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

Bill Toomey
Bill Toomey in 1968
Personal information
Born (1939-01-10) January 10, 1939 (age 83)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)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  United States
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico CityDecathlon
Pan American Games
1967 WinnipegDecathlon
Universiade
1965 BudapestDecathlon

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. "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


Media related to Bill Toomey at Wikimedia Commons

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

На других языках


- [en] Bill Toomey

[fr] Bill Toomey

William Anthony « Bill » Toomey (né le 10 janvier 1939 à Philadelphie) est un athlète américain, spécialiste du décathlon, ancien détenteur du record du monde.

[it] Bill Toomey

William Anthony "Bill" Toomey (Filadelfia, 10 gennaio 1939) è un ex multiplista statunitense, medaglia d'oro nel decathlon ai Giochi olimpici di Città del Messico 1968.

[ru] Туми, Билл

Билл Туми (англ. William Anthony Toomey; род. 10 января 1939[1], Филадельфия, Пенсильвания) — американский легкоатлет (десятиборье), чемпион летних Олимпийских игр 1968 года в Мехико, рекордсмен мира.



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