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Roger Kingdom

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Roger Kingdom

USAUSAMen
Birth dateAug 26, 1962
BirthplaceVienna, United States
Height1.85 m
Weight91 kg

Roger Kingdom is an American former sprint hurdler born on August 26, 1962, in Vienna, Georgia. Standing 185 cm and weighing 91 kg, he was a two-time Olympic champion in the 110 metres hurdles and former world record holder.

Kingdom won Olympic gold medals in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1984 Los Angeles Games and the 1988 Seoul Games, making him one of the few hurdlers to win back-to-back Olympic titles. In 1989, he set the world record of 12.92 seconds, a time that stood as the benchmark for elite hurdling.

After retiring from competition, Kingdom became an athletics and strength and conditioning coach. He currently works as a speed and conditioning coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL, applying his expertise in speed development to professional football.

Key facts
110 m hurdles
12.87
#11 all-time
60 m hurdles
7.37
2007 season best
7.53
Feb 10, 2007 · Lewisburg, PA (USA) (i)
2007 season best
Medals
Olympic Games: 2 gold · World Championships: 1 bronze
Age
64 years old

As of Sep 12, 2026: 110 m hurdles 12.87 (#11 all-time), 60 m hurdles 7.37, 2007 season best 7.53 (Feb 10, 2007, Lewisburg, PA (USA) (i)) · Olympic Games: 2 gold · World Championships: 1 bronze · 64 years old

PB

Personal bests

12.87*
#11 all-time
7.37
6.47
6.98

* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)

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Medals

🥇🥈🥉Total
Olympic Games2--2
World Championships--11
Total2-13

Performance Charts

Season bests

SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateTrendCompetitions
2007
55mH
7.53-Feb 10, 2007
↓
Lewisburg, PA (USA) (i)
2004
110mH
13.79-Jun 23, 2004
↓
Slippery Rock, PA (USA)
1999
110mH
13.52-0.4May 15, 1999
↓
Portland, OR (USA)
1998
60mH
7.71-Jan 24, 1998
↓
Johnson City, TN (USA) (i)
1998
110mH
13.37-1.2Jun 21, 1998
↓
US Championships
1997
60mH
7.73-Feb 7, 1997
↓
New York, NY (USA) (i)
1997
110mH
13.26+0.3Sep 13, 1997
↓
Fukuoka IAAF Grand Prix Final
1996
60mH
7.71-Jan 27, 1996
↓
Johnson City, TN (USA) (i)
1996
110mH
13.25+1.7Jun 22, 1996
↓
Atlanta, GA (USA)
1995
60mH
7.63-Mar 5, 1995
↓
Atlanta, GA (USA) (i)
1995
110mH
13.09+4.2Jun 18, 1995
↓
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI)
1994
110mH
13.39-0.1Jul 4, 1994
↓
Linz (AUT)
1993
110mH
13.38+4.6Jun 17, 1993
↓
Eugene, OR (USA)
1992
110mH
13.29+1.8Aug 21, 1992
↓
Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER)
1991
60mH
7.42-Mar 15, 1991
↓
San Sebastián (ESP) (i)
1990
55mH
7.00-Feb 9, 1990
↓
East Rutherford, NJ (USA) (i)
1990
60mH
7.50-Feb 27, 1990
↓
Sevilla (ESP) (i)
1990
110mH
13.11+3.8Jun 22, 1990
↓
Sevilla (ESP)
1989
50MetresHu
6.47-Jan 13, 1989
↑
Hamilton (CAN) (i)
1989
55mH
6.98-Jan 20, 1989
↓
Los Angeles, CA (USA) (i)
1989
60mH
7.37-Mar 8, 1989
↓
Pireaus (GRE) (i)
1989
110mH
12.87+2.6Sep 10, 1989
↓
Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI)
1988
50MetresHu
6.52-Jan 15, 1988
↑
Hamilton (CAN) (i)
1988
55mH
7.14-Jan 22, 1988
↓
Los Angeles, CA (USA) (i)
1988
60mH
7.68-Feb 14, 1988
↓
Fairfax, VA (USA) (i)
1988
110mH
12.97+2.0Aug 11, 1988
↓
Sestriere (ITA)
1987
50MetresHu
6.73-Feb 13, 1987
↑
Hamilton (CAN) (i)
1987
55mH
7.20-Feb 14, 1987
↓
East Rutherford, NJ (USA) (i)
1987
60mH
7.64-Jan 16, 1987
↓
Los Angeles, CA (USA) (i)
1987
110mH
13.3h-0.2May 16, 1987
↓
Budapest (HUN)
1986
110mH
13.39+4.4May 31, 1986
↓
Westwood, CA (USA)
1985
55mH
6.88-Feb 2, 1985
↓
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1985
110mH
13.14+0.6May 11, 1985
↓
Modesto, CA (USA)
1984
55mH
7.08-Mar 9, 1984
↓
Syracuse, NY (USA) (i)
1984
110mH
13.00+2.7Jul 21, 1984
↓
Zürich (SUI)
1983
110mH
13.44-3.1Aug 28, 1983
↓
Caracas (VEN)
1978
110mH
13.44+3.1May 30, 1978
↓
San José (USA)

2007

2 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
55mH
7.53-Feb 10Lewisburg Bucknell Winter Classic, Lewisburg, PA (i)
55mH
7.58-Feb 10Lewisburg Bucknell Winter Classic, Lewisburg, PA (i)

