American decathlete and pole vaulter
Timothy William Bright (born July 28, 1960) is a retired American decathlete and pole vaulter .
Born in Taft, California , Bright represented the US in the decathlon at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics and the 1987 World Championships, and in the pole vault at the 1985 World University Games, the 1985 World Cup, the 1991 World Championships and the 1992 Olympics. He won the American national championships in decathlon in 1987. His personal best score was 8340 points, achieved in June 1987 in San Jose . At one point he held the Decathlon World Record for the Pole Vault, set during the 1988 Olympics.[ 1]
He also became American champion in pole vault in 1991 and 1992.[ 2] His personal best jump was 5.87 metres, achieved in July 1990 in Nice .
Coaching career Former assistant coach for Concordia University (Oregon) and assistant coach at Lewis & Clark College in men's pole vault. Tim is now the pole vault coach at Oregon State University.[ 3]
Achievements
References
Pole vault for distance Pole vault
1906 : Alfred Carlton Gilbert
1907 : Claude Allen
1908 : Charles Vezin Jr.
1909 : William Happeny (CAN ) , Harry Babcock (2nd)
1910 : William Happeny (CAN ) , Theodore Babcock (2nd)
1911 : Gordon Dukes
1925 : Paul Jones
1926 : Charles Hoff (NOR ) , Edwin Myers (2nd)
1927 : Sabin Carr
1928 : Sabin Carr
1929 : Fred Sturdy
1930 : Fred Sturdy
1931 : Fred Sturdy
1932 : Fred Sturdy
1933 : Keith Brown , Frank Pierce
1934 : Bill Graber
1935 : Ray Lowry , Eldon Stutzman , Oscar Sutermeister
1936 : David Hunn
1937 : Earle Meadows
1938 : Richard Ganslen
1939 : Cornelius Warmerdam
1940 : Earle Meadows
1941 : Earle Meadows
1942 : Boo Morcom
1943 : Cornelius Warmerdam
1944 : Jack DeField
1945 : Bill Moore
1946 : Bill Moore
1947 : Guinn Smith
1948 : Bob Richards
1949 : Boo Morcom
1950 : Bob Richards
1951 : Bob Richards
1952 : Bob Richards
1953 : Bob Richards
1954 : Jerry Welbourn
1955 : Bob Richards
1956 : Don Bragg , Bob Richards
1957 : Bob Richards
1958 : Don Bragg , Bob Gutowski
1959 : Don Bragg
1960 : Don Bragg
1961 : Don Bragg
1962 : Henry Wadsworth
1963 : Dave Tork
1964 : John Uelses
1965 : Billy Gene Pemelton
1966 : Bob Seagren
1967 : Bob Seagren
1968 : Dennis Phillips
1969 : Peter Chen
1970 : Bob Seagren
1971 : Dick Railsback
1972 : Kjell Isaksson (SWE ) , Steve Smith (3rd)
1973 : Steve Smith
1974 : Vic Dias
1975 : Roland Carter
1976 : Roland Carter
1977 : Larry Jessee
1978 : Larry Jessee
1979 : Dan Ripley
1980 : Earl Bell
1981 : Thierry Vigneron (FRA ) , Dan Ripley (3rd)
1982 : Billy Olson
1983 : Billy Olson
1984 : Sergey Bubka (URS ) , Earl Bell (3rd)
1985 : Doug Lytle
1986 : Sergey Bubka (URS ) , Brad Pursley (5th)
1987 : Earl Bell
1988 : Radion Gataullin (URS ) , Dave Kenworthy (2nd)
1989 : Radion Gataullin (URS ) , Billy Olson (2nd)
1990 : István Bagyula (HUN ) , Tim Bright (2nd)
1991 : Kory Tarpenning
1992 : Dean Starkey
1993 : Greg West
1994 : Kory Tarpenning
1995 : Nick Hysong
1996 : Pat Manson
1997 : Lawrence Johnson
1998 : Scott Hennig
1999 : Jeff Hartwig
2000 : Lawrence Johnson
2001 : Lawrence Johnson
2002 : Timothy Mack
2003 : Derek Miles
2004 : Toby Stevenson
2005 : Brad Walker
2006 : Brad Walker
2007 : Jeff Hartwig
2008 : Brad Walker
2009 : Jeremy Scott
2010 : Timothy Mack
2011 : Mark Hollis
2012 : Brad Walker
2013 : Jordan Scott
2014 : Mark Hollis
2015 : Sam Kendricks
2016 : Sam Kendricks
2017 : Sam Kendricks
2018 : Scott Houston
2019 : Andrew Irwin
2020 : Matt Ludwig
2022 : Chris Nilsen
2023 : Sam Kendricks
2024 : Chris Nilsen
Notes
1876–1878New York Athletic Club 1879–1888NAAAA 1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–onwardsUSA Track & Field Notes
Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
1915–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993-onwardsUSA Track & Field Notes
The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
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