edition post-Beijing Olympics Wheaties cereal box; the other was gymnast Nastia Liukin. His attempts to regain his World Championships decathlon title were thwarted by a hamstring injury in June 2009. This caused him to drop out of the US trials; thus, he missed the chance to compete at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. He returned to action in 2010 and won the men's heptathlon at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships. At the start of his outdoor season he won the 2010 Hypo-Meeting, holding off the challenge from Romain Barras. In 2012, Clay had returned to the Olympic Trials in hopes of making a third Olympics and defending his title. Defending the title was a feat only achieved twice, by Bob Mathias and by Daley Thompson. That attempt was quashed at the beginning of the second day, when he tripped over the 9th hurdle in the 110 metres hurdles, then off balance pushed over the 10th hurdle. He was initially disqualified for pushing over the hurdle, but that decision was reversed, allowing him a mark for running 16.81, last in the field over a second and a half slower than the next best competitor. Thinking he had been disqualified in the hurdles, Clay followed the hurdle accident with three straight fouls in the discus throws, but he still completed the competition. Achievements 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships - gold medal Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon - gold medal 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships - gold medal 2005 World Championships in Athletics - gold medal Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon - silver medal 2004 World Indoor Championships - silver medal Personal best Decathlon - 8832 Decathlon events: 100 m - 10.35 400 m - 47.78 110 m hurdles - 13.64 1500 m - 4:38.93 Long jump - 8.06 High jump - 2.10 Pole vault - 5.15 Shot put - 16.27 Discus throw - 55.87 (world decathlon best) Javelin throw - 72.00 Others: 60 m - 6.65 60 m hurdles - 7.77 200 m - 21.34 1000 m - 2:49.41 Heptathlon - 6371 Politics Clay spoke at the Republican National Convention in 2008. See also List of Olympic decathlon medalists Black conservatism in the United States References External links iPhone App 1980 births Living people American male decathletes African-American Christians African-American male track and field athletes Hawaii Republicans Olympic gold medalists for the