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Ramon Miller
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Personal information
Born (1987-02-17) 17 February 1987 (age 37)
New Providence, Bahamas
Education Dickinson State University
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country  Bahamas
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 4 × 400m Relay
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold 2012 London 4x400 m relay
Silver 2008 Beijing 4x400 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Silver 2018 Gold Coast 4 × 400 m relay
Bronze 2010 Delhi 400 m
World Relay Championships
Silver 2014 Nassau 4×400 m relay
Silver 2015 Nassau 4×400 m relay
Pan American Games
Bronze 2011 Guadalajara 400 m
CAC Championships
Gold 2011 Mayagüez 4×400 m relay
Silver 2008 Cali 4×400 m relay
Silver 2011 Mayagüez 400 m
NACAC Championships
Silver 2015 Costa Rica 4x400m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Bronze 2006 Port of Spain 4x400 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold 2005 Bacolet, Tobago 800 m

Ramon Miller (born 17 February 1987, Nassau) is a Bahamian sprinter.

He was inducted into the Dickinson State University Hall of Fame class of 2020.

Career

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.

Achievements

2012 London Olympic Games GOLD

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Bahamas
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

See also

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