Leon Coleman

American hurdler

Leonard "Leon" Coleman (born September 1, 1944, in Alabama) is an American hurdler who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]

July 1982 Coleman competed in the Masters So Cal Track and Field Championship meet and won the M35 hurdles race;[2] And, August 1983 winning the Masters West Region meet in the high hurdles.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leon Coleman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
2. ^ NMN August 1982. [1] Retrieved Dec 30, 2020
3. ^ National Masters News, Oct 1983, Page 27. [2] Retrieved Jun 4, 2022

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US National Championship winners in men's 110 m/120 yd hurdles

1876–1878
New York Athletic Club|

* 1876: George Hitchcock
* 1877–78: Edwards Ficken

1879–1888
NAAAA|

* 1879: Edward Haigh
* 1880: H.H. Moritz
* 1881–82: James Tivey (GBR)
* 1883–84: Silas Safford
* 1885–87: Alexander Jordan
* 1888Note 1: Al Copland

1888–1979
Amateur Athletic Union|

* 1888Note 1: Alexander Jordan
* 1889: George Schwegler
* 1890: Fred Ducharme
* 1891: Al Copland
* 1892–93: Fred Puffer
* 1894–95: Stephen Chase
* 1896: William Rogers
* 1897: John Thompson
* 1898–99: Alvin Kraenzlein
* 1900: Ralph Hutchinson
* 1901: Walter Fishleigh
* 1902: R.H. Hadfield
* 1903: Frederick Schule
* 1904: Frank Castleman
* 1905: Hugo Friend
* 1906: William Armstrong
* 1907: Forrest Smithson
* 1908: Arthur Shaw
* 1909: Forrest Smithson
* 1910: John Case
* 1911: Arthur Shaw
* 1912: John Nicholson
* 1913: Fred Kelly
* 1914: Harry Goelitz
* 1915: Feg Murray
* 1916: Robert Simpson
* 1917: Harold Barron
* 1918: Earl Thomson (CAN)
* 1919: Robert Simpson
* 1920: Harold Barron
* 1921–22: Earl Thomson (CAN)
* 1923: Karl Anderson
* 1924: Ivan Riley
* 1925: George Guthrie
* 1926: Leighton Dye
* 1927: Chuck Werner
* 1928–30: Steve Anderson
* 1931: Percy Beard
* 1932: Jack Keller
* 1933: John Morriss
* 1934–35: Percy Beard
* 1936: Forrest Towns
* 1937: Allen Tolmich
* 1938: Fred Wolcott
* 1939: Joe Batiste
* 1940–41: Fred Wolcott
* 1942–43: Bill Cummins
* 1944: Owen Cassidy
* 1945: Charles Morgan
* 1946–47: Harrison Dillard
* 1948: William Porter
* 1949: Craig Dixon
* 1950–51: Dick Attlesey
* 1952: Harrison Dillard
* 1953–54: Jack Davis
* 1955: Milt Campbell
* 1956–57: Lee Calhoun
* 1958: Hayes Jones
* 1959: Lee Calhoun
* 1960–61: Hayes Jones
* 1962: Jerry Tarr
* 1963–64: Hayes Jones
* 1965–67: Willie Davenport
* 1968: Earl McCullouch
* 1969: Willie Davenport & Leon Coleman
* 1970: Thomas Hill
* 1971–72: Rod Milburn
* 1973: Thomas Hill
* 1974: Charles Foster
* 1975: Jerry Wilson
* 1976: Thomas Hill
* 1977: James Owens & Charles Foster
* 1978–79: Renaldo Nehemiah

1980–1992
The Athletics Congress|

* 1980: Renaldo Nehemiah
* 1981: Greg Foster
* 1982: Willie Gault
* 1983: Greg Foster
* 1984: Tonie Campbell
* 1985: Roger Kingdom
* 1986–87: Greg Foster
* 1988–90: Roger Kingdom
* 1991: Greg Foster
* 1992: Jack Pierce

1993–present
USA Track & Field|

* 1993: Jack Pierce
* 1994: Mark Crear
* 1995: Roger Kingdom
* 1996–97: Allen Johnson
* 1998: Reggie Torian
* 1999: Mark Crear
* 2000–03: Allen Johnson
* 2004: Terrence Trammell
* 2005: Allen Johnson
* 2006: Dominique Arnold
* 2007: Terrence Trammell
* 2008: David Oliver
* 2009: David Payne
* 2010–11: David Oliver
* 2012: Aries Merritt
* 2013: Ryan Wilson
* 2014: Devon Allen
* 2015: David Oliver
* 2016: Devon Allen
* 2017: Aleec Harris
* 2018: Devon Allen
* 2019: Daniel Roberts
* 20212020 OT: Grant Holloway
* 2022-23: Daniel Roberts
* 2024: Grant Holloway
* 2025: Ja'Kobe Tharp

Notes|

* Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships

* 120 yd hurdles 1876–1927, 1929–31, 1953–55, 1957–58, 1961–63, 1965–67 and 1969–71; 110 m hurdles otherwise.

* First place was shared in 1969 and 1977.

* The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.

* 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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1968 USA Olympic track and field team

Qualification|

1968 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

Men's
track and road
athletes|

* Jack Bacheler
* Wade Bell
* John Carlos
* Leon Coleman
* Willie Davenport
* Ron Daws
* Bob Day
* Tom Dooley
* Lee Evans
* Tom Farrell
* Ron Freeman
* Boyd Gittins
* Charles Greene
* Ervin Hall
* Rudy Haluza
* Jim Hines
* Larry James
* Goetz Klopfer
* Ron Kutschinski
* Ron Laird
* Tom Laris
* Marty Liquori
* Vincent Matthews
* Kenny Moore
* Van Nelson
* Conrad Nightingale
* Mel Pender
* Larry Questad
* Bill Reilly
* David Romansky
* Jim Ryun
* Lou Scott
* Ronnie Ray Smith
* Tommie Smith
* Tracy Smith
* Geoff Vanderstock
* Tom Von Ruden
* Ron Whitney
* George Young
* Larry Young

Men's
field athletes|

* Bob Beamon
* Ralph Boston
* Reynaldo Brown
* Ed Burke
* Gary Carlsen
* Casey Carrigan
* Ed Caruthers
* Hal Connolly
* Frank Covelli
* Dick Fosbury
* Albert Hall
* Dave Maggard
* Randy Matson
* Charles Mays
* Mark Murro
* Al Oerter
* John Pennel
* Bob Seagren
* Jay Silvester
* Rick Sloan
* David Smith
* Gary Stenlund
* Norman Tate
* Bill Toomey
* Tom Waddell
* Art Walker
* George Woods

Women's track and
road athletes|

* Margaret Bailes
* Doris Brown
* Lois Anne Drinkwater
* Judy Dyer
* Barbara Ferrell
* Francie Kraker
* Madeline Manning
* Mildrette Netter
* Mamie Rallins
* Jarvis Scott
* Esther Stroy
* Wyomia Tyus
* Patty Van Wolvelaere

Women's
field athletes|

* RaNae Bair
* Estelle Baskerville
* Sharon Callahan
* Olga Connolly
* Barbara Friedrich
* Cathy Hamblin
* Eleanor Montgomery
* Carol Moseke
* Maren Seidler
* Martha Watson
* Willye White
* Pat Winslow

Coaches|

* Payton Jordan (men's head coach)
* Ted Haydon (men's assistant coach)
* John Oelkers (men's assistant coach)
* Frank Potts (men's assistant coach)
* Stan Wright (men's assistant coach)
* Alex Ferenczy (women's coach)
* Conrad Ford (women's coach)

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