Decathlon

Olympic hero, icon, role model, and transgender are all things that can describe Caitlyn Jenner. Jenner made the transition of a life time that many people have mixed feelings about. However, thousands of people look to her as a role model for her act of braveness and courage. Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner, was born on October 28, 1949 in Mount Kisco, New York. Jenner was first known as an Olympic hero during the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. At the age of 39 he won a gold medal in the men’s decathlon. The decathlon is one of the hardest events in the Olympics. It consist of six field and four track events, a total of ten events. Competitions include, long jump, high jump, shot put, javelin throw, discus throw,…

Caitlyn Jenner has recently been in the news because she publicly came out as a transgender woman in summer 2015. Caitlyn, born as Bruce Jenner, has already been famous long before her transition. Her fame stretches back to the 1970s: after winning the decathlon at the Summer Olympics in 1976, Jenner was heralded as the world’s greatest athlete. She was caught up by the media, which and landed her on the Wheaties box as a symbol of masculinity/maleness and American sports greatness. She later on…

Ryan Lochte has won a total of 89 medals in major international swimming competitions. Eleven of those were Olympic Medals. One might wonder, what would lead a man to such incredible success in swimming? There are as many reasons for athletics success as there are athletes, but Ryan Lochte has had at least three significant advantages. Ryan Lochte is one of the most prominent swimmers today because of the positive influences his dad, who served first as a swim coach, the lifelong molding and…

Jackie Joyner-Kersee is widely known as one of the all-time greatest female athletes out there. She is known mostly for her high achievements in the sport of track and field but has many other accomplishments that are not as well advertised. She is also known for some of the many world records she set and some that she still holds. Jackie Joyner-Kersee is someone that even when she is long gone, everyone will still remember. On March 3, 1962 unto the world was born a little baby girl whom no…

Jesse Owens was a very revolutionary figure. Some of the reasons he was revolutionary was that he won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games, at the 1935 Big Ten Track and Field Championship he broke 3 world records and he tied one world record, and after he was a runner in the olympics he was a motivational speaker. Jesse Owens was one of the most well-known African American athletes in sports history. He also was one of the greatest olympians to ever compete, probably ranking in the top-5.…

Suzy Favor Hamilton: Running Through Life with Mental Illness Millions of people watched the Summer Olympics of 2000, and many remember the point where Suzy Favor Hamilton collapsed to the track on her last lap. It was publicized that dehydration caused her to fall, but the truth came out years later. Suzy Favor Hamilton led a double life unbeknownst to herself and others, running from mental illness in many forms. She is a three time Olympian, a mother, a wife, on the New York Times best seller…

Discovering that Gabriella was a very intelligent Brainiac at her old school, Sharpay prints her information and puts it in Taylor’s locker. Taylor then asks Gabriella again to join the Scholastic Decathlon team based on the printouts Sharpay put in her locker, and Gabriella agrees. Hearing that the callback date has be moved up by request of Sharpay to the same date as the big game and the Scholastic Decathlon, Troy and Gabriella announce to the Jocks and Brainiacs that they are going to not…

Ancient Olympics: How does it compare to the Modern Olympics? I am a twenty-four year old Olympian from Columbia, South Carolina and I am currently practicing for the 2016 Olympics which starts in 2 months. I will practice at Brazil, so I can be adapted to the conditions in Brazil for the Olympics. I will participate in the decathlon to try to win a gold medal; I got third place last time in London. I have always wondered how the Ancient Olympics would have been. Maybe the early Olympians…

Keller High’s Academic Decathlon team is well-renowned in the state of Texas. However, every team has its own weakness, and Keller’s is mathematics. Though we consistently score among the top schools in our state for the nine other events (outperforming every other team in the subjective events), we are almost always pulled down by our remarkably low math results. Having been a seasoned veteran in advanced and competition math, I volunteered to teach the concepts and applications of each year’s…

James Thorpe goes by the name Jim Thorpe. He went to the Olympics in the summer of 1912. The Olympics were held in Stockholm’s Sweden. The pentathlon and the decathlon were added to the Olympics for the first time. Since the Olympics were held in Sweden the events were a little different. He was an one man team for almost all the track meets he went to. Here are some of his records: he could run the 100 yard dash in 10 seconds, the 220 in 21.8 seconds, the 440 in 51.8 seconds, the 880 in…