fullname birth_place discipline birth_date role article_title name
graeme john miller blenheim , new zealand road and track 20 november 1960 rider graeme miller -lrb- cyclist -rrb-
 graeme miller
graeme miller -lrb- cyclist -rrb-

graeme john miller -lrb- born 20 november 1960 -rrb- is a former new zealand racing cyclist from blenheim .
he competed at three olympic games in 1984 , 1988 and 1992 .
his best result was in 1988 in seoul where he finished 8th in the men 's road race .
he won two gold medals at the 1990 commonwealth games in the men 's road race and in the men 's team time trial .
at the 1986 commonwealth games he won a silver medal in the men 's team time trial , and four years earlier at the 1982 commonwealth games he won another silver in the team pursuit over 4000m .
he was the new zealand team captain and opening ceremony flag bearer at the 1998 commonwealth games .
after more than 20 years as a new zealand representative cyclist , at the age of 42 he retired from competitive cycling due to a back problem .
after four back operations and a two level fusion , graeme was able to ride again after a six year layoff .
he came out of retirement in bermuda in 2008 after being asked to coach a start up team of amateur cyclists .
he has won several races since his return to cycling , including the sinclair packwood memorial road race in may 2009 .
