Inger Miller

Inger Miller
Personal information
Born June 12, 1972 (1972-06-12) (age 46)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta 4x100 m relay
World Championships
1997 Athens4x100 m relay
1999 Seville200 m
1999 Seville100 m
2003 Paris4x100 m relay
Disqualified2001 Edmonton4x100 m relay[1]

Inger Miller (born June 12, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for United States. She is the daughter of Lennox Miller, an Olympic champion runner from Jamaica.

She attended John Muir High School in Pasadena, California and later the University of Southern California. Miller was a Tournament of Roses Princess in the 1990 court. During her professional career she was a member of HSI.

She originally won the bronze medal in the 60 meters at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships, but she tested positive for excessive caffeine after the race. Her results from the tournament were nullified and she received a public warning.[2]

She was 1999 World 200 m champion; 1999 World Champs 100 m silver medalist; 1996 Olympic 4 × 100 m relay gold medalist; 4 × 100 m relay gold medalist at 1997 World Champs; 2003 World Outdoor 4 × 100 m silver medalist.

Together with Jill Hawkins, Miller started Miller-Hawkins Productions, a full-service event coordinating company. The company currently operates out of offices in Altadena.

References

  1. ↑ Teammate Kelli White was later found to have used performance-enhancing drugs and the IAAF disqualified the team.
  2. ↑ Morfey, Alex (2001-10-13). Athletics: Miller failed drug test in 1999. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2010-02-07.


Sporting positions
Preceded by
United States Marion Jones		 Women's 200 m Best Year Performance
1999		 Succeeded by
United States Marion Jones



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