Bill Toomey

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Bill Toomey
Bill Toomey
Men's Athletics
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold 1968 Mexico City Decathlon
Pan American Games
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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Records
Preceded by
Flag of West Germany Kurt Bendlin
Men's Decathlon World Record Holder
December 11, 1969September 8, 1972
Succeeded by
Flag of the Soviet Union Nikolay Avilov
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Flag of the United States Bob Beamon
Track & Field Athlete of the Year
1969
Succeeded by
Flag of the United States Randy Matson
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