Tom Miles (athlete)
Thomas John Lesley Miles (17 November 1905 – 9 October 1961) was an Australian professional athlete/sprinter who won the 1927 Stawell Gift sprint race and 1928 World Champion by defeating then reigning champion, Tim Banner.
Early life
[edit]Miles was born in Bundaberg, the son of James Miles (1878-1940) and Grace Merrifield Nicholson (1885-1943). He attended Bundaberg South State School from 1911.
Later life
[edit]Miles died after being struck by a car in Brisbane in 1961.
External links
[edit]- Confirmation of the above and photo of Tom Miles is held at the Bundaberg & District Historical Museum [1] Refer Museum Co-ordinator, Mrs Christine Spence.
- http://www.stawellgift.com/images/stories/documents/stawell%20gift%20winners%20since%201878.xls[permanent dead link]
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