Mike Conley Sr.
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Full name | Michael Alexander Conley Sr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | October 5, 1962|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Triple jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Arkansas Razorbacks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Alexander Conley Sr. (born October 5, 1962) is an American former track and field athlete who competed primarily in the triple jump and the long jump.[1][2] In the triple jump, he won an Olympic gold medal in 1992, silver in 1984, and gold in the 1993 World Championship.[3]
Conley's son,
Competitive career
Conley competed collegiately at the University of Arkansas where he won 9 NCAA long jump and triple jump titles. Conley was ranked #1 in the United States 9 times in the triple jump during his professional career. Conley is the former world indoor triple jump record holder and he still holds the U.S. indoor record in the triple jump at 17.76 meters (58 feet, 3.25 inches).
Conley was ranked #1 in the world 6 times in the Triple Jump during his career and was ranked 8th in the U.S. in the 200 meter dash in 1985. Conley received the USATF Jim Thorpe Award in 1986 and 1992 as the top field events athlete in the U.S.[4] In 2004, Conley was inducted into the United States National Track and Field Hall of Fame.[5]
A 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Post-competitive career
Conley was president and remains on the board of directors of World Sport Chicago,
Conley is presently serving as chairman on the High Performance committee for USATF.
Conley is also CEO of (MMG) a Sports Management Group as well as CEO of hydrogen-infused water company HTWO.[10]
Conley is registered with the NBA as an agent and represented his son, Mike Conley Jr., and his son's Ohio State teammates Greg Oden and Daequan Cook when they entered the league and currently represents fellow University of Arkansas alum Isaiah Joe of the Oklahoma City Thunder.[11] Oden officially declared for the NBA draft by signing with Mike Sr. as his agent and was subsequently chosen as the number one player in the 2007 NBA draft. Conley Jr. was selected fourth overall. Cook was drafted 21st.[12]
Rankings
Conley had a particularly long and prolific career and he was considered among the world's best for over a decade.
Conley was ranked 8th in the U.S. in the 200 meter dash in 1985.
Year | TJ world rank | TJ U.S. rank | LJ world rank | LJ U.S. rank |
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1982 | – | 5th | – | 6th |
1983 | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 4th |
1984 | 1st | 1st | – | 5th |
1985 | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
1986 | 1st | 1st | 4th | 3rd |
1987 | 2nd | 1st | 7th | 4th |
1988 | 5th | 1st | – | 5th |
1989 | 1st | 1st | 5th | 4th |
1990 | 3rd | 2nd | – | – |
1991 | 3rd | 2nd | – | – |
1992 | 1st | 1st | 8th | 6th |
1993 | 1st | 1st | – | 8th |
1994 | 1st | 1st | – | – |
1995 | 9th | 1st | – | – |
1996 | 4th | 2nd | 8th | 6th |
Personal life
Conley is married to René Corbin Conley and is the father of
References
- ^ "IAAF: Mike CONLEY | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Conley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.
Full name: Michael Alexander "Mike" Conley
- ^ "Mike CONLEY – Olympic Athletics | United States of America". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. June 14, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ [1] Archived December 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hall of Fame". USATF.org. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
- ^ "Chicago | Chicago : News : Politics : Things To Do : Sports". Suntimes.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
- ^ "When You Accidentally Break A World Record". youtube.com. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ [2] Archived March 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "InterMat Wrestling". Intermatwrestle.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
- ^ Sheffield, Michael (October 23, 2015). "New energy drink gets its own boost from Conleys". www.bizjournals.com. Memphis Business Journal. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "Agent Client Lists". RealGM.com.
- ^ [3] Archived April 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "History of Olympic Results: Triple Jump – Men – Track & Field News". Track & Field News. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ [4] Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Mike Conley at World Athletics
- Mike Conley at www.USATF.org
- Mike Conley at the USATF Hall of Fame (archived)
- Mike Conley at Olympics.com
- Mike Conley at Olympedia