American male decathletes have enjoyed tremendous success over the course of the past century, winning 10 Olympic medals and setting 22 world decathlon records. From Dennis Adama, a world-class high jumper while at Indiana State University, to Matt Zuber, who won 8 out of his 41 career decathlons, this work summarizes the career records of 319 of the most important American decathletes of the 20th Century, including Jim Thorpe, Dan O' Brien, Bob Mathias, Rafer Johnson, and Bruce Jenner. Among these athletes are all Olympians, international team members, national and collegiate champions, and members of the United States National team. Each entry describes the individual athlete's accomplishments and provides a statistical record of his entire decathlon career. A section on decathlon coaches and a comprehensive list of all world and United States decathlon rankings are provided.
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Bruce Jenner and Dan O'Brien may be familiar names, but they are just two of the 319 men profiled in this volume, which covers U.S and international team members and national and collegiate champions as well as Olympians. Most of the information is statistical. There are also brief biographies of selected coaches, and tables of world and U.S. decathalon rankings from 1912 to 2000. RBB
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Frank Zarnowski is a professor of economics at Mount Saint Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
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