 Bill Toomey in 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1939-01-10) January 10, 1939 (age 85) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Decathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Southern 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Anthony Toomey (born January 10, 1939) is an American former track and field competitor and the 1968 Olympic decathlon champion.
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.
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.
Toomey also competed in Masters Track and Field.
References
- ^ "Bill Toomey". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020.
- Past Covers 1969 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Trackandfieldnews.com. Retrieved on July 17, 2015.
- National Masters News. Retrieved Nov 29, 2020
External links
Media related to Bill Toomey at Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Toomey. mtsac.edu
- Bill Toomey at the USATF Hall of Fame (archived)
- Bill Toomey at the Team USA Hall of Fame (archive July 20, 2023)
- Bill Toomey at Olympics.com
- Bill Toomey at Olympedia (archive)
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| Preceded byKurt Bendlin | Men's decathlon world record holder December 11, 1969 – September 8, 1972 |
Succeeded byMykola Avilov |
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Preceded by Bob Beamon
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Track & Field Athlete of the Year 1969 |
Succeeded by Randy Matson
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| Olympic champions in the men's all-around, pentathlon and decathlon | |
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| Decathlon |
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| Pan American Champions in men's decathlon | |
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| World University Games champions in men's decathlon | |
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| † 1959 was contested as a pentathlon |
| US National Championship winners in men's decathlon | |
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| 1915–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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| 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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| 1993-onwards USA Track & Field |
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| USA Championship winners in men's pentathlon | |
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