1968 OLYMPIAN NORM TATE
JOINS STOCKTON TRACK & FIELD COACHING STAFF
Richard
Stockton College has added Norm Tate to
its track & field coaching staff as a
coach emeritus. Tate, a New Jersey
native who recently retired from the
casino industry, is a renowned figure in
the track & field community for his
success as both a competitor and coach.
He brings years of experience on the
international stage to Stockton. �I am
overjoyed and looking forward to
applying what I have learned to the
student-athletes at Stockton,� Tate
said.
Tate coached several of USA Track &
Field�s top performers including
two-time Olympic gold medalist Rodger
Kingdom (110m hurdles), 1992 Olympic
bronze medalist Jack Pierce (110m
hurdles) and 1984 Olympic bronze
medalist Thomas Jefferson (200m dash).
In addition to coaching at the highest
level of competition, Tate also has a
long history of working with young
athletes at camps and clinics.
Tate, a graduate of North Carolina
Central University, was a member of the
1968 U.S. Olympic Team and competed in
the triple jump at the Mexico City
games. He won a total of six national
championships, three apiece in the long
jump and triple jump, and he once held
the American record in the triple jump.
Tate was a seven-time member of the U.S.
national team with personal bests of
55�11.50� (triple jump) and 27�1.25�
(long jump).
