Background
Kingdom, Roger was born on August 26, 1962 in Vienna.
Kingdom, Roger was born on August 26, 1962 in Vienna.
He attended the University of Pittsburgh originally on a football scholarship but excelled on the school"s track team winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association outdoor national championship in the 110 meter hurdles in 1983 and the National Collegiate Athletic Association indoor national championship in the 55 meter hurdles in 1984.
Born in Vienna, Georgia, an athlete of note Kingdom excelled at the high jump and discus in his formative years as well as being a noteworthy American football player. He still makes his home in the Pittsburgh suburb of Monroeville, Pennsylvania. In he was unbeaten all season and was the favorite to retain his Olympic title in Seoul, South of Korea.
This record stood until 1996 when Allen Johnson broke it at the Atlanta Games.
Kingdom set a 110 m high hurdles World Record of 12.92 seconds in Zürich, Switzerland in. This stood until August 20, 1993 when it was beaten by one 1/100th of a second by Colin Jackson of Great Britain in Stuttgart, Germany, a subsequent record that stood for 13 years.
His progress was hampered some in 1991 when he underwent surgery to repair ligament damage and remove bone chips from his knee. He is the director of track and field and cross country as well as the men and women"s head track and field coach for California University of Pennsylvania, a Division II College.
On March 6, 2014, Kingdom was hired as the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the NFL"s Arizona Cardinals.
Kingdom will assist newly hired strength and conditioning coach Buddy Morris and his focus will be on improving the team"s speed. (110 m hurdles unless stated) National Collegiate Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field Championship Pan American Games - Caracas, Venezuela National Collegiate Athletic Association Indoor Track and Field Championship Summer Olympics - Los Angeles, United States. Summer Olympics - Seoul, South of Korea IAAF World Cup - Barcelona, Spain IAAF World Indoor Championships - Budapest, Hungary World Championships in Athletics - Gothenburg, Sweden.
He is also a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.
1 child, Jierra Brianne.