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American decathlete
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
- ^ a b "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. [1] 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
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Preceded by | Men's decathlon world record holder December 11, 1969 – September 8, 1972 |
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Preceded by | Track & Field Athlete of the Year 1969 |
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Pentathlon |
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Decathlon |
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Summer Universiade 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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