Mike Conley, Sr.

Mike Conley

Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	(1962-10-05) October 5, 1962 Chicago, Illinois
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Triple jump
College team	Arkansas Razorbacks
Medal record Men’s athletics Competitor for the  United States 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 Pan American Games Gold 1987 Indianapolis Triple jump World Indoor Championships Gold 1987 Indianapolis Triple jump Gold 1989 Budapest Triple jump
Updated on 5 May 2012.

Michael Alex Conley, Sr. (born October 5, 1962) is a former American track and field athlete who competed primarily in the triple jump and the long jump. He is a gold and silver Olympic medalist and world champion in the triple jump.

Competitive career

Conley competed collegiately at the University of Arkansas where he won 16 NCAA long jump and triple jump titles. Conley still owns the U.S. indoor record in the triple jump at 17.76 meters (58 feet, 3.25 inches).

Conley received the USATF Jim Thorpe Award in 1986 and 1992 as the top field events athlete in the U.S.^[1] In 2004, Conley was inducted into the United States National Track and Field Hall of Fame.^[2]

A 5'11" basketball player at the point guard position in high school and in college (only during his freshman year^[3]), Conley relied on those skills in winning the Foot Locker Celebrity Slam Dunk Contest in 1988, '89 and '92.

Post-competitive career

Conley was President and remains on the Board of Directors of World Sport Chicago,^[4] the "living legacy" of Chicago's 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Bid, that focuses on promoting and developing sport programs and events for the youth of Chicago. Chicago had been selected as the U.S. entry into the bid process. Previously, he was the executive director of the High Performance program of USA Track and Field.^[5]

Conley is the father of Memphis Grizzlies basketball player Mike Conley, Jr. and University of Kansas track and field athlete Sydney Conley. He is 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.^[6]

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 Classic and a possible senior season. KARK later retracted the report and apologized to Conley.^[7]

Rankings

Conley had a particularly long and prolific career and he was considered among the world's best for over a decade. Track and Field News ranked him among the top ten triple jumpers in the world 14 consecutive years (six times as world's best) and seven times in the long jump.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Conley was also ranked 8th in the U.S. in the 200 meter dash in 1985.^[12]

Notes

External links

• Mike Conley profile at IAAF

1984 USA Olympic Track & Field Team Qualification 1984 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) Men's track & road athletes Ray Armstead Alonzo Babers Kirk Baptiste Ron Brown Tonie Campbell Don Clary Paul Cummings Brian Diemer Marco Evoniuk Greg Foster Sam Graddy Johnny Gray John Gregorek Danny Harris Tranel Hawkins Jim Heiring Thomas Jefferson Earl Jones Roger Kingdom Steve Lacy Carl Lewis Henry Marsh John Marshall Antonio McKay Walter McCoy Edwin Moses Sunder Nix Daniel O'Connor Vince O'Sullivan Doug Padilla Pete Pfitzinger Pat Porter Alberto Salazar Carl Schueler Steve Scott Calvin Smith Willie Smith Jim Spivey John Tuttle Craig Virgin Men's field athletes Duncan Atwood Willie Banks Earl Bell Tim Bright Edward Burke Art Burns Michael Carter Mike Conley, Sr. John Crist Milton Goode Bill Green Al Joyner Dave Laut Carl Lewis Jud Logan Doug Lytle Mike McRae Larry Myricks Doug Nordquist Tom Petranoff John Powell Steve Roller Dwight Stones Mike Tully Mac Wilkins Augie Wolf Jim Wooding Women's track & road athletes Evelyn Ashford Sharrieffa Barksdale Joan Benoit Jeanette Bolden Cindy Bremser Valerie Brisco-Hooks Alice Brown Judi Brown Julie Brown Robin Campbell Chandra Cheeseborough Mary Decker Diane Dixon Benita Fitzgerald-Brown Kim Gallagher Randy Givens Florence Griffith Joyner Joan Hansen Denean Howard Sherri Howard Julie Isphording Missy Kane Lillie Leatherwood Pam Page Diana Richburg Kim Turner Angela Wright-Scott Ruth Wysocki Women's field athletes Jodi Anderson Carol Cady Laura De Snoo Leslie Deniz Cindy Greiner Lorna Griffin Joni Huntley Jackie Joyner Carol Lewis Ramona Pagel Louise Ritter Karin Smith Pam Spencer Lynda Suffin Cathy Sulinski Angela Thacker Coaches —

1996 USA Olympic Track & Field Team Qualification 1996 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) Men's track & road athletes Derrick Adkins Brad Barquis Keith Brantly Bryan Bronson Andrzej Chylinski Curt Clausen Mark Coogan Mark Crear Mark Croghan Calvin Davis Marc Davis Bruce Deacon Jon Drummond Robert Gary Johnny Gray Matt Giusto Tim Harden Alvin Harrison Brian Hyde Allen James Allen Johnson Michael Johnson Bob Kempainen Bob Kennedy Michael Marsh Anthuan Maybank Dan Middleman Derek Mills Dennis Mitchell Tim Montgomery Herman Nelson José Parrilla Jason Pyrah Butch Reynolds Brandon Rock Jason Rouser Lamont Smith Jim Spivey Eugene Swift Jeff Williams Todd Williams Men's field athletes Charles Austin Randy Barnes Ed Broxterman Mike Conley, Sr. Lance Deal Steve Fritz John Godina Joe Greene Kenny Harrison Jeff Hartwig Robert Howard Chris Huffins Scott Huffman C. J. Hunter Lawrence Johnson Carl Lewis Kevin McMahon Dan O'Brien Ken Popejoy Mike Powell Tom Pukstys Todd Riech Adam Setliff Dave Stephens Anthony Washington Cameron Wright Women's track & road athletes Olga Appell Kim Batten Tonja Buford-Bailey Joetta Clark Gail Devers Sandra Farmer-Patrick Suzy Favor-Hamilton Kate Fonshell Chryste Gaines Kim Graham Carlette Guidry Juli Henner D'Andre Hill Vicki Huber Regina Jacobs Lynn Jennings Maicel Malone Jearl Miles Inger Miller Joan Nesbit Meredith Rainey Amy Rudolph Mary Slaney Rochelle Stevens Lynda Tolbert-Goode Gwen Torrence Linetta Wilson Dannette Young Women's field athletes Amy Acuff Valeyta Althouse Lacy Barnes Mileham Kelly Blair Nicole Carroll Sharon Hanson Aretha Hill Sheila Hudson Jackie Joyner-Kersee Diana Orrange Ramona Pagel Suzy Powell Connie Price-Smith Cynthea Rhodes Connie Teaberry Marieke Veltman Tisha Waller Erica Wheeler Shana Williams Coaches —