The World's Greatest Athlete's



"You, sir, are the World's Greatest Athlete....." King Gustav V of Sweden, refering to Jim Thorpe of the USA after his triumph in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm Sweden

For the Record:

World Record - 9,026pts
Roman Sebrle / Czech Republic / Gotzis / 2001
10.64 / 8.11m / 15.33m / 2.12m / 47.79 / 13.92 / 47.92m / 4.80m / 70.16m / 4:21.98

American Record - 8891pts
Dan O'Brien / USA / Talance, France / 1992
10.43 / 8.08m / 16.69m / 2.07m / 48.51 / 13.98 / 48.56m / 5.00m / 62.58m / 4:42.10

Olympic Games Record
8824pts Dan O'Brien / USA / Atlanta / 1996
10.50 / 7,57m / 15.66m / 2.07m / 46.82m / 13.87m / 48.78m / 5.00m / 66.90m / 4:45.89

8847pts Daley Thompson / Great Britan / Los Angeles / 1984
10.44 / 8.01m / 15.72m / 2.03m / 46.97 / 14.33 / 46.56m / 5.00m / 65.24m / 4:35:00

American Junior Record - 7658pts
Keith Robinson / BYU / Houston, TX / 1983
11.02 / 6.74m / 12.48m / 2.00m / 49.65 / 15.04 / 44.22m / 4.30m / 54.40m / 4:24.38

High School Record - 7359pts
Craig Bragham / S.Eugene HS / Eugene, OR / 1972
10.9 / 6.73m / 14.18m / 1.93m / 52.3 / 15.5 / 44.16m / 4.43m / 60.24m / 4:53.0

Collegiate Record - 8463pts
Tom Pappas / U. Tennessee / Knoxville / 1999
10.75 / 7.52m / 15.30m / 2.12m / 49.01 / 14.33 / 48.66m / 5.00m / 63.52m / 5:02.42

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