| Robert Weir Career | ||
| 1993 | Stanford | Part-time Assistant Coach |
| 1994-96 | Stanford | Assistant Coach, Throws |
| 1997-00 | Stanford | Associate Coach, Throws |
| 2001-03 | Stanford | Associate Head Coach, Throws |
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2004-08 |
Stanford |
Head Coach |
| 2009-10 | United Kingdom | National Team Throws Coach |
| 2010-12 | Oregon | Assistant Coach, Throws |
| 2012-13 | Hawai'i | Associate Head Coach, Throws |
| 2013-17 | Clemson | Assistant Coach, Throws |
| 2017-20 | Weber State | Assistant Coach, Throws |
| 2020-Present | Missouri | Assistant Coach |
Weir By The Numbers
12 – Great Britain national championships as an athlete
3 – Summer Olympic Games competed in (1984, 1996, 2000)
2 – Commonwealth Games gold medals (1982 hammer, 1998 discus)
6 – IAAF World Championships appearances
3 – NCAA national championships (as athlete)
10 – NCAA All-American honors (as athlete)
3 – Years as collegiate shot put coach for Olympian Adam Nelson
22.12m / 72-08.50 – Adam Nelson's shot put personal best under Weir
60.30m / 197-11 – Mitch Weber, first Mizzou SEC discus champion coached by Weir
5 – NCAA outdoor preliminary appearances for MU throwers under Weir
1 – NCAA Championships appearance for MU throwers under Weir
16 – Seasons at Stanford (1993-2008, including five as head coach)
6 – Pac-12 championships at Oregon as assistant coach (2010-12)
3 – NCAA team championships at Oregon (2010-12)
1 – NCAA West Regional Men's Assistant Coach of the Year (2001)
4 – Years at Weber State (2017-20)
4 – Years at Clemson (2013-17)
1 – Year as associate head coach at Hawai'i (2012-13)
3 – Olympic athletes coached directly (Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres, Adam Nelson)
1 – SEC Newcomer of the Year (Mitch Weber, 2020-21)
10+ – Program top-10 marks set by athletes under Weir
1985 – Bachelor's degree in business administration, SMU
2022 – Induction into SMU Athletics Hall of Fame
Robert Weir is a world-class throws coach and former Olympian currently serving as the assistant throws coach for the University of Missouri Track & Field team, where he was appointed on July 15, 2020. Over his decades on the elite coaching circuit, Weir has built a reputation for transforming athletes into champions at the collegiate, national and international levels.
Collegiate Coaching Career
- University of Missouri (2020-present): The tradition of Mizzou's throws program continues. Sam Innes, a walk-on, became a multiple-time All-American during his career, Mitch Weber became Mizzou's first-ever SEC discus champion, and top postseason throwers include Ames Burton, Petra Gombas, Rece Rowan, Sydney Oberdiek and Emily Stauffer.
- Weber State University (2017-20): Coached Wildcat throwers to an All-America honor, four school records and 16 program top-10 performances.
- Clemson University (2013-17): Served as assistant throws coach, helping guide the Clemson women's team to a sweep of the 2014 ACC Indoor and Outdoor Team Championships.
- University of Hawai'i (2012-13): Served as associate head coach for the throws program.
- University of Oregon (2010-12): Contributed to an era in which the Ducks combined for six Pac-12 Conference championships and three NCAA team championships.
- Stanford University (1993-2008): Spent 16 seasons rising through the ranks from part-time assistant to head coach (2004-08).
- Earned 2001 NCAA West Regional Men's Assistant Coach of the Year honors.
- Led Stanford to Pac-10 team titles in 2001 (men's outdoor) and 2005 (women's outdoor).
- Coached Michael Robertson to the 2005 NCAA discus title (and a school-record throw of 64.02m).
- Guided thrower Adam Connolly to expand his hammer throw personal record by more than 14 meters (from 58m to 72.37m).
International & Elite Coaching Success
- Team USA & Team GB National Teams: Served as head coach for Team USA at the 2006 World Junior Championships and as USA senior throws coach in 2005 and 2007. Later served as national team throws coach for the United Kingdom (2009-10).
