Helen Miles

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NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born (1967-03-02) 2 March 1967 (age 58)
Bridgend, Wales
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Helen Miles
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born (1967-03-02) 2 March 1967 (age 58)
Bridgend, Wales
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprints
ClubCardiff AAC
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place1985 Cottbus100 metres
Bronze medal – third place1985 Cottbus4 x 100 m
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1986 Edinburgh4 x 100 m

Helen Louise Miles (born 2 March 1967) is a Welsh former sprinter who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. In 1985, she won a European Junior bronze medal in the 100 metres.

Miles was born in Bridgend, Wales.[1] She first came to prominence at the 1985 European Junior Championships in Cottbus, where she won two bronze medals, in the 100 metres, running 11.63 secs and the 4 × 100 m relay.[2]

In 1986, she represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, winning a bronze medal in the sprint relay, her teammates were Sian Morris, Sallyanne Short and Carmen Smart.[3]

In 1988, Miles earned Olympic selection in the 100 metres. In Seoul, she was eliminated in the heats running 11.88,[4] after sustaining an injury.[citation needed]

In 2024, Miles and her bronze medal teammates were inducted into the Welsh Athletics Hall of Fame.[5]

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