Mike CONLEY

Mike Conley - U.S.A. - Olympic & World triple jump champion.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 21 August 1993

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Friday, 05 October 1962
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Chicago, U.S.A.
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • U.S.A.
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Mike CONLEY - U.S.A. - Olympic & World triple jump champion.

Men's Triple Jump Final.

World Athletics Championships 1993

 
1. Mike CONLEY   USA   17.86
2. Leonid VOLOSHIN   RUS   17.65
3. Jonathan EDWARDS   GBR   17.44
4. Ralf JAROS   GER   17.34
5. Pierre CAMARA   FRA   17.28
6. Denis KAPUSTIN   RUS   17.19
7. Anisio Sousa SILVA   BRA   17.19
8. Brian WELLMAN   BER   17.12

 

 

 

Mike Conley fires from the hip as he celebrated his "World Record" leap of

18.17m.  in the triple jump final.  Alas the following wind of 2.1 seconds meant it was not allowed.

The then world record was 17.98m by Jonathan Edwards (GBR).

Edwards jumped 18.29m in 1995 which stood for over twenty years.

3rd. August 1992.  Photo George Herringshaw.  ©

 


Men's Triple Jump Final.

Olympic Games 1992

 
1. Mike CONLEY   USA   18.17 
2. Charles SIMPKINS   USA   17.60
3. Frank RUTHERFORD   BAH   17.36
4. Leonid VOLOSHIN   CIS   17.32
5. Brian WELLMAN   BER   17.24
6. Yoelvis QUESADA   CUB   17.18
7. Aleksandr KOVALENKO   CIS   17.06
8. Zou SIXIN   CHN   17.00

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Mike Conley in action on 28th. August 1988 in London.    Photo George Herringshaw. ©

 


Men's Triple jump final.

Olympic Games 1984

 
1. Al JOYNER   USA   17.26w
2. Mike CONLEY   USA   17.18
3. Keith CONNOR   GBR   16.87
4. Zou ZHENXIAN   CHN   16.83
5. Peter BOUSCHEN   GFR   16.77
6. Willie BANKS   USA   16.75
7. Ajayi AGEBEBAKU   NIG   16.67
8. Eric McCALLA   GBR   16.66

 

 

 

Men's Triple Jump Final.

World Athletics Championships 1987

 
1. Khristo MARKOV   BUL   17.92m   CR  
2. Mike CONLEY   USA   17.67m
3. Oleg SAKIRKEN   SOV   17.43m
4. Aleksandr KOVALENKO   SOV   17.38m
5. Jacek PASTUSINSKI   POL   17.35m
6. Joseph TAIWO   NGR   17.29m
7. Peter BOUSCHEN   FRG   17.26m
8. Oleg PROTSENKO   SOV   17.23m

 

ANNUAL PROGRESS.

Triple Jump.

 

2000    17.63    +0.5    Barcelona    03 AUG
1996    17.40    +0.2    Atlanta    27 JUL
1995    16.80    +0.9    Göteborg    05 AUG
1994    17.68     -0.5    Paris    03 SEP
1993    17.86    +0.3    Stuttgart    16 AUG (personal best)
1992    17.72    +0.1    Zürich    19 AUG
1991    17.62    +0.4    Tokyo    26 AUG
1987    17.87    +1.7    San José, CA    27 JUN
1986    17.69    +0.2    Moskva    09 JUL
1985    17.71    +1.9    Indianapolis    16 JUN
1983    17.13    +1.7    Helsinki    08 AUG

 

Long Jump.

1998    7.86     -1.7    Rio de Janeiro    03 MAY
1996    8.46    +1.6    Springfield, MO    04 MAY (personal best)
1993    8.16    +0.0    Villeneuve-d'Ascq    02 JUL
1992    8.34    +1.1    New Orleans   22 JUN
1988    8.23      0.0    Indianapolis    18 JUL
1987    8.32    +1.8    Berlin    08 JUL
1986    8.33    +1.9    Eugene, OR    20 JUN
1985    8.43    +1.6    Lausanne    10 JUL
1983    8.28    +0.5    Houston, TX    03 JUN