William Preston Miller (February 22, 1930 – October 27, 2016) was an American athlete who competed in the javelin throw for the United States in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland where he won the silver medal with a throw of 72.46 meters.

[1][2] A graduate of Haddon Heights High School, he won the American Athletic Union competition in 1952 and 1954.

He completed a throw of 266' 8½" (81.29 cm) but the javelin had been broken and in repairing the implement the center of gravity had been moved out of the specified limits.

In July, 1970 Miller returned to competing and placed second in the Javelin at the 1970 Masters National Outdoor Track and Field Championship.

[1] He died Thursday, Oct. 27th, 2016 at his home, Ironwood Assisted Living in Apache Junction, Arizona.