Bill Toomey

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Bill Toomey
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  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1968 Mexico CityDecathlon
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1967 WinnipegDecathlon
Universiade
Gold medal – first place1965 BudapestDecathlon

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

Athletic and broadcast career

Toomey was an All-American for the Colorado Buffaloes track and field team, finishing 7th in the 400 meters hurdles at the 1961 NCAA track and field championships.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bill Toomey". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ "400 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  3. ↑ Past Covers 1969 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Trackandfieldnews.com. Retrieved on July 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ National Masters News. Retrieved Nov 29, 2020

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