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Published on the 30th Anniversary of Dan O'Brien's first attempt of Olympic Gold at the 1992 Olympic Games. Dan O'Brien would go on to win gold at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. For all the world's great athletes, only one man, the Olympic Gold Medalist in the decathlon, is officially deemed the World's Greatest Athlete. Since Jim Thorpe's gold medal effort in the first modern decathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Games eleven more Americans have held this near mythical title and not a single one, from Bob Mathias to Bruce Jenner, has done it with as much flair or with a more gripping tale than…mehr

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Published on the 30th Anniversary of Dan O'Brien's first attempt of Olympic Gold at the 1992 Olympic Games. Dan O'Brien would go on to win gold at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. For all the world's great athletes, only one man, the Olympic Gold Medalist in the decathlon, is officially deemed the World's Greatest Athlete. Since Jim Thorpe's gold medal effort in the first modern decathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Games eleven more Americans have held this near mythical title and not a single one, from Bob Mathias to Bruce Jenner, has done it with as much flair or with a more gripping tale than Dan O'Brien. As an orphan who has never met his biological parents, as the subject of a timelessly infamous "Dan & Dave" advertising campaign, as the athlete of perhaps the most publicized and shocking failure in the history of sports, and as a man who persevered through it all to dominate his sport like few athletes ever have, it's no wonder Track & Field News calls Dan's life "stuff movies are made of."
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One of the top athletes in the history of decathlon, O'Brien competed in his first Olympic Games in 1992 and went on to win a gold medal in the decathlon at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics earning him the distinction of the World's Greatest Athlete. Dan also won gold medals at the 1991, 1993 and 1995 World Championships. Originally from Portland, Oregon, Dan competed at the University of Idaho. During his senior year there he earned All-America honors. The former Idaho Vandal now has his name associated with the home venue of his Alma mater, the Dan O'Brien Track Complex. O'Brien provided analysis for NBC's coverage of track & field in both the 2000 Sydney Games and the 2004 Athens Games. Dan continues to speak and broadcast at events around the country. Most recently, he joined the CBS broadcast of the NCAA Outdoor Championships as a field reporter. Dan O'Brien lives Scottsdale, AZ where he is a volunteer track & field coach for Arizona State University. About Co-Author Brad Botkin is a CBSSports.com Assistant Managing Editor. Since graduating from Sonoma State University in 2003, Brad has worked as a sportswriter/editor at both newspapers and magazines.