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Bill Toomey
American decathlete / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Anthony Toomey (born January 10, 1939) is an American former track and field competitor and the 1968 Olympic decathlon champion.[1]
Quick Facts Personal information, Born ...
![]() Bill Toomey in 1968 | |
Personal information | |
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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) |
Sport | |
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) |
Medal record |
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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]