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American decathlete and pole vaulter

Tim Bright Personal information Nationality American Born (1960-07-28) July 28, 1960 (age 65) Taft, California, USA Sport Sport Athletics Event(s) Pole vault, Decathlon College team Linn-Benton Roadrunners Abilene Christian Wildcats Achievements and titles Personal best(s) Pole vault: 5.85 m (1996) Decathlon: 8,340 (1987)

**Timothy William Bright** (born July 28, 1960) is an American retired athlete in the [pole vault](/source/Pole_vault) and the [decathlon](/source/Decathlon).

## Collegiate career

Bright participated in track & field at [Linn-Benton Community College](/source/Linn-Benton_Community_College) from 1978-80, earning NJCAA all-America honors his sophomore year, and then transferred to [Abilene Christian University](/source/Abilene_Christian_University). In 1991, he was elected to the [NWAC](/source/Northwest_Athletic_Conference) Hall of Fame.[1]

## International career

Bright represented the United States in the decathlon at the [1984 Olympics](/source/Athletics_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics#Men's_decathlon), the [1988 Olympics](/source/Athletics_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics#Men's_decathlon), 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](/source/Athletics_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics#Men's_decathlon).

In 1987, he scored a personal best of 8,340 points in the decathlon at the [USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships](/source/1987_USA_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) in [San Jose](/source/San_Jose%2C_California).[2][3] At one point, he held the decathlon world record for the pole vault at 5.70 m, set during the 1988 Olympics.[4]

In 1991 and 1992, Bright became an American champion the in pole vault.[5] At the British [AAA Championships](/source/AAA_Championships) he won the title in [1991](/source/1991_AAA_Championships) and finished runner-up in [1985](/source/1985_AAA_Championships) behind [Kory Tarpenning](/source/Kory_Tarpenning) and in [1993](/source/1993_AAA_Championships) behind Australian [Simon Arkell](/source/Simon_Arkell).[6][7]

## Post-career

In 2010, Bright took up a coaching career in men's pole vault at [Concordia University (Oregon)](/source/Concordia_University_(Oregon)) and [Lewis & Clark College](/source/Lewis_%26_Clark_College).[8] In 2019, he became a volunteer assistant coach for women's track and field at [Oregon State University](/source/Oregon_State_University).[9]

## Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Event 1984 Summer Olympics Los Angeles 12th Decathlon 1985 World Cup Canberra 3rd Pole vault 1987 World Championships Rome DNF Decathlon 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul 7th Decathlon 1989 World Cup Barcelona 2nd Pole vault 1990 Goodwill Games Seattle 3rd Pole vault 1991 World Championships Tokyo 6th Pole vault 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona 12th Pole vault

## Personal bests

Information from [World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics) profile unless otherwise noted.

### Outdoor

- *As of June 20, 2025*

Event Performance Location Date Points Decathlon —N/a San Jose June 23–24, 1987 8,340 points 100 meters 10.90[10] San Jose June 23, 1987 883 points Long jump 7.31 m (23 ft 11+3⁄4 in)[10] San Jose June 23, 1987 888 points Shot put 14.35 m (47 ft 3⁄4 in)[10] San Jose June 23, 1987 750 points High jump 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)[10] San Jose June 23, 1987 906 points 400 meters 48.87 Los Angeles August 8, 1984 867 points 110 meters hurdles 14.16[10] San Jose June 24, 1987 954 points Discus throw 41.74 m (136 ft 11+1⁄4 in) Los Angeles August 9, 1984 700 points Pole vault 5.70 m (18 ft 8+1⁄4 in) Seoul September 29, 1988 1,132 points Javelin throw 61.60 m (202 ft 1 in) Seoul September 29, 1988 762 points 1500 meters 4:42.34[11] Indianapolis June 18, 1985 666 points Virtual Best Performance 8,508 points

Event Performance Location Date Pole vault 5.85 m (19 ft 2+1⁄4 in)[12] Monmouth June 8, 1996

### Indoor

- *As of June 20, 2025*

Event Performance Location Date Pole vault 5.80 m (19 ft 1⁄4 in)[12] Atlanta March 4, 1995

