. "Helen Miles, Sallyanne Short, Carmen Smart and Sian Morris". Welsh Athletics. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

External links

Helen Miles at World Athletics