Larry Miller (athlete)

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Larry R. Miller (born July 23, 1963 [1] ) is a track and field athlete who represented Antigua and Barbuda in the Olympic Games.

Miller was born in Dominica and spent most of his childhood in Antigua. He was adopted[ when? ] and spent his high school years in South Dakota at Freeman Academy. He holds the South Dakota all time state record in the 400 meter dash, with a time of 47.8 s. [2]

Miller returned to his home country of Antigua and ran for Antigua and Barbuda at the 1984 Summer Olympics participating in the 200 m, 4 x 100 metres relay, and 4 x 400 metres relay. He again represented his home country in the 1988 Summer Olympics running in the 4 x 100 metres relay and 4 x 400 metres relay. [1] He also competed in the Pan American Games.

Miller received a full athletic and academic scholarship to Yale University.[ citation needed ] He double majored in economics and political science. Miller was the captain of his Yale Track team and won three outdoor and one indoor Heptagonal titles, while breaking a record for the 600 yards. He has several undefeated track records all over the United States. [ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 "Larry Millers (sic)". Sports Reference / Olympics. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  2. ↑ "Hoeck: Freeman Academy's Miller Recalls Record Run in '82 State Meet".



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