Renaldo "Skeets" Nehemiah (born March 24, 1959) is a retired American track and field athlete who specialized in the 110 m hurdles.

As I was really starting to be overwhelmed by the pain, I dug one more time with all I had, and surged past a fading Dale and believe I won by a couple of meters.

And I never ran another 400-meter again.The prohibitive favorite to win the 110-meter hurdles in the 1980 Summer Olympics, he was unable to compete due to a 65-nation boycott of the Games.

[12] At the 1981 Weltklasse meeting in Zürich, Switzerland, Nehemiah broke the world record for the 110 meter hurdles and became the first person to ever run the race in less than 13 seconds.

It's a different race when you're chasing someone than when you're being chased.Pat Connolly, who also coached sprinter Evelyn Ashford, was instrumental in reviving Nehemiah's track career after his short foray in football.

Connolly is quoted as saying: If he had concentrated on athletics he would have matched Harrison Dillard's achievement (double gold in the 100m and 110m hurdles).

Despite never playing football in college,[14] Nehemiah worked out in 1982 for several NFL teams, including the San Francisco 49ers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants and New England Patriots; he signed with the 49ers.

Nehemiah was deemed expendable in 1985 when the 49ers drafted Jerry Rice in the first round, and he returned to the track in 1986.

Clients he has represented have included Allen Johnson, Mark Crear, Justin Gatlin, Sha'Carri Richardson[15] and 2012 400 meter Olympic Gold Medalist Kirani James.