Bill Toomey
United States
Track & Field (Decathlon)
B: January 10, 1939
1968 Olympic Decathlon Champion
Toomey captured the 1968 Decathlon gold medal, and established a world record of 8,417 points in 1969. He had previously set a world record of 8,234 points in 1966. Toomey was ranked number one in the world by Track and Field News in 1966, '68 and '69; he was 3rd in 1965 and 2nd in 1967. In 1969, Toomey won the James E. Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athlete.
SUPERSTARS RECORD
| EVENT |
PLACE |
POINTS |
MONEY |
EVENT WINS |
| 1974 Preliminary 4 |
8 |
16 |
$1,600 |
None |
| TOTALS |
|
16 |
$1,600 |
0 |
PERSONAL BESTS
| Swimming - 100 Meters | 1:32.16 |
1974 Preliminary 4 |
| Tennis |
3rd |
1974 Preliminary 4 |
| Weight Lifting |
270 |
1974 Preliminary 4 |
| Baseball Hit | 6 |
1974 Preliminary 4 |
| Points Scored |
16 |
1974 Preliminary 4 |