sport.wikisort.org - Athlete

Roger Kingdom OLY (born August 26, 1962) is a former sprint hurdler, athletics coach, and strength and conditioning coach from the United States. He is currently the speed and conditioning coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL.

Roger Kingdom

Roger Kingdom at center
Personal information
Full name	Roger Nona Kingdom
Born	(1962-08-26) August 26, 1962 (age 60) Vienna, Georgia, United States
Alma mater	University of Pittsburgh
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Medal record Men’s athletics Representing the United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 110 m hurdles 1988 Seoul 110 m hurdles World Championships 1995 Gothenburg 110 m hurdles IAAF World Indoor Championships 1989 Budapest 60 m hurdles Summer Universiade 1989 Duisburg 110 m hurdles IAAF World Cup 1989 Barcelona 110 m hurdles Pan American Games 1983 Caracas 110 m hurdles 1995 Mar del Plata 110 m hurdles
Updated on 10 February 2014.

Roger Kingdom

Career history
As a coach:
Cal U (2004-2005) Assistant track & field/cross country coach Cal U (2006-2013) Director of track & field/cross country Arizona Cardinals (2014–2017) Strength & conditioning coach UCF (2018) Interim director of track & field/cross country Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2019–2021) Speed & conditioning coach
Career highlights and awards
As strength & conditioning coach: Super Bowl champion (LV)

Early life and athletics

Born in Vienna, Georgia, an athlete of note Kingdom excelled at the high jump and discus in his formative years as well as being a noteworthy American football player. He attended the University of Pittsburgh originally on a football scholarship but excelled on the school's track team winning the NCAA outdoor national championship in the 110 meter hurdles in 1983 and the NCAA indoor national championship in the 55 meter hurdles in 1984.

He had a long and distinguished career on the track in the 110 meter high hurdles, winning his first Olympic gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics. In 1988, he was unbeaten all season and was the favorite to retain his Olympic title in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. In a stunning display of technique, power, and speed, he won by three meters, becoming the first man to run below the 13 second barrier in an Olympic final, running 12.98s. This record stood until 1996 when Allen Johnson broke it at the Atlanta Games. Kingdom is only the second athlete to have successfully defended his 110 m hurdle Olympic title, after Lee Calhoun, who won the gold medal in both 1956 and 1960.

Kingdom set a 110 m high hurdles World Record of 12.92 seconds in Zürich, Switzerland in 1989. This stood until August 20, 1993 when it was beaten by 1/100th of a second by Colin Jackson of Great Britain in Stuttgart, Germany, a subsequent record that stood for 13 years.

His progress was hampered some in 1991 when he underwent surgery to repair ACL damage and remove bone chips from his knee. He returned to competition to win the gold medal in the 1995 Pan American Games and the bronze medal in the 1995 World Championships in Athletics.

Kingdom retired from active athletic competition in 1999.

In 2006, Kingdom was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. He was inducted along with NFL's Bap Manzini and MLB's Jim Russell.

In 2018, Kingdom was included in the inaugural class of the University of Pittsburgh Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame

Coaching

Kingdom joined the California University of Pennsylvania's athletics staff as an assistant Track & Field and Cross Country coach in 2004. He then became the director of both teams in 2006.

On March 6, 2014, Kingdom was hired as the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the NFL's Arizona Cardinals. Kingdom worked with head strength and conditioning coach Buddy Morris, his own strength coach at the University of Pittsburgh, and focused on improving the team's speed.[2]

Kingdom then spent the 2018 season as the Interim Director of Track & Field/Cross Country at the University of Central Florida

In 2019, Kingdom returned to the NFL as the speed and conditioning coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In Tampa, he again worked under head coach Bruce Arians, who was the Cardinals’ head coach during Kingdom’s tenure in Arizona.[3]

In 2021, Kingdom won a Super Bowl title in Super Bowl LV.

Personal life

Kingdom is a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

He currently resides in Orlando, Florida with his wife, Mary. They have three daughters: Jierra, Cierra and Carina.

Achievements

(110 m hurdles unless stated)

• 1983
  • 1983 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship
    • collegiate national champion, 13.53 sec.
  • 1983 Pan American Games - Caracas, Venezuela
    • gold medal 13.44 seconds
• 1984
  • 1984 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship
    • 55m hurdles collegiate national champion, 7.08 sec
  • 1984 Summer Olympics - Los Angeles, U.S.
    • gold medal 13.20 sec.
• 1988
  • 1988 Summer Olympics - Seoul, South Korea
    • gold medal 12.98 sec.
• 1989
  • 1989 IAAF World Cup - Barcelona, Spain
    • gold medal 12.87 sec. Wind Aided
  • 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Budapest, Hungary
    • 60 m hurdles gold medal 7.43 sec.
• 1990
  • Goodwill Games - Seattle, USA
    • gold medal 13.47 sec.
• 1995
  • 1995 World Championships in Athletics - Gothenburg, Sweden
    • bronze medal 13.19 sec.

See also

• Olympic medalists in athletics

References

External links

• Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
• Roger Kingdom highlights

Records
Preceded by Renaldo Nehemiah	Men's 110 m hurdles world record holder August 16, 1989 – August 20, 1993	Succeeded by Colin Jackson
Awards
Preceded by Sergey Bubka	Men's Track & Field Athlete of the Year 1989	Succeeded by Michael Johnson
Sporting positions
Preceded by Greg Foster Greg Foster	Men's 110 m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1985 1988–1989	Succeeded by Stéphane Caristan Colin Jackson

На других языках

---

- [en] Roger Kingdom

---

[fr] Roger Kingdom

Roger Kingdom, né le 26 août 1962 à Vienna en Géorgie, est un athlète américain qui a remporté deux titres olympiques et détenu le record du monde du 110 mètres haies.

---

[it] Roger Kingdom

Roger Nona Kingdom (Vienna, 26 agosto 1962) è un ex ostacolista statunitense, vincitore di due medaglie d'oro nei 110 metri ostacoli alle Olimpiadi di Los Angeles 1984 e Seul 1988.

---

[ru] Кингдом, Роджер

Роджер Кингдом (англ. Roger Kingdom; род. 26 августа 1962) — американский легкоатлет, который специализировался в беге на 110 метров с барьерами. Неоднократный победитель чемпионатов США и национальной ассоциации студенческого спорта. Чемпион Олимпийских игр 1984 года с 13,20 (OR*). Обладатель золотой медали Олимпийских игр 1988 года. На Олимпиаде в Сеуле он установил олимпийский рекорд в четвертьфинале, показав результат 13,17, а также в финальном забеге он пробежал дистанцию за 12,98 (OR*). Двукратный чемпион Панамериканских игр в 1983 и 1995 годах. Чемпион мира в помещении 1989 года в беге на 60 метров с барьерами.

---

---