Hollis Conway
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 8, 1967 Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University team | Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hollis Conway (born January 8, 1967) is a
Career
Born in
In 1989, Conway broke the American record twice in the high jump, winning the NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship at 7-9¾ and the U.S. Olympic Festival at 7–10. He earned his first of two world No. 1 rankings in 1990 when he swept both the U.S. indoor and outdoor titles and won the Goodwill Games. He had ten jumps of 7-8 or better that year.
A six-time NCAA All-American and three-time NCAA champion at the
He defended his U.S. outdoor championship and won the 1991
In all, Conway won ten USA championship high jump titles (five outdoor, five indoor) before his retirement at the 2000 Drake Relays (where he jumped 6 ft 9in, on 29 April 2000).[3] He is a member of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and was inducted into the Drake Relays Hall of Fame in 1999. Conway wrote the foreword of the Complete Book of Jumps (Human Kinetics Europe Ltd, 1995).[4]
His IAAF biography also credits Conway with a personal best in the triple jump of 16.17 m (53 ft 1⁄2 in), which is an international-class distance (especially given that he likely did not practice this event very often).
Conway was inducted into the USTFCCCA Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame in 2024.[5]
Height differential
Conway jumped off his left foot and is considered short in stature, in comparison to other world-class high jumpers, many of whom stand 6'3"-to-6'5". His personal details on file with the
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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Representing the  United States
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| 1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 2.22 m | |
| 1988 | Summer Olympics | Seoul, South Korea | 2nd | 2.36 m | |
| 1989 | Universiade | Duisburg, West Germany | 2nd | 2.31 m | |
| 1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 1st | 2.33 m | |
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st | 2.40 m | |
| Universiade | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 1st | 2.37 m | ||
| Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 3rd | 2.32 m | ||
| World Championships in Athletics | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | 2.36 m | ||
| 1992 | Summer Olympics | Barcelona, Spain | 3rd | 2.34 m | |
| 1994 | Goodwill Games | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 2nd | 2.28 m | |
References
- ^ "Ragin Cajuns Network". Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2006-02-24.
- ^ "USATF". Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ official IAAF.org press release, 12 May 2000; "Veteran US jumpers Hollis Conway and Brian Brown retire"; accessed 13 March 2011.
- ^ Amazon. ASIN 0873226739.
- ^ "Introducing the Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame Class of 2024". March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Championship Books & Video Productions, 1991; "High Jump Training via Hollis Conway"; accessed 13 March 2011.
- ^ official IAAF.org, Biographies; Conway, Hollis - USA; accessed 13 March 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Hollis Conway at World Athletics
- USA Track and Field bio at the Wayback Machine (archived January 27, 2016)
- Hollis Conway at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
- Hollis Conway at Olympics.com
- Hollis Conway at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Conway Admitted to Louisiana High School Hall of Fame
World Indoor Champions in men's high jump | |
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