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Hollis Conway was born on 8 January, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., is an American high jumper. Discover Hollis Conway's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?
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57 years old |
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Capricorn |
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8 January 1967 |
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8 January |
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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He is a member of famous Jumper with the age 57 years old group.
Hollis Conway Height, Weight & Measurements
At 57 years old, Hollis Conway height is 1.83 m and Weight 68 kg.
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1.83 m |
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68 kg |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Hollis Conway Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Hollis Conway worth at the age of 57 years old? Hollis Conway’s income source is mostly from being a successful Jumper. He is from United States. We have estimated Hollis Conway's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Hollis Conway (born January 8, 1967) is a track and field high jumper and a two-time Olympic medalist.
He is currently employed by Lafayette Consolidated Government as the PARC Director in Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory's administration.
Conway previously served as the assistant director of Diversity, Leadership, & Education for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team under head coach Billy Napier.
Conway was the top-ranked high jumper in the U.S. seven straight years from 1988 to 1994 and in the world for two of those years (1990 and 1991).
Conway, John Thomas and Dwight Stones are the only Americans to win two Olympic medals in the high jump.
Born in Chicago, Illinois and a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Conway went 7-8¾ in the event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, setting a U.S. collegiate record and earning a silver medal.
He won the winner at the 1988 NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship and at the 1989 he won with an American outdoor record height.
In 1989, Conway broke the American record twice in the high jump, winning the NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship at 7-9¾ and the U.S. Olympic Festival at 7–10.
He established a new NCAA indoor record of 2.37 m at the 1989 NCAA Indoor Championships: it remains as one of the longest-standing NCAA, and Championship Meet, records through 2011.
He earned his first of two world No. 1 rankings in 1990 when he swept both the U.S. indoor and outdoor titles and won the Goodwill Games.
He had ten jumps of 7-8 or better that year.
A six-time NCAA All-American and three-time NCAA champion at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana).
Conway was ranked No. 1 in the world in 1991 by winning the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain, with an American indoor record of 7-10½.
He defended his U.S. outdoor championship and won the 1991 World University Games, while finishing third in the 1991 Pan American Games and World Outdoor Championships.
However, in a high jump instructional video produced in 1991, which features Conway and his coach, Dick Booth, the narrator states Conway is "six feet one-half inch" (1.84m) and weighs "one hundred forty-five pounds."
The narrator also says Conway has "average" speed, running 10.8 seconds for 100 meters, as well as having only an "average" vertical leap of 31 inches.
At six feet tall, Conway has held a distinction with four others in track and field history for jumping over their own heights.
Conway's best jump was 22+1/4 in above his head.
He won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain after going 7-8½ in winning the U.S. Olympic Team Trials that year.
He was ranked third in the world in 1992 and 1993.
He was a Goodwill Games runner-up in 1994.
Conway wrote the foreword of the Complete Book of Jumps (Human Kinetics Europe Ltd, 1995).
His IAAF biography also credits Conway with a personal best in the triple jump of, which is an international-class distance (especially given that he likely did not practice this event very often).
Conway jumped off his left foot and is considered short in stature, in comparison to other world-class high jumpers, many of whom stand 6'3"-to-6'5".
His personal details on file with the IAAF officially list his height and weight as 1.83m and 68 kg, which equate to 6 feet one-quarter inch, and 150 pounds.
He is a member of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and was inducted into the Drake Relays Hall of Fame in 1999.
In all, Conway won ten USA championship high jump titles (five outdoor, five indoor) before his retirement at the 2000 Drake Relays (where he jumped 6 ft 9in, on 29 April 2000).