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["LB Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2022"](https://athletics.linnbenton.edu/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame/releases/class-of-2022). *linnbenton.edu*. August 17, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Fachet, Robert (June 25, 1987). ["BRIGHT'S VAULTING BEATS MUZZIO IN DECATHLON"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1987/06/25/brights-vaulting-beats-muzzio-in-decathlon/8271e48a-ba95-44b5-bae0-ce7c9875314d/). *washingtonpost.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["History of US Nationals Results: Decathlon - Men"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055946/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/tafn-presults?list_id=36&sex_id=M&event_id=30). Archived from [the original](http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/tafn-presults?list_id=36&sex_id=M&event_id=30) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Decathlon: East Germans Finish 1-2; Daley Thompson Ends Up in 4th Place"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-30-sp-3293-story.html). *latimes.com*. September 30, 1988. American Tim Bright set an Olympic and world record for the decathlon pole vault by clearing 18-8 1/4.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN 1943-)"](http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usa2.htm). *gbrathletics.com*. Retrieved June 20, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists"](https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm). *National Union of Track Statisticians*. Retrieved June 19, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)"](http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm). *gbrathletics.com*. Retrieved June 20, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["2010 Men's Track & Field Coaching Staff"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101011113316/http://www.gocugo.com/coaches.aspx?path=track&). Archived from [the original](http://www.gocugo.com/coaches.aspx?path=track&) on October 11, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Tim Bright"](https://osubeavers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/coaches/tim-bright/949). *osubeavers.com*. Retrieved June 20, 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-TAC1_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-TAC1_10-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-TAC1_10-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-TAC1_10-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-TAC1_10-4) ["TAC Championships"](https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/eTN1987_16_USA_Ch.pdf) (PDF). *trackandfieldnews.com*. July 2, 1987. p. 4.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["TAC Championships"](https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/eTN1985_13_USA_Ch.pdf) (PDF). *trackandfieldnews.com*. June 27, 1985. p. 3.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Brinkster_12-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Brinkster_12-1) ["Tim Bright"](http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=778&Gender=M&Page=Back&Tour=N&Year=&TF=T). *brinkster.net*. Retrieved June 20, 2025.

## External links

- [Tim Bright](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14233314) at [World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics)

- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; [Mallon, Bill](/source/Bill_Mallon); et al. ["Tim Bright"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045102/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/tim-bright-1.html). *Olympics at Sports-Reference.com*. [Sports Reference LLC](/source/Sports_Reference). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/tim-bright-1.html) on April 18, 2020.

v t e USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's pole vault (pole vault for distance) Pole vault for distance 1906: Martin Sheridan 1907: Martin Sheridan 1908: Willard McLeod 1909: Harry Babcock 1910: Platt Adams 1911: Harry Babcock 1913: Platt Adams 1914: Platt Adams 1915: Platt Adams 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 * From 1906 to 1979, events were conducted by the Amateur Athletic Union. Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted under The Athletics Congress. Events thereafter were conducted by USA Track & Field.

