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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
William Anthony "Bill" Toomey (Filadélfia, 10 de janeiro de 1939) é um ex-decatleta e campeão olímpico norte-americano. Competiu nos Jogos Pan-americanos de 1967, em Winnipeg, conquistando a medalha de ouro e nos Jogos da Cidade do México 1968, onde se tornou campeão olímpico do decatlo.
Há 4 dias · Bill TOOMEY is a former American decathlete who won the gold medal at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. He also set a world record of 8,417 points and coached at Cal/Irvine.
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.
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Athletes. Bill Toomey. Biographical information. Biography. 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.
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.
