Bob Kersee (born in the Canal Zone, Panama) is an American track coach. He was the coach and husband of Olympic gold medallist Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
Career
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.
In 1989, sprinter Angela Bailey stated that she did not want to train with Kersee due to suspicions about performance-enhancing drugs.
Athletes trained by Bob Kersee
Andrea Anderson
Jerome Bettis
Jeanette Bolden
Valerie Brisco-Hooks
Kori Carter
Kerron Clement
Ginnie Crawford (née Powell) Shawn Crawford Gail Devers Allyson Felix Greg Foster Florence Griffith Joyner Joanna Hayes Dawn Harper Natasha Hastings Sherri Howard Jackie Joyner-Kersee Ty Law Nicole Leach Sydney McLaughlin Brandon Miller Athing Mu Jenna Prandini Keni Harrison Morolake Akinosun Sha-ri Pendleton Michelle Perry Andre Phillips
References
External links
UCLA profile
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American track and field coaches California State University, Long Beach alumni Cal State Northridge Matadors track and field coaches Long Beach State Beach men's track and field athletes UCLA Bruins track and field coaches Sports coaches from California Track and field people from California