v t e US National Championship winners in men's pole vault 1876–1878 New York Athletic Club 1877: George McNichol 1878: Alfred Ing 1879–1888 NAAAA 1879–81: William Van Houten 1882: B.F. Richardson 1883–86: Hugh Baxter 1887: Tom Ray (GBR) & Hugh Baxter 1888Note 1: G.B. Quinn 1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union 1888Note 1: Lincoln Godshall 1889: Lat Stones (GBR) & D.F. O'Brien 1890: Walter Rodenbaugh 1891–92: Theodore Luce 1893–94: Christian Buchholz 1895: Hermann Thomas 1896: Franklin Allis 1897: Jesse Hurlburt 1898: Raymond Clapp 1899: Irving Baxter 1900: Bascom Johnson 1901: Charles Dvorak 1902: August Anderson 1903: Charles Dvorak 1904: H.L. Gardner 1905: Roy Heater 1906: LeRoy Samse 1907: Ed Cook 1908: William Halpenny (CAN) & Claude Allen 1909: Roy Paulding 1910: Harry Babcock 1911: Ed Cook, Frank Coyle & Sam Bellah 1912: Harry Babcock 1913: Stanley Wagoner 1914: Ken Curtis 1915: Sam Bellah 1916: Sherman Landers 1917: Edward Knourek 1918: Carl Buck 1919–20: Frank Foss 1921–22: Edward Knourek 1923–24: Edwin Myers 1925: Harry Smith 1926: Paul Harrington 1927–28: Lee Barnes 1929–30: Fred Sturdy 1931: Jack Wool 1932: Bill Graber 1933: Keith Brown & Matt Gordy 1934: Keith Brown, Bill Graber & Wirt Thompson 1935: Earle Meadows & Bill Sefton 1936: George Varoff 1937: Bill Sefton 1938: Cornelius Warmerdam 1939: George Varoff 1940–44: Cornelius Warmerdam 1945: Boo Morcom & Robert Phelps 1946: Irving Moore 1947: Boo Morcom 1948: Boo Morcom & Bob Richards 1949–51: Bob Richards 1952: Bob Richards & Don Laz 1953: Don Laz & George Mattos 1954–57: Bob Richards 1958: Ron Morris 1959: Don Bragg 1960: Aubrey Dooley 1961–62: Ron Morris 1963: Brian Sternberg 1964: Fred Hansen 1965: John Pennel 1966: Bob Seagren 1967: Paul Wilson 1968: Dick Railsback 1969–70: Bob Seagren 1971: Jan Johnson 1972: Dave Roberts 1973: Mike Cotton 1974: Dave Roberts 1975: Don Baird (AUS) * Terry Porter 1976: Earl Bell 1977: Mike Tully 1978: Dan Ripley 1979: Mike Tully 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980: Tom Hintnaus 1981: Billy Olson 1982: Dan Ripley & Billy Olson 1983: Jeff Buckingham 1984: Earl Bell 1985: Joe Dial 1986: Mike Tully 1987: Joe Dial 1988–89: Kory Tarpenning 1990: Earl Bell 1991–92: Tim Bright 1993–onwards USA Track & Field 1993–95: Scott Huffman 1996–97: Lawrence Johnson 1998–99: Jeff Hartwig 2000–01: Lawrence Johnson 2002–03: Jeff Hartwig 2004: Tim Mack 2005: Brad Walker 2006: Russ Buller 2007: Brad Walker 2008: Derek Miles 2009: Brad Walker 2010: Mark Hollis 2011: Derek Miles 2012–13: Brad Walker 2014–19: Sam Kendricks 2020 not held 20212020 OT: Chris Nilsen 2022-23: Chris Nilsen 2024: Sam Kendricks 2025: Austin Miller 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.

v t e US National Championship winners in men's decathlon 1915–1979 Amateur Athletic Union 1915: Alma Richards 1916–19: not held 1920: Brutus Hamilton 1921: Dan Shea 1922: Harrison Thompson 1923: Harold Osborn 1924: Tony Plansky 1925–26: Harold Osborn 1927: Fait Elkins 1928–29: Ken Doherty 1930: Wilson Charles 1931: Jess Mortensen 1932: Jim Bausch 1933: Barney Berlinger 1934–35: Bob Clark 1936: Glenn Morris 1937: not held 1938–39: Joe Scott 1940: Bill Watson 1941: John Borican 1942: Bill Terwilliger 1943: Bill Watson 1944: Irv Mondschein 1945: Charles Beaudry 1946–47: Irv Mondschein 1948–50: Bob Mathias 1951: Bob Richards 1952: Bob Mathias 1953: Milt Campbell 1954–55: Bob Richards 1956: Rafer Johnson 1957: Charles Pratt 1958: Rafer Johnson 1959: C.K. Yang (TPE) * Dave Edstrom 1960: Rafer Johnson 1961: Paul Herman 1962: C.K. Yang (TPE) * Paul Herman 1963: Steve Pauly 1964: C.K. Yang (TPE) * Paul Herman 1965–69: Bill Toomey 1970: John Warkentin 1971: Rick Wanamaker 1972–73: Jeff Bennett 1974: Bruce Jenner 1975: Fred Samara 1976: Bruce Jenner 1977: Fred Dixon 1978: Mike Hill 1979: Bobby Coffman 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980: Bob Coffman 1981–82: John Crist 1983: Mark Anderson 1984: John Crist 1985: John Sayre 1986: Dave Johnson 1987: Tim Bright 1988: Gary Kinder 1989–90: Dave Johnson 1991: Dan O'Brien 1992: Dave Johnson 1993-onwards USA Track & Field 1993–96: Dan O'Brien 1997: Steve Fritz 1998–99: Chris Huffins 2000: Tom Pappas 2001: Kip Janvrin 2002–03: Tom Pappas 2004–05: Bryan Clay 2006–07: Tom Pappas 2008: Bryan Clay 2009: Trey Hardee 2010: Jake Arnold 2011–13: Ashton Eaton 2014–15: Trey Hardee 2016: Ashton Eaton 2017: Trey Hardee 2018: Zach Ziemek 2019: Devon Williams 20212020 OT: Garrett Scantling 2022: Garrett Scantling 2023: Harrison Williams 2024: Heath Baldwin 2025: Kyle Garland 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.

