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	Henry Clay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The legislature admired Clay's abilities and in 1806 at the age of twenty-nine, despite being under the 30-year minimum age required by the United States Constitution—he was chosen to fill a vacant unexpired term (1806–1807) in the United States Senate.
		Clay then lost the vote of New York and the Electoral College due in part to national sentiment for Polk's program "54'40 or Fight" campaign which was to settle the northern boundary of the United States with Canada then under the control of the British Empire.
		Clay introduced the mint julep to Washington, DC at the bar of the Willard Hotel, which still serves his recipe of the drink to this day.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_Clay (3020 words)

	Athletics -- Silver & Clay
		Clay, who was a record 23-time NAIA All-American during his 4-year career (1999-2002) at Azusa Pacific, tallied a personal best 8,820 points, the second best score ever by an American, and finished second to Gold Medalist Roman Sebrle of the Czech Republic, who scored an Olympic Record 8,893 points in the 10-event decathlon.
		Clay held Karpov at bay to retain the silver while Sebrle did the same to Clay to hold on to the gold.
		Clay, who will appear on NBC’s “Today Show” on Wednesday (Aug. 25), returns to Southern California on Monday, Aug. 30, and then heads to his childhood home of Honolulu, Hawaii, Thursday, Sept. 2, to be recognized during “Bryan Clay Day” in Hawaii.
	www.apu.edu /athletics/stories/6835 (527 words)

	washingtonpost.com: For Decathlete, Hawaii Not Quite Paradise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		He told Clay the best way to gain the notice of mainland college track recruiters (the University of Hawaii had no men's or women's track program at the time and the track was in disrepair) would be to excel in several events.
		Clay crowned a highly versatile prep career by setting records in all four events he entered in the 1998 state meet (100 meters, 110 meter hurdles, 200 meters, long jump).
		Clay never scored a high school point in five of the decathlon's events: the javelin, shot put, discus, pole vault and 1,500 meters.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A24853-2004Aug22?language=printer (1209 words)

	Bryan Clay
		Clay held a 222-point lead going into the ninth event, the javelin throw, where he demolished all other competitors in that event with his best throw of 72.00 meters/236 feet, 3 inches to add 920 points to his total.
		Clay met Huffins as a high school sophomore at a track clinic in Hawaii, and Huffins persuaded him to try the decathlon.
		Clay’s strongest events are the 100 meters, long jump, the 110m hurdles and the discus.
	www.usatf.org /athletes/bios/Clay_Bryan.asp (764 words)

	Bryan Clay - Speakers - Night of Champions - Azusa Pacific University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Clay was the NAIA All-American 23 times during his academic career and graduated in 2003 with a B.A. in social work.
		Clay set a personal best at this year’s Olympic Trials for the decathlon with a score of 8,660 points, surprising judges and his opponents.
		Clay’s score marked the sixth best in Olympic history and his tally was fourth best.
	www.apu.edu /noc/speakers/bclay (207 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Sports
		Clay said the two are friends, but they are now officially rivals -- and for the whole world to see.
		Clay recovered well enough to post personal decathlon bests in the pole vault, javelin and discus yesterday on his way to beating Pappas and the rest of the field.
		Clay had such a huge lead, he nearly jogged the 1,500 meters on his way to a personal record of 8,660.
	starbulletin.com /2004/07/18/sports/story1.html (799 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Clay grabs decathlon silver
		ATHENS, Greece — Bryan Clay, the little guy among the giants of the decathlon, chased Roman Sebrle to the finish in one of the most powerful American performances in the event's history.
		Clay, who finished the exhausting 10-event competition with personal bests in the javelin and 1,500 meters, was just 71 points off O'Brien's American record.
		Clay, whose mother is Japanese-American and father is fl, moved to Hawaii at age five and considers it his home state.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595086566,00.html (516 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Sports
		Clay, 24, is a 1998 Castle High graduate and former NAIA champion and All-American at Azusa Pacific University in California.
		Clay was in second place to world decathlon champion Roman S'ebrle of the Czech Republic after five events.
		Clay trains at Azusa Pacific, 30 miles east of Los Angeles, and lives near the campus where he earned his degree last May. He was married last month.
	starbulletin.com /2004/02/15/sports/story10.html (1098 words)

