Information about Bill Toomey
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| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | Decathlon | |
William Anthony ("Bill") Toomey, born January 10, 1939, is a former American track and field competitor and the 1968 Olympic decathlon champion.
A graduate of Worcester Academy, Toomey was named ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year in 1968. He received the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States in 1969.
Toomey married Olympic gold-medal winning British athlete Mary Rand in 1969 and they had two daughters, Samantha and Sarah. They divorced after 22 years of marriage.
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| Olympic champions in the all around, pentathlon and decathlon |
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| As all-around: Tom Kiely |
| As pentathlon: Hjalmer Mellander | Jim Thorpe | Eero Lehtonen (twice) |
| As decathlon: Jim Thorpe | Helge Lvland | Harold Osborn | Paavo Yrjl | James Bausch | Glenn Morris | Bob Mathias (twice) | Milt Campbell | Rafer Johnson | Willi Holdorf | Bill Toomey | Nikolay Avilov | Bruce Jenner | Daley Thompson (twice) | Christian Schenk | Robert Změlk | Dan O'Brien | Erki Nool | Roman Šebrle |
Athletics, known as Track and Field in the United States, has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics.
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The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were held in Mexico City in 1968. Mexico City beat out bids from Detroit, Buenos Aires and Lyon to host the Games in 1963.
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At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 12 for women. These particular games were notable for the number of world records, attributable to the high altitude of Mexico City.
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January 10 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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Events
- 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.
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Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX
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1936 1937 1938 - 1939 - 1940 1941 1942
Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX
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Motto
"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing and jumping. The name is derived from the Greek word "athlon" meaning "contest".
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1965 1966 1967 - 1968 - 1969 1970 1971
Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII
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1965 1966 1967 - 1968 - 1969 1970 1971
Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII
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Decathlon is an athletic event combining 10 track and field events. Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all events. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not by the position achieved.
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Worcester Academy is an independent coeducational preparatory school spread over 67 acres in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States. The school is divided into a middle school, serving approximately 150 students in grades six to eight, and an upper school, serving
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American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Type Broadcast radio network and
television network
Country United States
Availability
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Type Broadcast radio network and
television network
Country United States
Availability
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Wide World of Sports can refer to:
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- Wide World of Sports (US TV series), screened on the American Broadcasting Company
- Nine's Wide World of Sport, the brand used for any sporting event broadcast on the Nine Network
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The AAU James E. Sullivan Award is awarded annually by the Amateur Athletic Union to the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. It was first awarded in 1930, making it older than the Heisman Trophy.
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1930s 1940s 1950s - 1960s - 1970s 1980s 1990s
1966 1967 1968 - 1969 - 1970 1971 1972
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Competitor for United Kingdom
Women's athletics
Olympic Games
Gold Tokyo 1964 Long Jump
Silver Tokyo 1964 Pentathlon
Bronze Tokyo 1964 4 x 100 m relay
European Championships
Bronze Belgrade 1962 Long Jump
Bronze
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Women's athletics
Olympic Games
Gold Tokyo 1964 Long Jump
Silver Tokyo 1964 Pentathlon
Bronze Tokyo 1964 4 x 100 m relay
European Championships
Bronze Belgrade 1962 Long Jump
Bronze
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This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in athletics from 1896 to 2004.
Games Gold Silver Bronze
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Current Program
100 metres
Games Gold Silver Bronze
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Olympic medalist
Tom Kiely
Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Gold 1904 St Louis Decathlon
Thomas ("Tom") Francis Kiely (August 25, 1869 – November 6, 1951) is an Irish athlete who competed mainly in the All rounder event.
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Tom Kiely
Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Gold 1904 St Louis Decathlon
Thomas ("Tom") Francis Kiely (August 25, 1869 – November 6, 1951) is an Irish athlete who competed mainly in the All rounder event.
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Olympic medal record
Men’s Athletics
Gold 1906 Athens Pentathlon
Hjalmer Mellander (December 14, 1880 - October 3, 1919) is a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the Pentathlon.
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Men’s Athletics
Gold 1906 Athens Pentathlon
Hjalmer Mellander (December 14, 1880 - October 3, 1919) is a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the Pentathlon.
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Jim Thorpe
Position(s): RB, DB Jersey #(s):
31
Born: May 28 1888
Died: March 28 1953 (aged 66)
Career Information
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Position(s): RB, DB Jersey #(s):
31
Born: May 28 1888
Died: March 28 1953 (aged 66)
Career Information
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Olympic medal record
Men’s Athletics
Gold 1920 Antwerp Pentathlon
Gold 1924 Paris Pentathlon
Eero Reino Lehtonen (April 21, 1898 – November 9 1959) was a Finnish pentathlete.