- Olympic Athlete Development:
- Adam Nelson (shot put): Guided Nelson's post-collegiate progression, adding 2.5 meters to his personal best to win the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials (22.12m) and capture the silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
- Jenny Thompson and Dara Torres (swimming): Designed the strength and conditioning training programs for both multiple-time Olympic gold medalist swimmers ahead of the 2000 Sydney Games.
- Jillian Weir (hammer throw): Coached his daughter, who went on to represent Canada at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Athletic Background
Weir's coaching philosophy is grounded in his own elite athletic career. A 12-time Great Britain national champion, three-time Olympian (1984, 1996 and 2000 — serving as Great Britain team captain in Sydney) and two-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Weir competed collegiately at SMU, where he was a three-time NCAA champion, 10-time All-American and collegiate and world record holder in throw events. He was inducted into the SMU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022.
Development Chart
| HAMMER | PR Outdoor | Event | Coached | Olympians | NOTE | ||
| WOMEN | Sarah Hopping | walk on | 66.96m | Hammer | 4 years | third in 2008 Olympic Trials | |
| Chi Chi Onyeagbako | walk on | 58.81m | Hammer | 4 years | |||
| Jessica Pluth | 48m | 59.79m | Hammer | 4 years | |||
| Joanne Cancemi | 27.43m BROWN | 39.62m | Hammer | 2 years | |||
| Jordan Speer | 45.12m, MIZZOU | 56.91m | Hammer | 1 year | |||
| Emily Stauffer | 52.59m | 58.97m | Hammer | 1 year | |||
| Sydney Oberdiek | 56.21m MIZZOU | 58.29m | Hammer | 1 year | |||
| Katy Elsbury | 48.15m | 56.91m | Hammer | 4 years | |||
| Donielle Colich | 56.60m | Hammer | 2 years | ||||
| Sophie Adams | 45.35m | 50.30m | Hammer | 2 years | |||
| MEN | David Popejoy | walk on | 73.42m | Hammer | 2 years | 1996 | |
| Adam Connolly | 54.76m | 72.37m | Hammer | 4 years | |||
| Justin Strand | walk on | 71.16m | Hammer | 4 years | |||
| Nick Welihozkiy | 59.76m | 67.39m | Hammer | 4 years | |||
| DISCUS | |||||||
| WOMEN | Jillian Camarena | 52.52m | Discus | 2 years | |||
| Summer Pierson | 57.92m | Discus | 4 years | ||||
| Molly Meyer | Discus | 2 years | |||||
| Kitty Currier | Discus | 4 years | |||||
| MEN | Mitch Weber | MIZZOU | 60.99m | Discus | 1 year | ||
| Michael Robertson | 64.02m | Discus | 3 years | 2008 | |||
| Daniel Schaerer | 53.65m | 61.45m | Discus | 2 years | |||
| Mark Ganek | 57.04m | Discus | |||||
| Nate Dunivan | 53.75m | 57.75m | Discus | 2 years | |||
| WOMEN | SHOT | ||||||
| Jillian Camarena | 15.52m | 18.15m | Shot | 4 years | 2008, 2012 | ||
| Melissa Yunghans | 14.22m | 16.11m | Shot | 1 year | |||
| MEN | |||||||
| Adam Nelson | 19.62m | 22.12m | Shot | 3 years | 2000, silver | ||
| Gerry Donini | 19.02m | Shot | 1 year | ||||
| Paul Bogdanovich | 17.86m | Shot | 1 year | ||||
| Nick Benham | 16.87m | 18.08m | Shot | 2 years |
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
- 1 NCAA Championship Qualifier
- 1 SEC Newcomer of the Year
- 1 SEC Medalist
- 5 NCAA Preliminary Qualifiers
- Three-time Olympian
- Two-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist (1982 hammer throw, 1998 discus throw)
- Three-time NCAA national champion
- 10-time NCAA All-American