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William Anthony Toomey (born January 10, 1939) is an American former track and field competitor and the 1968 Olympic decathlon champion. 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.
- 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
- 87 kg (192 lb)
- Athletics
- January 10, 1939 (age 84), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
0. 0. Vedi maggiori dettagli. Statistiche aggiornate al 18 dicembre 2010. Modifica dati su Wikidata · Manuale. Bill Toomey, vero nome William Anthony Toomey ( Filadelfia, 10 gennaio 1939 ), è un ex multiplista statunitense, medaglia d'oro nel decathlon ai Giochi olimpici di Città del Messico 1968 .
Hall Of Fame Bio. William “Bill” Toomey is an American former track and field athlete and the decathlon gold medalist at the Olympic Games Mexico City 1968. The Pittsburgh native won 23 of the 38 decathlons he competed in throughout his career, scoring more than 8,000 points a dozen times.
14 mag 2024 · After graduating from the University of Colorado in 1962, Bill Toomey obtained a master's degree in education from Stanford. Although he was a promising all-round athlete while at Colorado, his performances there did not presage his future greatness. He won the first of his four AAU pentathlon titles in 1960 and turned to the decathlon in 1963 ...
Toomey’s first major victory came in 1965 when he won the first of his record number of five AAU titles and in 1966 he set a world record of 8,234 points, although the mark was not ratified. In 1967 he was the Pan American Games champion and in 1968 he took the Olympic title after setting a record first day score of 4,499 points, which ...
Bill Toomey is a legend. Handsome and articulate, the former schoolteacher was credited with eight of the eleven best scores in the recorded history of the decathlon. He won five straight U.S. Amateur Athletic Union championships before finally breaking the world decathlon record in December of 1969 with 8,417 points.
William Anthony "Bill" Toomey è un ex multiplista statunitense, medaglia d'oro nel decathlon ai Giochi olimpici di Città del Messico 1968.
