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Daniel Dion O'Brien (born July 18, 1966) is an American former decathlete and Olympic gold medalist. He won the Olympic title in 1996, three consecutive world championships ( 1991, 1993, 1995 ), and set the world record in 1992.
Dan O’Brien is an American former decathlete and Olympic gold medalist at the Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, the first American winner in the event since 1976. Born in Portland, O’Brien was adopted at the age of 2 and won four state track titles, while earning all-state honors in football and basketball.
As an Olympic Gold Medalist in the decathlon, Dan O’Brien is officially considered the “World’s Greatest Athlete,” and his name is synonymous with athletic achievement and success both on and off the field.
Dan O’Brien was the world’s premier decathlete in the 1990s. O’Brien won the 1996 Olympic gold medal, and was a three-time consecutive champion at the World Championships, winning in 1991, 1993, and 1995.
Dan O’Brien was the world’s premier decathlete in the 1990s. O’Brien won the 1996 Olympic gold medal, and was a three-time consecutive champion at the World Championships, winning in 1991, 1993, and 1995.
The world decathlon champion in 1991, 1993 & 1995, O'Brien earned the year-end world #1 ranking from Track & Field News on six occasions and finished in the top ten of T&FN's World Athlete of the Year voting four times during his career. O’Brien was inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 2006.
U.S. track and field athlete Dan O’Brien stunned the sports world in 1992 by failing to make the United States Olympic team. The three-time world-champion decathlete triumphed at the 1996 games, however, to earn the title typically bestowed upon the winner of the grueling 10-event competition—World’s Greatest Athlete.
Known in the 1990’s as “The World’s Greatest Athlete,” O’Brien was a track and field star at Idaho in 1989 when he earned All-America honors in the 55-meter hurdles with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
HELLO, I'M DAN O'BRIEN. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS. 5 time US Champion Decathlon. 3 time World Champion Decathlon. 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist- Decathlon. 1992-1999 World Record-Decathlons (8891 pts.) 1992-2010 World Record Indoor Heptathlon. USATF Hall of Fame-Inducted 2006. USOC Hall of Fame-Inducted 2012. IAAF Hall of Fame-Inducted 2012.
Jul 15, 2023 · O’Brien got the medal, but it was a collaborative effort, a victory of body and mind. … Spokane’s Dan O’Brien cleared all hurdles in winning five events at NWAACC track championships.
