Mike Conley, Sr.
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s Athletics | |||
Competitor for  United States |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | Triple jump | |
| Silver | 1984 Los Angeles | Triple jump | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1993 Stuttgart | Triple jump | |
| Silver | 1987 Rome | Triple jump | |
| Bronze | 1983 Helsinki | Long jump | |
| Bronze | 1991 Tokyo | Triple jump | |
Michael Alex Conley, Sr. (born October 5, 1962, in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American track & field athlete who competed primarily in the triple jump. He is also a former Olympic and world champion in the event.
Mike competed collegiately at the University of Arkansas where he won 16 NCAA long jump and triple jump titles. Conley still owns the U.S. triple jump indoor record at 17.76 meters/58 feet, 3.25 inches.
A 5'11" basketball player at the point guard position in high school and in college (only during his freshman year[1]), Conley relied on those skills in winning the Foot Locker Celebrity Slam Dunk Contest in 1988, '89 and '92.
Conley is currently executive director of World Sport Chicago, an organization focused on bringing an Olympic bid by the city, which has been selected as the US entry into the process. Previously, he was the executive director of the High Performance program of USA Track and Field.[2]
Conley is the father of Memphis Grizzlies basketball player Mike Conley, Jr. and the older brother of former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Steve Conley. Conley has registered with the NBA as an agent and represented his son and his son's Ohio State teammates Greg Oden and Daequan Cook when they entered the league. Oden officially declared for the NBA draft by signing with Mike Conley, 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.[3]
In late December 2007, Conley was accused by KARK-TV in Little Rock, Arkansas of purchasing a Cadillac Escalade for Arkansas junior running back Darren McFadden, which would have jeopardized McFadden's status as an amateur athlete for the 2008 Cotton Bowl and a possible senior season. KARK later retracted the report and apologized to Conley. [4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ A man in motion, by Neil Hayes at suntimes.com, posted June 17, 2007
- ^ InterMat: Wrestling from Every Angle
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/ncaa/04/20/oden.draft.ap/index.html
- ^ Station retracts report about McFadden, MSNBC.com, accessed December 28, 2007
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Kenny Harrison |
Men's Triple Jump Best Year Performance 1992 – 1994 |
Succeeded by Jonathan Edwards |
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