After two grueling days of competition Trey Hardee of the United States is picked up by his competitors following his win in the men's Decathlon in Berlin (© Getty Images)
World Decathlon champion Trey Hardee of the United States has been named the winner of the 2009 Jim Thorpe All-Around Award by the United States Sports Academy.
Hardee’s victory at the world championships in Berlin in August was a career-defining moment. Nearly one year after not finishing the Decathlon at the Beijing Olympics because of misses in the Pole Vault, Hardee rebounded in a glorious way. He finished with a career-best total of 8790 points at the World championships and set personal records in three events: the Long Jump, Shot Put and Javelin Throw.
The native of Birmingham, Alabama, was the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Year while competing for the University of Texas. He was also the 2005 NCAA Outdoor champion and 2004 Outdoor runner-up and is the current NCAA record-holder in the Decathlon.
The Jim Thorpe All-Around Award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in multiple sport and/or multiple events of the same sport. This individual should exhibit the qualities of versatility, strength, speed, flexibility, conditioning and training that exemplify superior athletic prowess. Past winners include: Deion Sanders, Herschel Walker, Willie Gault, Danny Ainge, Julius Peppers and Brian Clay.
Organisers for the IAAF
Hardee’s victory at the world championships in Berlin in August was a career-defining moment. Nearly one year after not finishing the Decathlon at the Beijing Olympics because of misses in the Pole Vault, Hardee rebounded in a glorious way. He finished with a career-best total of 8790 points at the World championships and set personal records in three events: the Long Jump, Shot Put and Javelin Throw.
The native of Birmingham, Alabama, was the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Year while competing for the University of Texas. He was also the 2005 NCAA Outdoor champion and 2004 Outdoor runner-up and is the current NCAA record-holder in the Decathlon.
The Jim Thorpe All-Around Award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in multiple sport and/or multiple events of the same sport. This individual should exhibit the qualities of versatility, strength, speed, flexibility, conditioning and training that exemplify superior athletic prowess. Past winners include: Deion Sanders, Herschel Walker, Willie Gault, Danny Ainge, Julius Peppers and Brian Clay.
Organisers for the IAAF