Search results
Renaldo "Skeets" Nehemiah (born March 24, 1959) is a retired American track and field athlete who specialized in the 110 m hurdles. He was ranked number one in the world for four straight years, and is a former world record holder. Nehemiah is the first man to run the event in under 13 seconds.
People also ask
Who is Renaldo Nehemiah?
Was Renaldo Nehemiah the greatest high hurdler?
Did Renaldo “Skeets” Nehemiah break the 110H WR?
What was Nehemiah's high school personal best?
Mar 24, 2022 · Renaldo is arguably the greatest male hurdler of all-time: Hall-of-Famer, and a member of the inaugural class of the National H.S. Hall of Fame; Former World Record holder in the 110-hurdles—12.92 (1981 – video below)
Mar 28, 2020 · EUGENE, OR - Yesterday evening, Maryland Track and Field legend Renaldo Nehemiah ('81) was officially inducted into the Collegiate Athlete Track and Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame as part of the 2023 class. The ceremony took place at the Hult Center for Performing Arts.
He was the world record holder, the first athlete to run the high hurdles in under 13 seconds, and probably would have been the 1980 Olympic champion if the U.S. had not boycotted those games. He was the world's top-ranked high hurdler four straight years, from 1978 through 1981.
Aug 4, 2011 · Many people remember Renaldo Nehemiah for the way he cleared flights of hurdles with beauty and finesse. He was the first person to break the 13-second barrier - and 30 years later, fewer than a dozen men have done the same.
Apr 28, 2019 · Renaldo Nehemiah knows what it’s like to be the star of the Penn Relays. In 1979, running the anchor leg, he led the University of Maryland to victory in the shuttle hurdle relay, 4x200-meter relay, and 4x400-meter relay, and he earned the meet MVP award.
Renaldo Nehemiah. Class. Induction. 1995. Sport (s) Scotch Plains-Fanwood (NJ) High '77; Maryland '79. In 1979, Nehemiah anchored winning Maryland teams in the Shuttle Hurdles, the 4x200m and the 4x400m with anchor legs of 19.4 and 44.3 to overcome large deficits.
