Bob Kersee
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Bob Kersee is a famous and successful American track coach, husband, and coach of, among others, Jackie Joyner-Kersee
.
He is a graduate of San Pedro High School
, Los Angeles Harbor College
where he was a state finalist in the hurdles, Long Beach State University (B.A. Physical Education 1978) and California State University, Northridge
(Masters in Exercise Physiology). While at Northridge, he coached their track team. In 1980 he moved to the University of California, Los Angeles
, where he was an assistant coach for four years. He then became the Head Coach and established his reputation for training elite level athletes. Many of those athletes have themselves become elite level coaches.
In 2005 he was selected USATF Coach of the year.
It is alleged he spent $265,000 of charity money on legal fees because of a court judgement he lost.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Jacqueline "Jackie" Joyner-Kersee is a retired American athlete, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the women's heptathlon as well as in the women's long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals, in those four different events...
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He is a graduate of San Pedro High School
San Pedro High School
San Pedro High School is a public high school in the Los Angeles Unified School District and is located in the San Pedro portion of the city of Los Angeles, California. In 2003, the school celebrated its 100th Anniversary....
, Los Angeles Harbor College
Los Angeles Harbor College
Los Angeles Harbor College is one of two community colleges serving the South Bay region of Los Angeles. LAHC serves mainly students from Harbor City, Carson, San Pedro, Gardena, Lomita, Wilmington and the Palos Verdes Peninsula....
where he was a state finalist in the hurdles, Long Beach State University (B.A. Physical Education 1978) and California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....
(Masters in Exercise Physiology). While at Northridge, he coached their track team. In 1980 he moved to the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
, where he was an assistant coach for four years. He then became the Head Coach and established his reputation for training elite level athletes. Many of those athletes have themselves become elite level coaches.
In 2005 he was selected USATF Coach of the year.
It is alleged he spent $265,000 of charity money on legal fees because of a court judgement he lost.
Athletes trained by Bob Kersee
- Jackie Joyner-KerseeJackie Joyner-KerseeJacqueline "Jackie" Joyner-Kersee is a retired American athlete, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the women's heptathlon as well as in the women's long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals, in those four different events...
- Dawn HarperDawn HarperDawn Harper from East St. Louis, Illinois is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 100-meter hurdles. She was the gold medalist in the event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games...
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- Gail DeversGail DeversYolanda Gail Devers is a retired three-time Olympic champion in track and field for the US Olympic Team. Devers was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up near National City, California and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1984...
- Greg Foster
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- Shawn CrawfordShawn CrawfordShawn Crawford is an American sprint athlete. He competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. He won gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 meters....
- Andrea AndersonAndrea AndersonAndrea Anderson is an American track and field athlete best remembered for winning a gold medal on the 4 x 400 meters relay team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She ran in the preliminaries and semi-finals...
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- Florence Griffith Joyner
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- Ginnie Crawford (née Powell)
- Kerron ClementKerron ClementKerron Stephon Clement is Trinidadian-born track and field athlete who represents the United States and specializes in the 400-meter hurdles...
- Joanna HayesJoanna HayesJoanna Dove Hayes is an American hurdler, who won the gold medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics....