Tom Miles (athlete)


Thomas John Lesley Miles was an Australian professional athlete/sprinter, whose running career really took off in the mid to late 1920's.

Athletics

Miles, the "Bundeburg Flyer" won the 1927 Victorian Stawell Gift sprint race and the 1928 World Champion by defeating then reigning champion, Tim Banner.

Early life

Miles was born in Bundaberg, the son of James Miles and Grace Merrifield Nicholson. He attended Bundaberg South State School from 1911.

Later life

Miles died after being struck by a car in Brisbane in 1961.