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Bill Miller at the 1932 Olympics
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| Born | November 1, 1912 Dodge City, Kansas, United States |
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| Died | November 13, 2008 (aged 96) Paradise Valley, Arizona, United States |
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| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
| Event(s) | Pole vault | |||||||||
| Club | Stanford Cardina | |||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 4.31 m (1932) | |||||||||
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Medal record
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William Waring "Bill" Miller (November 1, 1912 – November 13, 2008) was an American pole vaulter who won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. At the U.S. Olympic trials he finished second (4.30 m) behind Bill Graber, who set a new world record at 4.37 m. Graber failed to clear 4.25 m at the Olympics, while Miller set his all-time personal best at 4.31 m and won, in a close competition with Shuhei Nishida.