v t e 1984 USA Olympic track and field team Qualification 1984 United States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes Ray Armstead Alonzo Babers Kirk Baptiste Ron Brown Tonie Campbell Don Clary Paul Cummings Brian Diemer Marco Evoniuk Greg Foster Sam Graddy Johnny Gray John Gregorek Danny Harris Tranel Hawkins Jim Heiring Thomas Jefferson Earl Jones Roger Kingdom Steve Lacy Carl Lewis Henry Marsh John Marshall Antonio McKay Walter McCoy Edwin Moses Sunder Nix Daniel O'Connor Vince O'Sullivan Doug Padilla Pete Pfitzinger Pat Porter Alberto Salazar Carl Schueler Steve Scott Calvin Smith Willie Smith Jim Spivey John Tuttle Craig Virgin Men's field athletes Duncan Atwood Willie Banks Earl Bell Tim Bright Ed Burke Art Burns Michael Carter Mike Conley Sr. John Crist Milton Goode Bill Green Al Joyner Dave Laut Carl Lewis Jud Logan Doug Lytle Mike McRae Larry Myricks Doug Nordquist Tom Petranoff John Powell Steve Roller Dwight Stones Mike Tully Mac Wilkins Augie Wolf Jim Wooding Women's track and road athletes Evelyn Ashford Sharrieffa Barksdale Joan Benoit Jeanette Bolden Cindy Bremser Valerie Brisco-Hooks Alice Brown Judi Brown Julie Brown Robin Campbell Chandra Cheeseborough Mary Decker Diane Dixon Benita Fitzgerald-Brown Kim Gallagher Randy Givens Florence Griffith Joyner Joan Hansen Denean Howard Sherri Howard Julie Isphording Missy Kane Lillie Leatherwood Pam Page Diana Richburg Kim Turner Angela Wright-Scott Ruth Wysocki Women's field athletes Jodi Anderson Carol Cady Laura De Snoo Leslie Deniz Cindy Greiner Lorna Griffin Joni Huntley Jackie Joyner Carol Lewis Ramona Pagel Louise Ritter Karin Smith Pam Spencer Lynda Sutfin Cathy Sulinski Angela Thacker Coaches —

