Terrie Miller

{{Short description|Norwegian swimmer (born 1978)}}

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Terrie Miller

| nationality = {{NOR}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|3|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

| fullname = Terrie Norlene Miller

| strokes = Breaststroke Medley Freestyle

| club = Karasjok Svømmeklubb

| collegeteam = University of Nebraska (US)

| height = {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|73|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| show-medals=yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry| {{NOR}} }}

{{MedalSport|Women's swimming}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 1996 Rostock | 100 m breaststroke}}

{{MedalSilver| 1996 Rostock | 50 m breaststroke}}

{{MedalBronze| 1994 Stavanger | 50 m breaststroke}}

}}

Terrie Norlene Miller (born 10 March 1978) is an American-born Norwegian swimmer.{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/49537 |website=olympedia.org |title=Terrie Miller |access-date=6 March 2021}}{{cite web|title=Miller til VM-finale|url=https://www.vg.no/sport/i/9mOq2r/miller-til-vm-finale|publisher=VG|date=25 February 2003|access-date=16 July 2022}}{{cite web|title=Rekord og 12-plass for Terrie|url=https://www.vg.no/sport/i/jPdgaz/rekord-og-12-plass-for-terrie|publisher=VG|date=25 February 2003|access-date=16 July 2022}}{{cite web|title=Miller 14. best i verden|url=https://www.vg.no/sport/i/p6LlAR/miller-14-best-i-verden|publisher=VG|date=25 February 2003|access-date=16 July 2022}}

She competed at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 1996, where she won a gold medal in 100 m breaststroke and a silver medal in 50 m breaststroke. She also won a bronze medal in 50 m breaststroke at the 1994 European Sprint Swimming Championships in Stavanger.{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/lists/155/manual |website=olympedia.org |title=Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Swimming Championships (25 m) (671) |access-date=6 March 2021}} She was coached by Sondre Solberg since 1992.

She participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics, where she finished 20th in 100 m breaststroke.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/terrie-miller-1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034018/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/terrie-miller-1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=18 April 2020 | title=Profile: Terrie Miller |publisher=sports-reference.com |accessdate=16 February 2009}}

In 1997, she accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she competed for the Nebraska Cornhuskers swimming and diving team under head coach Cal Bentz and coaches Jan Bidrman and Paul Nelsen. There she lived and trained with other renowned swimmers: Penny Heyns, Therese Alshammar, Helene Muller, Destiny Laurén, Emma Johnson, Anna Windsor, Lenka Manhalova, Melanie Dodd, Valērijs Kalmikovs and Adam Pine. While swimming for the Cornhuskers, Miller received three All-American honors (1997, 1998 and 1999),{{cite web|title=Nebraska's All-Time Swimming & Diving Letterwinners|url=https://huskers.com/sports/2018/7/23/88175.aspx|publisher=Nebraska Cornhuskers|access-date=16 July 2022}} and captured two Big 12 Conference titles (1997 and 1998).{{cite web|title=Nebraska Swimming and Diving Records|url=https://huskers.com/sports/2017/7/13/3081.aspx|publisher=Nebraska Cornhuskers|access-date=16 July 2022}}{{cite web|title=All-Time Huskers in the Olympics|url=http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=205503756|publisher=Nebraska Cornhuskers|date=23 April 2012|access-date=3 June 2013}}

Also in 1997, Miller participated in the Norwegian gameshow Mestermøtet{{cite web|title=Mestermøtet (TV-program TV2)|url=https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mestermøtet_(TV-program_TV_2)}}{{Circular reference|date=September 2022}} broadcast on TV2 presented by Hallvard Flatland.

Miller has 54 senior National Championship medals: 52 in swimming (26 gold, 22 silver and 4 bronze) 1993–2002{{cite web|title=Medaljer i norske seniormesterskap i svømming|url=http://medaljer.medley.no/default.aspx|publisher=Norges Svømmeforbund|access-date=16 July 2022}} and two in ice hockey{{cite web |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/781995/terrie-miller|website=eliteprospects.com|title=Terrie Miller |access-date=16 July 2022}} (gold in 1990 for Vålerenga Hockey and bronze in 2008 for Jordal Ishockeyklubb).