Re: Men's Final - Hooker 5.96 OR, Lukyanenko 5.85
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 2:56 am
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Miles Returns From Beijing
Just days after his Gold medal dreams were dashed in Beijing, two-time Olympian Derek Miles has returned home.
Miles, who finished 4th in last week's Olympic Pole Vault finals, received a heroes welcome at the Sioux Falls Regional Airport [Tuesday]. And afterwards, he talked about coming so close to his dream.
"I just felt like I had it in my hands, it was mine to lose, and it really was. I think that's the hardest part," says Miles. "Its not, necessarily, that I finished 4th. I'm not overly focused on that so much as, had I just done what I was capable of doing, or what I've been doing all year, it wouldn't have been a problem."
The 35-year-old Miles says it is unlikely that he'll compete in London in 2012, but he'll never say never.
Miles Returns From Beijing
Just days after his Gold medal dreams were dashed in Beijing, two-time Olympian Derek Miles has returned home.
Miles, who finished 4th in last week's Olympic Pole Vault finals, received a heroes welcome at the Sioux Falls Regional Airport [Tuesday]. And afterwards, he talked about coming so close to his dream.
"I just felt like I had it in my hands, it was mine to lose, and it really was. I think that's the hardest part," says Miles. "Its not, necessarily, that I finished 4th. I'm not overly focused on that so much as, had I just done what I was capable of doing, or what I've been doing all year, it wouldn't have been a problem."
The 35-year-old Miles says it is unlikely that he'll compete in London in 2012, but he'll never say never.