v t e 1988 USA Olympic track and field team Qualification 1988 United States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes Brian Abshire Jeff Atkinson Tracy Baskin Bruce Bickford Arthur Blake Terry Brahm Tonie Campbell Mark Conover Mark Deady Joe DeLoach Brian Diemer Danny Everett Mark Everett Marco Evoniuk Ed Eyestone Johnny Gray Jim Heiring Andy Kaestner Roger Kingdom Carl Lewis Steve Lewis Tim Lewis Sydney Maree Henry Marsh Roy Martin Antonio McKay (r) Lee McNeill (r) Dennis Mitchell Gary Morgan Edwin Moses Doug Padilla Pete Pfitzinger Andre Phillips Steve Plasencia Pat Porter Butch Reynolds Albert Robinson (r) Kevin Robinzine (r) Carl Schueler Steve Scott Calvin Smith Andrew Valmon (r) Kevin Young Men's field athletes Willie Banks Randy Barnes Earl Bell Tim Bright Mike Buncic Robert Cannon Hollis Conway Brian Crouser Lance Deal Jim Doehring Ken Flax Randy Heisler Jim Howard Dave Johnson Gary Kinder Carl Lewis Jud Logan Larry Myricks Billy Olson Tom Petranoff Mike Powell Charles Simpkins Brian Stanton Dave Stephens Gregg Tafralis Kory Tarpenning Mac Wilkins Women's track and road athletes Evelyn Ashford Valerie Brisco Alice Brown (r) Joetta Clark Gail Devers-Roberts Nancy Ditz Diane Dixon Sheila Echols (r) Kim Gallagher Margaret Groos Denean Howard-Hill Sherri Howard (r) Vicki Huber Jacqueline Humphrey Regina Jacobs Lynn Jennings Florence Griffith Joyner Francie Larrieu-Smith Lillie Leatherwood (r) Pam Marshall LaVonna Martin Leslie Maxie Lynn Nelson Cathy O'Brien PattiSue Plumer LaTanya Sheffield Mary Decker Slaney Gwen Torrence Delisa Walton-Floyd Schowonda Williams Dannette Young (r) Women's field athletes Wendy Brown Carol Cady Bonnie Dasse Sheila Echols Cindy Greiner Jackie Joyner-Kersee Trish King Carol Lewis Donna Mayhew Ramona Pagel Connie Price Louise Ritter Karin Smith Coleen Sommer Lynda Sutfin Coaches Stan Huntsman (men's head coach) Dean Hayes (men's assistant coach) Irving "Moon" Mondschein (men's assistant coach) Tom Pagani (men's assistant coach) Russ Rogers (men's assistant coach) Joe Vigil (men's assistant coach) Terry Crawford (women's head coach) Ken Foreman (women's assistant coach) Dave Rodda (women's assistant coach) Fred Thompson (women's assistant coach)

v t e 1992 USA Olympic track and field team Qualification 1992 United States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes Michael Bates Arthur Blake Leroy Burrell Mark Croghan Tony Dees Brian Diemer Danny Everett Mark Everett Marco Evoniuk Ed Eyestone Johnny Gray Darnell Hall (r) Terrance Herrington Steve Holman Allen James Chip Jenkins James Jett (r) Michael Johnson Bob Kempainen Bob Kennedy Carl Lewis (r) Steve Lewis Daniel Lopez Michael Marsh Dennis Mitchell McClinton Neal Herm Nelson José Parrilla David Patrick Jack Pierce Steve Plasencia Aaron Ramirez Reuben Reina Carl Schueler Steve Spence Jim Spivey John Trautmann Andrew Valmon (r) Quincy Watts Todd Williams Mark Witherspoon Kevin Young Men's field athletes Charles Austin Ron Backes Mike Barnett Brian Blutreich Tim Bright Mike Buncic Mike Conley Hollis Conway Brian Crouser Lance Deal Jim Doehring Ken Flax Joe Greene Dave Johnson Carl Lewis Jud Logan Aric Long Rob Muzzio Darrin Plab Mike Powell Tom Pukstys Charles Simpkins Mike Stulce Kory Tarpenning John Tillman Dave Volz Anthony Washington Women's track and road athletes Evelyn Ashford Tonja Buford Joetta Clark Gwynneth Coogan Gail Devers Sandra Farmer-Patrick Michelle Finn Carlette Guidry Suzy Hamilton Victoria Herazo Denean Hill (r) Regina Jacobs Julie Jenkins Lynn Jennings Esther Jones (r) Natasha Kaiser Janis Klecker Francie Larrieu-Smith Debbi Lawrence LaVonna Martin Jearl Miles Cathy O'Brien Annette Peters PattiSue Plumer Meredith Rainey Michelle Rohl Shelly Steely Rochelle Stevens Judi St. Hilaire Lynda Tolbert Gwen Torrence Janeene Vickers Dannette Young (r) Women's field athletes Paula Berry Kym Carter Sharon Couch Bonnie Dasse Pam Dukes Sheila Echols Carla Garrett Cindy Greiner Tanya Hughes Jackie Joyner-Kersee Donna Mayhew Penny Neer Ramona Pagel Connie Price-Smith Sue Rembao Amber Welty Coaches Mel Rosen (men's head coach) Harry Groves (men's assistant coach) Erv Hunt (men's assistant coach) Ed Jacoby (men's assistant coach) Bill Moultrie (men's assistant coach) Fred Samara (men's assistant coach) Barbara Jacket (women's head coach) Dorothy Doolittle (women's assistant coach) Lance Harter (women's assistant coach) Bert Lyle (women's assistant coach)

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