Jeff Bennett (athlete)
Jeff Bennett (actually Jefferson Taft Bennett; born August 29, 1948 in Taft , Oklahoma ) is a former American decathlete .
At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, he was fourth with 7977 points, where he was only six points behind the bronze medalist Ryszard Katus .
In 1972 and 1973 (with his personal best of 8121 points) he was US champion.
Web links
- Jeff Bennett in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Jeff Bennett in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Bennett, Jeff |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bennett, Jefferson Taft |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American decathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Taft , Oklahoma |