Bill Toomey

Bill Toomey
Bill Toomey in 1968
Personal information
Born (1939-01-10) January 10, 1939
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Decathlon
ClubSouthern California Striders
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 – 10.3 (1966)
200 – 21.2 (1966)
400 – 45.6 (1968)
1500 – 4:12.7 (1964)
110H – 14.2 (1969)
400H – 51.7 (1961)
HJ – 6–6¾ (2.00) (1969)
PV – 14–0¼ (4.27) (1969)
LJ – 26–0¼ (7.93) (1969)
SP – 47–2¼ (14.38) (1969)
DT – 154–2 (46.99) (1969)
JT – 225–8 (68.78) (1969)
Dec – 8309 (1969)
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Decathlon
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1967 Winnipeg Decathlon
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1965 Budapest Decathlon

William Anthony Toomey (born January 10, 1939) is an American former track and field competitor and was the 1968 Olympic decathlon champion.[1]

Athletic and broadcast career

Toomey was an All-American for the Colorado Buffaloes track and field team, finishing 7th in the 400 meters hurdles at the 1961 NCAA track and field championships.[2]

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.[3]. His 400m time of 45.68 set during the 1968 Olympics was the decathlon world best until 2015 when it was surpassed by Ashton Eaton's 45.00.

Toomey was head coach in track and field at the University of California at Irvine in the early 1970s. Before that he worked as a television broadcaster and marketing consultant.[1]

Toomey also competed in Masters Track and Field.[4]

He married British 1964 Olympic long jump champion Mary Rand.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bill Toomey". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "400 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Past Covers 1969 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Trackandfieldnews.com. Retrieved on July 17, 2015.
  4. ^ National Masters News. [1] Retrieved Nov 29, 2020
  5. ^ Elizabeth Hudson, 'Mary Rand - the trailblazing Olympic champion who captured Mick Jagger's eye'. BBC Sport, 28 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026

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