- Barry King
Barry King is a former Olympic Decathlete, author, coach, and businessman, having competed in the
1972 Summer Olympics inMunich, Germany . [www.outdoor-fitness.com/our_company/team_bios.htm]Background
Having grown up in England, Barry King attended the
University of Colorado at Boulder on an athletic scholarship and represented Great Britain in the 1972 Olympic Games. He held several national records and won national championships in thedecathlon ,discus andpentathlon , as well as gaining bronze- and silver-medals in the decathlon at theCommonwealth Games in 1970 (Edinburgh, Scotland) and 1974 (Christchurch, New Zealand). [ [http://sports123.com/ath/mco-dec.html Sports 123: Athletics: Commonwealth Games: Men: Decathlon ] ] [www.woaolympians.com/documents/pdf/FLAME07_color.pdf ]King became Associate Dean of Students at the
University of California, San Diego . In 1977, he helped found Sports Directions, a sports marketing company, which produced Olympic sports development programs for multi-national corporations in South and Central America, the Middle East and Asia. In the U.S. he developed programs for numerous corporate clients, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee.King joined the U.S. Olympic Committee in 1987 and became Director of Marketing Communications. [www.zoominfo.com/people/King_Barry_183989647.aspx ] [www.olympic-usa.org/education/general_olympic_education/us_olympic_directory2.pdf] During 14 years of service, he helped secure funding for nine U.S. Olympic Teams and the financing of the Olympic Games in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia) and 2002 (Salt Lake City, Utah). USOC direct revenue exceeded $1.3 billion during his tenure.
In 2001, he left the USOC and helped form TriActive America which installed outdoor exercise equipment into schools and parks. Now, as President of Outdoor-Fitness LLC., he works to further develop outdoor fitness opportunities and improve fitness for all.
King is co-author of a two-book series, published in association with the USOC, entitled "The Olympic Challenge". [www.amazon.com/Olympic-Challenge-1988-Barry-King/dp/0937359351] [www.bokfynd.nu/forfattare/%20Barry%20King.html] [www.library.uiuc.edu/archives/uasfa/2620137.pdf ]
Personal Life
Barry is married to Deanna King and has one daughter,
Andrea D. King .References
* [http://sports123.com/ath/mco-dec.html/ Commonwealth Games Results]
* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/1972/Athletics/Men_Decathlon.html/ 1972 Olympic Result - 15th.]
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