🇺🇸United States
Renaldo Nehemiah
Track & Field — 110m Hurdles / NFL Wide Receiver
Renaldo 'Skeets' Nehemiah is a retired American track and field athlete who dominated the 110m hurdles like no one before him. He was the first man to run the event in under 13 seconds, held 13 world records, and went unbeaten for four straight years. He also had a successful career in the NFL as a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, winning a Super Bowl, before returning to athletics.
Birthdate
March 24, 1959
Personal Best
12.93s (110m hurdles) — former world record
Global Reach
20 MILLION
University
University of Maryland
Roles
AthleteSports Management Executive
Achievements
- •13-time world record holder in the 110m hurdles
- •First man to run 110m hurdles in under 13 seconds
- •Ranked #1 in the world for four consecutive years
- •1979 IAAF World Cup champion
- •1979 Pan American Games champion
- •4-time U.S. national champion
- •3-time NCAA champion (University of Maryland, including 1978–79 NCAA Indoor)
- •Super Bowl champion with the San Francisco 49ers
- •Track & Field News High School Athlete of the Year (1977)
Honors
- •National junior champion (1977)