Mike Conley Sr.

Mike Conley

Personal information
Birth name	Michael Alex Conley
Nationality	United States
Born	October 5, 1962 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Triple jump
College team	Arkansas Razorbacks
Medal record Men’s athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Triple jump 1984 Los Angeles Triple jump World Championships 1993 Stuttgart Triple jump 1987 Rome Triple jump 1983 Helsinki Long jump 1991 Tokyo Triple jump Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis Triple jump World Indoor Championships 1987 Indianapolis Triple jump 1989 Budapest Triple jump
Updated on 5 May 2012.

Michael Alex 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. 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 was ranked #1 in the United States 9 times in the triple jump during his professional career. Conley still owns 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.^[1] In 2004, Conley was inducted into the United States National Track and Field Hall of Fame.^[2]

A 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) basketball player at the point guard position in Luther High School South in Chicago 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, 1989 and 1992.

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 Elite Athlete's program for USA Track and Field.^[5]

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 HTWO (HTWO.com)

Conley is 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 and currently represents Indiana native Josh McRoberts of the Miami Heat.

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.^[6]

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.^{[7][8][9][10]}

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
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

Family

Conley is married to Rene' Corbin Conley and is the father of NBA point guard Mike Conley Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies), Jordan Conley, Sydney Conley, All-American long jumper at Kansas University, and Jon Conley.

References

1. Archived December 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
2. "Hall of Fame". USATF.org. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
3. "Chicago | Chicago : News : Politics : Things To Do : Sports". Suntimes.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
4. Archived March 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
5. "InterMat Wrestling". Intermatwrestle.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
6. Archived April 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
7. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/20080516194243/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/tjworldbyathlete.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2008. Retrieved July 20, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
8. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/20080516195841/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/ljworldbyathlete.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2008. Retrieved July 20, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
9. Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
10. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/20080516194611/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/tjusbyathlete.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2008. Retrieved July 20, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• Mike Conley profile at IAAF