Background
Pappas, Tom was born on September 6, 1976.
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Tom Pappas
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Education
Attended, Lane Community College, Oregon, 1995—1997. Bachelor in Recreation & Leisure studies, University Tennessee, 1997—1999.
Career
He finished fifth at the 2000 Olympic decathlon, and competed in but did not finish the decathlon due to a foot injury at the 2004 Olympic Games. His personal best in the decathlon is 8,784 points while winning the 2003 United States Championships held at Stanford University, California. Tom Pappas is currently the co-owner of Lane 5 Crossfit in Eugene, Oregon. He placed 3rd at the United States Olympic Trials in the Decathlon in Eugene, Oregon in July, 2008 to qualify for the Beijing Olympics in August.
Pappas also was unable to complete the decathlon in Beijing due to injury in 2008.
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2002 (aged 25) -
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United States -
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