ads for Italian designer Versace. Literature On June 1, 2012, O'Brien released a book which was co-written with Brad Botkin, "Clearing Hurdles: The Quest to Be The World's Greatest Athlete" (). Podcast O'Brien and Dave Johnson are the subject of (and participants in) the ESPN Radio 30 for 30 podcast "The Trials of Dave and Dan" Personal life O'Brien has been a resident of the Phoenix area since 1997, relocating from northern Idaho. He owns Gold Medal Acceleration, a gym in Scottsdale, is a volunteer track coach at ASU, and does commentary for track and field events on television. Honors and awards O'Brien won the Olympic gold medal for decathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and also won gold medals at the 1991, 1993, and 1995 World Championships in Athletics. Shortly after his gold medal performance at the 1996 Olympics, O'Brien was honored with "Dan O'Brien Day" by the state of Idaho and a parade by the city of Moscow in mid-August. O'Brien was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2005, along with Dave Johnson. He was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2006, the University of Idaho Sports Hall of Fame with the large inaugural class of 2007, and the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in 2012. A street in Klamath Falls was named for him 1996, and Henley High School honored O'Brien by renaming its football field after the athlete in 2010. The University of Idaho's outdoor track and field venue was named for O'Brien in 1996. The complex underwent a $2.5 million renovation in 2011–12, and he was on hand in Moscow in May 2012 to rededicate it. See also References External links U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame – Dan O'Brien University of Idaho – Vandal Athletics Hall of Fame – Dan O'Brien USA Track & Field – Dan O'Brien Big Sky Conference – Dan O'Brien A "Dan & Dave" reunion - The Portland Tribune - 07-Oct-2005 Biggest sports busts -- ESPN Page 2 Video YouTube – Reebok Commercials - Dan and Dave - 1992 YouTube – World Record, from French television broadcast (1992) FloTrack.org – Dan O'Brien reflects (2012) 1966 births Living people African-American male track and field athletes American male decathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics American people of Finnish descent Track and field athletes from Idaho People from Klamath