Roger Kingdom

Roger Kingdom
Friidrott, herrar

Nation: USA USA

Olympiska spel
GuldLos Angeles 1984110 meter häck
GuldSeoul 1988110 meter häck
Världsmästerskap
BronsGöteborg 1995110 meter häck
Världsmästerskap inomhus
GuldBudapest 198960 meter häck
Panamerikanska spelen
GuldCaracas 1983110 m häck
GuldMar del Plata 1995110 m häck

Roger Kingdom, född 26 augusti 1962 i Vienna i Georgia, är en amerikansk före detta friidrottare (häcklöpare).

Kingdom har en imponerande karriär på 110 meter häck. Vid OS 1984 vann Kingdom 110 meter häck, en bedrift han upprepade fyra år senare i OS-finalen 1988 i Seoul. Med tiden 12,98 blev Kingdom förste man under 13 sekunder vid ett olympiskt spel. 1989 satte Kingdom nytt världsrekord då han sprang in på tiden 12,92 - en tid som stod sig till 1993Colin Jackson nådde 12,91.

Vid VM 1995 i Göteborg blev Kingdom bronsmedaljör.

Idag arbetar Kingdom som friidrottstränare.

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