The pictures above show Derek during the final of the mens Pole Vault at the
2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Miles cleared the same height of 5.70m as
the bronze medallist Denys Yurchenko but disappointingly missed
out on a bronze medal on the countback rule.
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Men's Pole Vault
2003 World Athletics Championships
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| 1. Giuseppe GIBILISCO |
|
ITA |
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5.90 |
| 2. Okkert BRITS |
|
RSA |
|
5.85 |
| 3. Patrik KRISTIANSSON |
|
SWE |
|
5.85 |
| 4. Dimitri MARKOV |
|
AUS |
|
5.85 |
| 5. Tim LOBINGER |
|
GER |
|
5.80 |
| 6. Timothy MACK |
|
USA |
|
5.70 |
| 6. Derek MILES |
|
USA |
|
5.70 |
| 6 Denys YURCHENKO |
|
UKR |
|
5.70 |
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Men's Pole Vault Final
2004 Olympic Games
|
| 1. Timothy MACK |
|
USA |
|
5.95m OR |
| 2. Toby STEVENSON |
|
USA |
|
5.90m |
| 3. Giuseppe GIBILISCO |
|
ITA |
|
5.85m |
| 4. Igor PAVLOV |
|
RUS |
|
5.80m |
| 5. Danny ECKER |
|
GER |
|
5.75m |
| 6. Lars BOERGELING |
|
GER |
|
5.75m |
| 7. Derek MILES |
|
USA |
|
5.75m |
| 8. Aleksander AVERBUKH |
|
ISR |
|
5.65m |
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Men's Pole Vault Final
2008 Olympic Games
|
| 1. Steve HOOKER |
|
AUS |
|
5.96m OR |
| 2. Evgeny LUKYANENKO |
|
RUS |
|
5.85m |
| 3. Denys YURCHENKO |
|
UKR |
|
5.70m |
| 4. Derek MILES |
|
USA |
|
5.70m |
| 5. Dmitry STARODUBTSEV |
|
RUS |
|
5.70m |
| 6. Danny ECKER |
|
GER |
|
5.70m |
| 7. Jerome CLAVIER |
|
FRA |
|
5.60m |
| 8. Raphael HOLZDEPPE |
|
GER |
|
5.60m |
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ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2012 5.60 Eugene, OR 28 JUN
2011 5.72 Jockgrim 27 JUL
2010 5.81 Jockgrim 21 JUL
2009 5.75 Eugene, OR 27 JUN
2008 5.80 Stuttgart 14 SEP
2008 5.80 Eugene, OR 29 JUN
2008 5.80 Eugene, OR 08 JUN
2007 5.75 Chula Vista, CA 21 AUG
2006 5.50 Kassel 08 JUN
2006 5.50 Jonesboro, AR 04 JUN
2005 5.81 Rieti 28 AUG
2004 5.81 Jonesboro, AR 13 JUN
2003 5.81 Jonesboro, AR 28 MAY
2002 5.74 Palo Alto, CA 22 JUN
2002 5.74 Eugene, OR 26 MAY
2001 5.82 Jonesboro, AR 18 JUN (PB)
2000 5.65 Jonesboro, AR 19 MAY