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Rank Athlete Points 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110 m H DT PV JT 1500 m; 1 Bruce Jenner [a] 8618 819 10.94 s: 865 7.22 m: 809 15.35 m: 882 2.03 m: 923 47.51 s: 866 14.84 s: 873 50.04 m: 1005 4.80 m
Caitlyn Marie Jenner was born on October 28, 1949, in Mount Kisco, New York, as William Bruce Jenner, and was known as Bruce until June 2015. [18] Her parents are Esther Ruth (née McGuire) and William Hugh Jenner, who was an arborist originally from New Brunswick, Canada. [19] [20] She is of English, Scottish, Irish, Dutch, and Welsh descent. [21]
The 1976 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 10–12 at Drake Stadium on the campus of University of California, Los Angeles in Westwood, California. The decathlon took place on June 25–26 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon as part of the 1976 Olympic Trials where Bruce Jenner improved his own world record.
The current world record holder is French national Kevin Mayer with 9126 points. Over the years, athletes have become bigger, stronger and faster, leading some to score more points. The first world record in the women's decathlon was recognized by the IAAF in 2004. As of 21 June 2009, two world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.
Toggle All-time top performances women ≥ 8,000 pts subsection. ... 100 metres, 400 metres, 1500 metres, 110 metre hurdles, ... Bruce Jenner United States [a] ...
The 1976 United States Olympic trials for track and field were held June 19–27 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. [1] [2] These were the last organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU); the Amateur Sports Act of 1978 was passed two years later which formed the new national governing body for the sport of track and field, The Athletics Congress.
Charles Bennett. Great Britain. Sidney Robinson. Great Britain. 1600 metres relay. [edit] The first relay event to be held at the Olympics, the 1600 m relay consisted of two legs over 200 m, one over 400 m, and one over 800 m. This "medley" relay was replaced by the 4 × 400 m relay at subsequent Olympics.
Jenner sprinted the last lap, making up a 50-meter deficit and nearly catching the event favorite, Soviet Leonid Litvinenko, who was already well out of contention for the gold medal, and whose personal best had been eight seconds better than Jenner's personal best before the race. Jenner set a new personal best time and won the gold medal with ...