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

^ 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.
^ NMN August 1982. [1] Retrieved Dec 30, 2020
^ National Masters News, Oct 1983, Page 27. [2] Retrieved Jun 4, 2022

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
1888^{Note 1}: Al Copland

1888–1979
Amateur Athletic Union

1888^{Note 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
2021^{2020 OT}: Grant Holloway
2022-23: Daniel Roberts

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.

v t e 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)