Olympic Decathlon

Olympic Decathlon (1981 for Apple II)^[1] aka Microsoft Decathlon (1982 for IBM PC)^[1] is a computer game where the player participates in a Decathlon.

The gold medalist for decathlon in the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics, Bruce Jenner, is a character in the game^[1] and also appears in the 1996 game Bruce Jenner's World Class Decathlon.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Microsoft Decathlon on mobygames.com. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
2. ^ Bruce Jenner's World Class Decathlon Review on gamespot.com. Retrieved 26 January 2011.

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