Bill Toomey
American decathlete
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William Anthony Toomey (born January 10, 1939) is a former American track and field competitor and was the 1968 Olympic decathlon champion.[1]
Bill Toomey in 1968 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 10, 1939 |
| 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 | |
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]
