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Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
Born | 4 June 1974 | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event | Pole vault | ||||||||||||||
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James Miller (born 4 June 1974) is a retired Australian pole vaulter.
He won the bronze medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, [1] competed at the 1995 World Championships [2] and he competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics placing 16th. [3]
He became Australian champion in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997. His main domestic competitor was Simon Arkell. [4] His personal best jump was 5.75 metres, achieved in February 1996 in Melbourne. [5]
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