Mike Conley Sr. facts for kids
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 5, 1962 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Triple jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Arkansas Razorbacks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Alexander Conley Sr. (born October 5, 1962) is a former American track and field athlete. He was amazing at the triple jump and the long jump. He won a gold medal in the triple jump at the 1992 Olympics. He also earned a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics. Mike Conley Sr. also won gold at the 1993 World Championship.
Mike Conley Sr.'s son, Mike Conley Jr., is a professional basketball player. He plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Mike Conley's Sports Career
Mike Conley was a top athlete in college. He competed for the University of Arkansas. There, he won 9 NCAA titles. These titles were in both the long jump and triple jump.
Conley was ranked as the number one triple jumper in the United States nine times. This was during his professional career. He once held the world indoor triple jump record. He still holds the U.S. indoor record in the triple jump. This record is 17.76 meters (58 feet, 3.25 inches).
He was ranked as the world's best in the triple jump six times. This shows how dominant he was. In 1985, he was also ranked 8th in the U.S. for the 200 meter dash.
Mike Conley received the USATF Jim Thorpe Award in 1986 and 1992. This award goes to the best field events athlete in the U.S. In 2004, he was honored by being inducted into the United States National Track and Field Hall of Fame.
Conley was also a talented basketball player. He played point guard in high school and for one year in college. He used these skills to win the Foot Locker Celebrity Slam Dunk Contest three times. He won in 1988, 1989, and 1992. In one contest, he made the longest dunk ever. He dunked from two inches behind the free-throw line. This was in the final against Olympic long jumper, Mike Powell.
He also won both the long jump and triple jump titles. This happened at the British 1983 AAA Championships.
Life After Competing
After his amazing sports career, Mike Conley continued to work in sports. He was president of World Sport Chicago. He is still on its board of directors. This group helps promote and develop sports programs for young people in Chicago. It was part of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Before this, he was the executive director for the Elite Athlete's program at USA Track and Field.
Currently, Conley is the chairman of the High Performance committee for USATF. This committee helps top athletes perform their best.
He is also the CEO of MMG, a Sports Management Group. This company helps manage athletes' careers. He is also the CEO of HTWO, a company that makes hydrogen-infused water.
Mike Conley is also a registered agent with the NBA. He represented his son, Mike Conley Jr., when he entered the league. He also represented his son's Ohio State teammates, Greg Oden and Daequan Cook. Today, he represents University of Arkansas alum Isaiah Joe of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Greg Oden was chosen as the number one player in the 2007 NBA draft. Mike Conley Jr. was selected fourth overall. Daequan Cook was drafted 21st.
Mike Conley's Rankings
Mike Conley had a very long and successful career. He was considered one of the world's best athletes for over ten years. Track and Field News ranked him among the top ten triple jumpers in the world for 14 years in a row. Six of those times, he was ranked as the world's best. He was also ranked in the top ten for the long jump seven times.
He was ranked 8th in the U.S. in the 200 meter dash in 1985.
Mike Conley's Family Life
Mike Conley is married to René Corbin Conley. They have four children. His son, Mike Conley Jr., is a point guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves. His daughter, Sydney Conley, was an All-American long jumper at the University of Kansas. His other children are Jordan Conley and Jon Conley. Mike Conley is also the older brother of former American football linebacker Steve Conley.
See also
In Spanish: Mike Conley para niños
