Steve Silvey

Coach Steve Silvey is a veteran at the national and international level for over 30 years and coaching 28 collegiate national champion squads, and numerous All-Americans and 17 Olympic Medalists and 20 World Championships Medalists at several of the nation's most prestigious programs. At the international level, Coach Silvey served as the Zambia Olympic Coach for Track and Field in the 1992 and 1996 Olympiads, and produced its first ever Olympic medal in the sport of track and field with Samuel...See more

Coach Steve Silvey is a veteran at the national and international level for over 30 years and coaching 28 collegiate national champion squads, and numerous All-Americans and 17 Olympic Medalists and 20 World Championships Medalists at several of the nation's most prestigious programs. At the international level, Coach Silvey served as the Zambia Olympic Coach for Track and Field in the 1992 and 1996 Olympiads, and produced its first ever Olympic medal in the sport of track and field with Samuel Matete in the 400 hurdles (silver medal). Silvey also served as the head coach for Zambia at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany as Samuel Matete again won the World Championship Silver Medal. Among the 20 Olympic Medalists Silvey worked with, Samuel Matete (47.10) and Calvin Davis (47.91) won Silver and Bronze medals respectively in the 400 meter hurdles in Atlanta in 1996 while he has also coached 17 World Championship Medalists. Samuel Matete was also the 1991 World Champion in the 400 meter hurdles as well as silver medalist in 1993 and 1995. Silvey has also coached and recruited Olympic sprinters Tim Montgomery (9.78), Brian Lewis (9.99), Olympic 4 x 400 relay gold medalists Lamont Smith (44.30) and Darnell Hall (44.34). Hall was also the 1995 World Indoor champion at 400 meters. Silvey also coached 2000 Olympian and 400 meter hurdler Eric Thomas (47.97) Montgomery set the World Record in 2003 for the 100 meters with his 9.78 clocking. Coach Silvey was part of 13 NCAA indoor and outdoor track & field and cross country team titles and 17 SEC "TEAM" Championships at the University of Arkansas. Silvey was five time national coach of the year at Blinn College as his squads won 15 national Championships in seven years. At the Brenham, Texas institution, Silvey produced 164 All-Americans, 128 individuals' national champions and 27 relay champions. while his 1992 indoor and outdoor squads set the record for most points at the national Junior college championships indoors (288) and outdoors (263). Silvey's 1992 and 1993 Blinn College teams were voted the "Outstanding Team" at the Texas Relays and the 1992 team also added the crown of "USA Men's National Relay Ranking Champions" according to Track and Field News. In 1993 Silvey's team was honored as the nations "Top Dual Meet" Track Team according to Track & Field News. See less