Bill Toomey

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Bill Toomey
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Bill Toomey in 1968
Personal information
Born (1939-01-10) January 10, 1939 (age 86)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event Decathlon
ClubSouthern California Striders
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 – 10.3 (1966)
200 – 21.2 (1966)
400 – 45.6 (1968)
1500 – 4:12.7 (1964)
110H – 14.2 (1969)
400H – 51.7 (1961)
HJ – 6–6¾ (2.00) (1969)
PV – 14–0¼ (4.27) (1969)
LJ – 26–0¼ (7.93) (1969)
SP – 47–2¼ (14.38) (1969)
DT – 154–2 (46.99) (1969)
JT – 225–8 (68.78) (1969)
Dec – 8309 (1969)
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1968 Mexico City Decathlon
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1967 Winnipeg Decathlon
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1965 Budapest Decathlon

William Anthony Toomey (born January 10, 1939) is an American former track and field competitor and the 1968 Olympic decathlon champion. [1]

He won 23 of the 38 decathlons he competed in, scoring over 8,000 points a dozen times. He was on the cover of the October 1969 issue of Track and Field News. [2]

Toomey was head coach in track and field at the University of California at Irvine in the early 1970s. Before that he worked as a television broadcaster and marketing consultant. [1]

Toomey also competed in Masters Track and Field. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bill Toomey". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020.
  2. Past Covers 1969 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine . Trackandfieldnews.com. Retrieved on July 17, 2015.
  3. National Masters News. Retrieved Nov 29, 2020

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Records
Preceded by Men's decathlon world record holder
December 11, 1969 – September 8, 1972
Succeeded by
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Track & Field Athlete of the Year
1969
Succeeded by