Derek Miles
- Birthdate: September 28, 1972
- Weight: 190 lbs (86 kg)
- Height: 6’3” (1.91 m)
- Age: 40 years
- Gender: Male
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Athlete Events
Track & Field
| Date | Round | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 08/22 | Men's Pole Vault Final | 5.70 |
| 08/20 | Men's Pole Vault Qualification | 5.65 (9th) |
| 08/20 | Men's Pole Vault Qualification - Group 2 | 5.65 (3rd) |
Athlete Profile
- Sept. 28, 1972 (Sacramento, Calif)
- 2008 Olympic Trials champion; 2004, third at Olympic Trials; 2003 USA Indoor champion; runner-up at 2003 USA Outdoors; third at 2002 USA Indoors; 2004 Olympian.
- The 35-year-old Miles qualified for his second Olympic Team and captured his first ever national outdoor title with his win at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore.
- Miles had a strong season in 2005, ending the campaign ranked No. 5 in the world and second in the U.S. by Track & Field News.
- Miles won his first U.S. title at the 2003 Indoor Championships, and was the top U.S. finisher at the World Outdoor Championships later that summer. He built on that momentum to make his first Olympic Team in 2004.
- The NCAA Division II runner-up as a senior at South Dakota, Miles was a four-time All-American.
- South Dakota '96
- Pole vault
- 6-foot-3
- Bella Vista (Sacramento Calif.)
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Overall Medal Count
Presented by Chevrolet| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flag of United States | 36 | 38 | 36 | 110 |
| 2 | Flag of China | 51 | 21 | 28 | 100 |
| 3 | Flag of Russia | 23 | 21 | 28 | 72 |
| 4 | Flag of Britain | 19 | 13 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 | Flag of Australia | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
| 6 | Flag of Germany | 16 | 10 | 15 | 41 |
| 7 | Flag of France | 7 | 16 | 17 | 40 |
| 8 | Flag of South Korea | 13 | 10 | 8 | 31 |