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Roger Kingdom

ロジャー・キングダム　/　ろじゃー・きんぐだむ

American athletics competitor

August 26, 1962 (age 63)　・　Vienna, Georgia, United States

Georgia
athletics competitor

My Take

Roger Kingdom is the real deal, a two-time Olympic champion in the 110 metre hurdles and the man who set a 12.92 world record in 1989. That alone earns him legend status in my book. But what genuinely moves me is the second act: he now works as a speed and conditioning coach for the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, pouring his hard-won expertise into the next generation. There is something profound about an elite athlete who turns around to lift others. The grace of clearing hurdles and the generosity of teaching it forward; that combination is exactly the kind of life I find myself admiring.

Overview

Roger Kingdom (born August 26, 1962) is an American former sprint hurdler who was twice Olympic champion in the 110 meters. Kingdom set a world record of 12.92 in 1989. He is now an athletics coach and strength and conditioning coach who currently works as a speed and conditioning coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Roger Kingdom
Name (Japanese): ロジャー・キングダム
Reading: ろじゃー・きんぐだむ
Born: August 26, 1962 (age 63)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Tiger
Origin: Vienna, Georgia, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 185 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: athletics competitor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Pittsburgh

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/roger.kingdom/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%80%E3%83%A0

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