Bryan Clay

Bryan Ezra Tsumoru Clay (born January 3, 1980) is an American decathlete. He was the 2008 Summer Olympic champion for the decathlon and was also World champion in 2005.

Biography

Clay was born in Austin, Texas and raised in Hawaii. He is Afro-Asian. His mother, Michele Ishimoto, was a Japanese immigrant to America. His father, Greg Clay, was African American. His parents divorced when he was in elementary school and he was raised primarily by his mother.

Clay has a younger brother, Nikolas, who was also a standout athlete on the Azusa Pacific University track team. On March 23, 2013 Clay was inducted into the Azusa Pacific Hall of Fame in Track and Field.

He graduated from James B. Castle High School (Kaneohe, Hawaii) in 1998.

Clay is married to Sarah Smith. They have a son, Jacob (born 2005), and two daughters, Katherine (Kate) (born 2007) and Elizabeth (Ellie) (born 2010). Clay believes that a balance of mental, physical, and emotional health will help him in athletic competition. Clay is a devout Christian.