American decathlete and pole vaulter
Timothy William Bright (born July 28, 1960) is an American retired athlete in thepole vault and thedecathlon .
Bright participated in track & field atLinn-Benton Community College from 1978-80, earning NJCAA all-America honors his sophomore year, and then transferred toAbilene Christian University . In 1991, he was elected to theNWAC Hall of Fame.[ 1]
International career [ edit ] Bright represented the United States in the decathlon at the1984 Olympics , the1988 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 the1992 Olympics .
In 1987, he scored a personal best of 8,340 points in the decathlon at theUSA Outdoor Track and Field Championships inSan Jose .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
In 1991 and 1992, Bright became an American champion the in pole vault.[ 5] AAA Championships he won the title in1991 and finished runner-up in1985 behindKory Tarpenning and in1993 behind AustralianSimon Arkell .[ 6] [ 7]
In 2010, Bright took up a coaching career in men's pole vault atConcordia University (Oregon) andLewis & Clark College .[ 8] Oregon State University .[ 9]
Information fromWorld Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.
As of June 20, 2025 Event Performance Location Date Points Decathlon — 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 ft11+ 3 ⁄4 in)[ 10] San Jose June 23, 1987 888 points Shot put 14.35 m (3 ⁄4 [ 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 (11+ 1 ⁄4 in) Los Angeles August 9, 1984 700 points Pole vault 5.70 m (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
As of June 20, 2025 ^ "LB Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2022" .linnbenton.edu . August 17, 2022.^ Fachet, Robert (June 25, 1987)."BRIGHT'S VAULTING BEATS MUZZIO IN DECATHLON" .washingtonpost.com . ^ "History of US Nationals Results: Decathlon - Men" . Archived fromthe original on March 4, 2016. RetrievedJuly 7, 2015 .^ "Decathlon: East Germans Finish 1-2; Daley Thompson Ends Up in 4th Place" .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. ^ "UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN 1943-)" .gbrathletics.com . RetrievedJune 20, 2025 .^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists" .National Union of Track Statisticians . RetrievedJune 19, 2025 .^ "AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)" .gbrathletics.com . RetrievedJune 20, 2025 .^ "2010 Men's Track & Field Coaching Staff" . Archived fromthe original on October 11, 2010. RetrievedJune 20, 2025 .^ "Tim Bright" .osubeavers.com . RetrievedJune 20, 2025 .^a b c d e "TAC Championships" (PDF) .trackandfieldnews.com . July 2, 1987. p. 4.^ "TAC Championships" (PDF) .trackandfieldnews.com . June 27, 1985. p. 3.^a b "Tim Bright" .brinkster.net . RetrievedJune 20, 2025 .
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 theCOVID-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 theCOVID-19 pandemic .
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