Tim Bright

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Timothy ("Tim") William Bright (born 28 July 1960 in Taft, California) is a retired American decathlete and pole vaulter.

Bright represented the US in the decathlon at the 1984 Olympics and the 1987 World Championships, and in the pole vault at the 1985 World University Games and the 1985 World Cup. He won the American national championships in decathlon in 1987. His personal best score was 8340 points, achieved in June 1987 in San Jose.

He also became American champion in pole vault in 1991 and 1992.[1] His personal best jump was 5.82 metres, achieved in July 1990 in Nice.

Coaching career [edit]

As of April 2010, Bright is an assistant coach at Concordia University (Portland, Oregon) in men's pole vault.[2]

Achievements [edit]

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
1984 Summer Olympics Los Angeles, California 12th Decathlon
1985 World Cup Canberra, Australia 3rd Pole vault
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy DNF Decathlon
1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea 7th Decathlon
1989 World Cup Barcelona, Spain 2nd Pole vault
1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 3rd Pole vault
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 6th Pole vault
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 12th Pole vault

References [edit]

  1. ^ http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usa2.htm
  2. ^ http://www.gocugo.com/coaches.aspx?path=track&


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