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Bryan Clay sets personal decathlon record (0)

July 02, 2008

Bryan Clay put on an impressive display in the decathlon at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene.

Clay made his second straight Olympics with a personal-record score of 8832 points. That marked the best score by an American in 16 years and beat Dan O'Brien's Olympic Trials record. Trey Hardee and Tom Pappas also qualified in the event with 8534 and 8511 points.

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