Derek Miles (born September 28, 1972) is an American pole vaulter, from Tea, South Dakota.

A former pole vaulter for the University of South Dakota Track and Field team, Miles is currently an assistant coach for the Coyotes.

[1] Miles was originally at fourth place in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, but Ukrainian Denys Yurchenko who originally finished third, was disqualified in November 2016 due to use of dehydrochlormethyltestosterone.

The vault, completed next to the Brandenburg Gate, was part of a promotional competition for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.

He attended Bella Vista High School in Fair Oaks, California.