	American Track and Field -- Regional News Article
		But on Wednesday, soaked to the bone after a grueling 1500-meter race, Bryan Clay smiled wide and talked about new baby son Jacob, born on July 1 in California, who would be waiting for him when he got home.
		So Clay stood in the mixed zone after it was all over, surely thinking both of baby Jacob and that gold medal he'd just earned, soaking in equal parts joy and relief.
		To Clay it seemed like the only people he needed to tell were his wife and son, and the friends back home who started praying when the 400-meter race got caught up in the two-hour rain delay on Tuesday night.
	www.american-trackandfield.com /news/worldchamps05clay.html (550 words)

	ELITETRACK - Clay shows that you can't judge a book by its cover (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Bryan Clay, Olympic Silver Medalist in the 2004 Decathlon set a world record in the decathlon discus.
		Bryan is no taller than 5'9" and can't weigh more than 180 pounds.
		No one in their right mind would ever suspect that the unassuming Clay could beat either of them at anything, much less a throwing event where height and wingspan are extremely advantageous.
	www.elitetrack.com /main/content/view/46 (318 words)

	IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - World Combined Events Challenge 2005 - News
		At the moment, Clay is in San Diego preparing for next month’s Hypo Meeting in Gotzis, Austria, traditionally the strongest gathering of multi-event talent in the world.
		Clay made a huge leap last year, upping his best by nearly 400 points from his 2003 PB of 8482 points set with his second place performance at the national championships.
		Clay did eventually concede that his 100 metres — his PB is a notable 10.39 - does stand out the most, “as far as the space between me and the other competitors.” But he stressed that in competition, he doesn’t stress about collecting personal bests.
	www.iaaf.org /WCE05/news/Kind=2/newsId=29230.html (1154 words)

	ESPN.com - OLY/SUMMER04/TRACKANDFIELD - Reigning champ Pappas upset in decathlon
		Bryan Clay had three personal bests Saturday to upset the reigning world champion Pappas at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials.
		Clay, 24, with decathlon bests in the discus (170 feet, 11 inches), pole vault (16-8¾) and javelin (224-3), compiled 8,660 points -- 178 more than his previous top score.
		Clay, lured to the event as a teenager by 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Chris Huffins, draped himself in a Hawaiian flag to celebrate his triumph in his first decathlon of the season.
	sports.espn.go.com /oly/summer04/trackandfield/news/story?id=1841880 (823 words)

	Asian American Olympians in Athens 1/2 \| Asian American Personalities \| GOLDSEA
		Bryan Clay's surprise silver in the decathlon was one of few bright spots for Asian American athletes.
		Clay, 24, is reserved, slender and small relative to other decathletes (5-11, 174 lbs), and injury prone.
		What makes Clay's surprise medal more meaningul to Asian Americans is the similarity between his struggle and the one that faces Asian Americans every day in all walks of American life.
	goldsea.com /Personalities/Olympians/olympians.html (614 words)

	USATODAY.com - Athens Watch: Tuesday, Aug. 24 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Bryan Clay of the United States pocketed a silver medal in the decathlon, finishing behind gold medalist Roman Sebrle of the Czech Republic.
		U.S. decathlete Bryan Clay jumped from third to second after the ninth event — the javelin toss — of the decathlon.
		Bryan Clay is third behind Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Karpov and the favorite, Roman Sebrle of the Czech Republic.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/athens/watch/2004-08-24-watch24_x.htm (1697 words)

	Bryan Clay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A junior at Azusa Pacific University, Clay finished third in the decathon at the GMC Envoy USA Outdoor Championships with a school record total of 8,169 points, surpassing the standard set by 1996 Olympic bronze medalist Dave Johnson, who tallied 8,044 points as a senior in 1985.
		Clay held the lead at different points during the competition, including entering the final event (87 point margin), the 1,500 meters.
		Though not a strong event for Clay, he managed to clock a personal best of 4:38.93 to beat Chad Smith by less than four seconds and earn his spot on Team USA by a margin of 94 points.
	www.usatf.org /athletes/bios/oldBios/2001/Clay_Bryan.asp (200 words)

	Clay claims silver - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		ATHENS, Greece — Hawai'i's Bryan Clay, the little guy among the giants of the decathlon, chased Roman Sebrle to the finish in one of the most powerful American performances in the event's history.
		Clay, a 24-year-old Castle High School graduate who upset reigning world champion Tom Pappas in the U.S. trials, was second with 8,820 points, the third-highest ever by a U.S. decathlete.
		Clay, whose mother is Japanese American and father is fl, moved to Hawai'i at age 5 and considers it his home state.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Aug/25/sp/sp02a.html (777 words)

