Gary Kinder
Gary Kinder (born October 25, 1962) is a U.S. Olympian who participated in the decathlon at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. Kinder qualified for the team by finishing first in the 1988 Olympic trials in a PR 8293pts. Kinder finished 12th in the 1987 World Championships of track and field with 8030 points, beating teammate Rob Muzzio by 13 points.
Career
Kinder attended the University of Mississippi and was coached by head coach Joe Walker. Kinder still[when?] holds the university records in the decathlon (7565 pts.) and javelin (old style-224'3"). He transferred to the University of New Mexico and finished 2nd at the 1985 NCAA championships in the decathlon with 7965 points,[citation needed] still the record for the university.
Kinder first appeared on the U.S. list in 1985 with a #6 ranking, and reached #2 in 1988. He was ranked in the top 10 U.S. decathletes continuously from 1985 through 1990. His finishes at the U.S. championships were:
- 1985: 6th 7654 (w)
- 1986: 3rd 7857
- 1987: 3rd 8053 berth in 1987 World Championships.
- 1988: 1st 8293 Olympic team member
- 1989: 3rd 8155 (w)[1]
1997: 12th 7695
Kinder is currently[when?] #96 on the world all-time list in decathlon with his personal best of 8293.[2]
In June 1991, Kinder was suspended for two years over a doping violation by the governing body of USA Track and Field. However, the ruling was immediately overturned by an arbitration panel of USA Track and Field when flaws in the testing protocol were discovered in this case.[citation needed] Kinder went on to compete in the 1992 Olympic Trials as well as two more United States Decathlon Championships.
He coached high school track and field at Brentwood, Tennessee, and founded a company, KinderSport.[citation needed] He also served coaching stints at the University of New Mexico and University of Virginia.
References
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Amateur Athletic Union
- 1915: Alma Richards
- 1916–19: not held
- 1920: Brutus Hamilton
- 1921: Dan Shea
- 1922: Harrison Thompson
- 1923: Harold Osborn
- 1924: Tony Plansky
- 1925–26: Harold Osborn
- 1927: Fait Elkins
- 1928–29: Ken Doherty
- 1930: Wilson Charles
- 1931: Jess Mortensen
- 1932: James Bausch
- 1933: Barney Berlinger
- 1934–35: Bob Clark
- 1936: Glenn Morris
- 1937: not held
- 1938–39: Joe Scott
- 1940: Bill Watson
- 1941: John Borican
- 1942: Bill Terwilliger
- 1943: Bill Watson
- 1944: Irv Mondschein
- 1945: Charles Beaudry
- 1946–47: Irv Mondschein
- 1948–50: Bob Mathias
- 1951: Bob Richards
- 1952: Bob Mathias
- 1953: Milt Campbell
- 1954–55: Bob Richards
- 1956: Rafer Johnson
- 1957: Charles Pratt
- 1958: Rafer Johnson
- 1959: C.K. Yang (TPE) * Dave Edstrom
- 1960: Rafer Johnson
- 1961: Paul Herman
- 1962: C.K. Yang (TPE) * Paul Herman
- 1963: Steve Pauly
- 1964: C.K. Yang (TPE) * Paul Herman
- 1965–69: Bill Toomey
- 1970: John Warkentin
- 1971: Rick Wanamaker
- 1972–73: Jeff Bennett
- 1974: Bruce Jenner
- 1975: Fred Samara
- 1976: Bruce Jenner
- 1977: Fred Dixon
- 1978: Mike Hill
- 1979: Bobby Coffman
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Bob Coffman
- 1981–82: John Crist
- 1983: Mark Anderson
- 1984: John Crist
- 1985: John Sayre
- 1986: Dave Johnson
- 1987: Tim Bright
- 1988: Gary Kinder
- 1989–90: Dave Johnson
- 1991: Dan O'Brien
- 1992: Dave Johnson
USA Track & Field
- 1993–96: Dan O'Brien
- 1997: Steve Fritz
- 1998–99: Chris Huffins
- 2000: Tom Pappas
- 2001: Kip Janvrin
- 2002–03: Tom Pappas
- 2004–05: Bryan Clay
- 2006–07: Tom Pappas
- 2008: Bryan Clay
- 2009: Trey Hardee
- 2010: Jake Arnold
- 2011–13: Ashton Eaton
- 2014–15: Trey Hardee
- 2016: Ashton Eaton
- 2017: Trey Hardee
- 2018: Zach Ziemek
- 2019: Devon Williams
- 20212020 OT: Garrett Scantling
- The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.