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Timothy William "Tim" 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 5.82 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


































































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


References




  • Tim Bright at IAAF


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  1. ^ http://articles.latimes.com/1988-09-30/sports/sp-3293_1_daley-thompson


  2. ^ http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usa2.htm


  3. ^ http://www.gocugo.com/coaches.aspx?path=track&























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