Bill Toomey
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 Bill Toomey |
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Competitor for the  United States |
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| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | Decathlon | |
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| Gold | 1967 Winnipeg | Decathlon | |
William ("Bill") Anthony Toomey (born January 10, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 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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Preceded by Kurt Bendlin |
Men's Decathlon World Record Holder December 11, 1969 – September 8, 1972 |
Succeeded by Nikolay Avilov |
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| Preceded by Bob Beamon |
Track & Field Athlete of the Year 1969 |
Succeeded by Randy Matson |
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