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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
MTLOOC. v. t. e. The 1976 Summer Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1976), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad (French: Jeux de la XXIe Olympiade) and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (French: Montréal 1976), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Jenner appeared in the series Learn to Read [84] and in the video games Olympic Decathlon [85] (1981) and Bruce Jenner's World Class Decathlon (1996). [86] The "hero shot", the finish of the final event of the 1976 Olympic decathlon, and the Wheaties cover, were parodied by John Belushi on Saturday Night Live, endorsing "Little Chocolate Donuts ...
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 following is a list of medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics, held in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 17 to August 1. ... Bruce Jenner United ...
Portal:Sport of athletics/Selected biography/27. Caitlyn Marie Jenner (born William Bruce Jenner; October 28, 1949; known as Bruce Jenner until 2015) is an American media personality and former Olympic gold medal -winning decathlete. ( Full article... Jenner was the American champion in the men's decathlon event in 1974, and was featured on the ...
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1005 participating athletes from 80 countries. The men's 50 kilometres walk competition was dropped from the Olympic athletics programme, despite its constant presence at the games since 1932. The IAAF chose to host its own world ...
The event is similar to the pentathlon held at the ancient Greek Olympics, [3] and also similar to a competition called an "all-around", which was contested at the United States amateur championships in 1884. [4] [5] Another all-around was held at the 1904 Summer Olympics. [6] The modern decathlon first appeared at the 1912 Games. [7]