Dave Edstrom
American decathlete

Dave Edstrom

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American decathlete
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
10 September 1938(Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA)
Death:
9 May 2019(Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA)
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Biography

David ("Dave") Allan Edstrom (September 10, 1938 – May 9, 2019) was a decathlete from the United States. He won the gold medal in the men's decathlon event at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago. He represented his native country at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He competed for Sherwood High School (Oregon), the University of Oregon, the Emerald Empire TC, the Oregon TC, and the US Air Force.