William Anthony Toomey (born January 10, 1939) is an American former track and field competitor and was the 1968 Olympic decathlon champion.
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.
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..Past Covers 1969 . Trackandfieldnews.com. Retrieved on July 17, 2015. 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 for the UC Irvine Anteaters in the early 1970s. Before that he worked as a television broadcaster and marketing consultant.
Toomey also competed in Masters Track and Field.National Masters News. Retrieved Nov 29, 2020
He married British 1964 Olympic long jump champion Mary Rand.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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External links
Bill Toomey. mtsac.edu