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Men’s Athletics
Gold 1920 Antwerp Pentathlon
Gold 1924 Paris Pentathlon
Eero Reino Lehtonen (April 21, 1898 – November 9 1959) was a Finnish pentathlete.
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Jim Thorpe
Position(s): RB, DB Jersey #(s):
31
Born: May 28 1888
Died: March 28 1953 (aged 66)
Career Information
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Position(s): RB, DB Jersey #(s):
31
Born: May 28 1888
Died: March 28 1953 (aged 66)
Career Information
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Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
Gold 1924 Paris High jump
Gold 1924 Paris Decathlon
Harold Marion Osborn (April 13, 1899 – April 5, 1975) was a U.S. track athlete. He won a gold medal in Olympic decathlon and high jump in 1924.
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Men's Athletics
Gold 1924 Paris High jump
Gold 1924 Paris Decathlon
Harold Marion Osborn (April 13, 1899 – April 5, 1975) was a U.S. track athlete. He won a gold medal in Olympic decathlon and high jump in 1924.
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Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
Gold 1932 Los Angeles Decathlon
James Aloysius Bernard Bausch, a.k.a. "Jarring Jim" (March 29, 1906 – July 9, 1974) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the Decathlon.
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Men's Athletics
Gold 1932 Los Angeles Decathlon
James Aloysius Bernard Bausch, a.k.a. "Jarring Jim" (March 29, 1906 – July 9, 1974) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the Decathlon.
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Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
Gold 1936 Berlin Decathlon
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Men's Athletics
Gold 1936 Berlin Decathlon
This article is about U.S. track and field athlete. For American academic and Native American activist, see Glenn T. Morris.
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Olympic medal record
Men's athletics
Gold 1948 London Decathlon
Gold 1952 Helsinki Decathlon
Robert Bruce Mathias (November 17 1930 - September 2 2006) was an American decathlete, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and United States Congressman.
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Men's athletics
Gold 1948 London Decathlon
Gold 1952 Helsinki Decathlon
Robert Bruce Mathias (November 17 1930 - September 2 2006) was an American decathlete, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and United States Congressman.
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Olympic medal record
Men’s Athletics
Silver 1952 Helsinki Decathlon
Gold 1956 Melbourne Decathlon
Milton Gray Campbell (born December 9, 1933 at Plainfield, New Jersey) is an American decathlete of the 1950s.
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Men’s Athletics
Silver 1952 Helsinki Decathlon
Gold 1956 Melbourne Decathlon
Milton Gray Campbell (born December 9, 1933 at Plainfield, New Jersey) is an American decathlete of the 1950s.
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Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
Silver 1956 Melbourne Decathlon
Gold 1960 Rome Decathlon
Rafer Lewis Johnson (born August 18, 1935) is a former American decathlete.
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Men's Athletics
Silver 1956 Melbourne Decathlon
Gold 1960 Rome Decathlon
Rafer Lewis Johnson (born August 18, 1935) is a former American decathlete.
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Olympic medal record
Men’s Athletics
Gold 1964 Tokyo Decathlon
Willi Holdorf (born February 17, 1940 in Blomesche Wildnis near Glückstadt) is a West German athlete who mainly competed in the decathlon.
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Men’s Athletics
Gold 1964 Tokyo Decathlon
Willi Holdorf (born February 17, 1940 in Blomesche Wildnis near Glückstadt) is a West German athlete who mainly competed in the decathlon.
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Olympic medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for Soviet Union
Gold 1972 Munich Decathlon
Bronze 1976 Montreal Decathlon Nikolai Viktorovich Avilov (Russian:
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Men's athletics
Competitor for Soviet Union
Gold 1972 Munich Decathlon
Bronze 1976 Montreal Decathlon Nikolai Viktorovich Avilov (Russian:
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Olympic medal record
Men's athletics
Gold Montreal 1976 Decathlon
William Bruce Jenner (born October 28, 1949 in Mount Kisco, New York) is a U.S. track athlete, known principally for winning the decathlon in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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Men's athletics
Gold Montreal 1976 Decathlon
William Bruce Jenner (born October 28, 1949 in Mount Kisco, New York) is a U.S. track athlete, known principally for winning the decathlon in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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