Bryan Clay Biography

Fast Facts

• Raised primarily by his Japanese-immigrant mother, following his parents' divorce when Bryan was in fifth grade
• Excelled as a multi-event athlete in college, leading APU to an unprecedented NAIA indoor-outdoor championship double in 2002
• Captured Olympic gold in Beijing in 2008 (to go with a silver from 2004), leading the decathlon standings after all 10 events
• Posted a personal-best score of 8832 points in winning the 2008 U
• S
• Olympic Trials, bettering his 2004 Olympic total by 12
• Graced the cover of a special post-Olympics Wheaties box in 2008 along with gymnast Nastia Liukin
• As of 2012, holder of decathlon discus world record of 55
• 87 meters
• Addressed the 2008 Republican National Convention in St
• Paul
• Launched the Bryan Clay Foundation, which assists and encourages young people in maximizing their talents