2004

2 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
110mH
13.79-Jun 23Slippery Rock, PA
110mH
13.98-Jun 16Slippery Rock, PA

1999

5 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
110mH
13.93+2.0Jun 27USA Championships, Eugene, OR
110mH
13.62+1.6Jun 26USA Championships, Eugene, OR
110mH
13.70-0.5Jun 12Raleigh Pontiac Grand Prix Invitational, Raleigh, NC
110mH
13.53+0.0May 22Edwardsville U.S Open, Edwardsville, IL
110mH
13.52-0.4May 15Portland adidas Oregon Track Classic, Portland, OR

1998

16 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
110mH
13.46+0.0Aug 12Weltklasse Zürich
110mH
13.38+0.0Jul 25St-Louis US Open Meeting, St. Louis, MO
110mH
13.46+0.5Jul 19Stuttgart International Leichtathletik Meeting, Stuttgart
110mH
13.80-0.7Jul 12Formia World Formia Meeting, Formia
110mH
13.60+2.1Jul 10Salamanca Gran Premio Internacional, Salamanca
110mH
13.37-1.2Jun 21US Championships
110mH
13.46+1.0Jun 21US Championships
110mH
13.50+1.0Jun 20US Championships, New Orleans, LA
110mH
13.38+0.0Jun 12Princeton Holmdel, Princeton, NJ
110mH
13.38-Jun 11-
110mH
13.49+1.2May 31Eugene Prefontaine Classic, Eugene, OR
110mH
13.54-0.9May 23Atlanta Georgia Tech-Reebok Invitational, Atlanta, GA
110mH
13.55+0.0May 23Atlanta Georgia Tech-Reebok Invitational, Atlanta, GA
110mH
13.47+1.4May 7Doha Qatar International, Doha
60mH
7.81-Jan 24Johnson City Ikon Invitational, Johnson City, TN (i)
60mH
7.71-Jan 24Johnson City Ikon Invitational, Johnson City, TN (i)

1997

21 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
110mH
13.33-0.3Sep 20Jakarta Bob Hassan Invitational, Jakarta
110mH
13.44+0.5Sep 16New Delhi IAAF Permit Meeting, New Delhi
110mH
13.26+0.3Sep 13Fukuoka IAAF Grand Prix Final
110mH
13.53+0.8Sep 7Gateshead Bupa Games, Gateshead
110mH
13.36-1.2Aug 13Weltklasse Zürich, Zürich
110mH
13.44+4.3Jul 14Salamanca Gran Premio Internacional, Helmántico, Salamanca
110mH
13.31+0.6Jul 13Stuttgart Leichtathletik der Weltklasse, Stuttgart
110mH
13.58+1.6Jul 7Stockholm DN Galan, Stockholm
110mH
13.81-1.4Jun 25Paris Meeting Gaz de France, Paris
110mH
13.69+0.9Jun 24Luzern Spitzenleichtathletik, Luzern
110mH
13.53+0.8Jun 12US Championships, Indianapolis, IN
110mH
13.56+0.9Jun 12US Championships, Indianapolis, IN
110mH
13.54-0.5May 25Eugene Prefontaine Classic, Eugene, OR
110mH
13.39+1.3May 10Osaka Japan Grand Prix, Osaka
110mH
13.41+0.2May 5Mito
110mH
13.73+1.4Apr 24Doha Qatar International, Doha
60mH
7.86-Feb 28USA Indoor Championships
110mH
13.94-1.5Feb 20Melbourne NEC Classic '97, Melbourne
110mH
13.61-2.2Feb 15Hobart Optus Grand Prix, Hobart
60mH
7.73-Feb 7New York Chase Millrose Games, New York, NY (i)
60mH
7.74-Jan 31Boston Indoor Games, Boston, MA (i)

1996

4 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
110mH
13.40+0.2Aug 14Weltklasse Zürich, Zürich
110mH
13.30-0.8Aug 10Monte Carlo Herculis-Vittel, Monaco
110mH
13.43-2.4Aug 7Sestriere Int. Meeting, Sestriere
110mH
13.34+0.9Jun 23USA Championships
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Honours

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IAAF World Championships

110 Metres Hurdles

1995
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Herculis

110 Metres Hurdles

1989
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Duisburg Universiade

110 Metres Hurdles

1989
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IAAF World Indoor Championships

60 Metres Hurdles

1989
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Barcelona IAAF World Cup

110 Metres Hurdles

1989
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USA Indoor Championships

55 Metres Hurdles

1989
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The XXIV Olympic Games

110 Metres Hurdles

1988
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Berlin ISTAF

110 Metres Hurdles

1988
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The XXIII Olympic Games

110 Metres Hurdles

1984
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Houston NCAA Championships

110 Metres Hurdles

1983
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Roger Kingdom's 110 m hurdles personal best?

Roger Kingdom's 110 m hurdles personal best is 12.87, set on Sep 10, 1989 in Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona (ESP), #11 on the all-time list.

Which events does Roger Kingdom compete in?

Roger Kingdom competes in the 110 m hurdles and 60 m hurdles.

How did Roger Kingdom perform in 2007?

2007 season best: 7.53, set on Feb 10, 2007 in Lewisburg, PA (USA) (i).

How many medals has Roger Kingdom won?

Roger Kingdom has won 2 Olympic Games medals and 1 World Championships medal.