	BPSports.net - Decathlete Bryan Clay counts on prayer support (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		No mater how he finishes in the decathlon, Bryan Clay is counting on the prayers of family and friends both as he competes in the Olympics and as he lives out his faith in Athens.
		ATHENS (BP)--Although the decathlon isn’t a team event, Bryan Clay knows he won’t be alone in Athens when competition in the event opens Aug. 23.
		But as Clay began growing as a Christian, and as he began enjoying success as an athlete, he became more comfortable in living and expressing his faith.
	www.bpsports.net /bpsports.asp?ID=4603 (935 words)

	Americans overcome size, age to capture world titles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Clay, at 5-foot-11 dwarfed by his mammoth opponents, defeated Olympic champion and world record holder Roman Sebrle of the Czech Republic, 8,732 points to 8,521, to win the gold medal in the decathlon, 10 events completed in awful weather over two days.
		Clay, Olympic silver medalist in Athens, kept the world decathlon title in American hands, replacing Tom Pappas, who won it in Paris in 2003 and is injured this year.
		For Clay, though, the victory was not his biggest event of the summer.
	azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/sports/articles/0811worldtrack0811.html (649 words)

	California Track and Running News -- Regional News Article
		Bryan Clay (Azusa Pacific 2002) is in seventh place with 4,092 points after the first day of the decathlon at the Talence Decastar Invitational in France.
		Athens silver medallist Bryan Clay of the USA took the lead from the gun and crossed the line first in 10.76, followed by another sprint- related events specialist Claston Bernard of Jamaica (10.83).
		Clay, slightly injured, only managed 7.40, and Karpov made 7.30, though he fouled his most impressive jump of the day.
	www.caltrack.com /news/conning092504.html (764 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Athletics \| Clay reigns supreme in decathlon
		American Bryan Clay secured the men's decathlon world title after two days of gruelling competition in wet and windy conditions in Helsinki on Wednesday.
		Clay stamped his authority on the event from the opening 100m, which he won in 10.43 seconds.
		But Clay clawed back a narrow 15-point lead over Sebrle at the end of day one, after powering to a personal best of 47.78 seconds in the 400m.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/athletics/4139432.stm (367 words)

	California Track and Running News -- Regional News Article
		Clay moved from Austin, Texas to Hawaii when he was five years old.
		Bryan Clay, disturbed by a minor thigh injury was only 7th yesterday (4092p), but came back to his best level in winning the hurdles in 14.05.
		Clay needed to run the 1500m about 6 seconds faster than Sebrle to win the Decathlon, and Karpov about 10 seconds, so the suspense was huge as remembering the Athens' 1500m, Karpov was then the fastest and those three were separated by only 3.54 seconds.
	www.caltrack.com /news/conning092604.html (1351 words)

	Bryan Clay Article - dyestat.com Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		I am an APU grad and I remember looking forward to seeing Bryan compete and to meet him at the NAIA Nationals when they were in Olathe KS...I was stunned at his stature but obviously a great competitor and hard worker...I know he will keep up the hard work and continue to do great things...
		I saw Clay compete at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Deca Trials and man was this guy "on".
		Clay kind of blew him out of the water next year.
	www.dyestat.com /forum/showthread.php?t=1745 (433 words)

	Clay in third after six events - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Hawai'i's Bryan Clay, right, and American compatriot Tom Pappas run in the 100-meter discipline of the decathlon at the Olympics at Athens.
		Clay's parents are staying in a hotel room to watch the decathlon, along with Sarah and her family, who are in from Seattle.
		Hawai'i's Bryan Clay competes in the high jump portion of the Olympic decathlon in Athens, Greece.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Aug/24/sp/sp02a.html (744 words)

	CCCU : CHEM \| Arts & Entertainment \| Bryan Clay
		Like millions of other little boys, Bryan Clay dreamed of one day becoming a superstar athlete, a champion, known for his physical strength, skill and stamina.
		Clay’s road to athletic achievements began in Hawaii, where he was born and raised.
		Ultimately, Clay chose Azusa for his college degree in social work and for his home base for training and competing in the decathlon.
	www.cccu.org /chem/profileID.104/view_profile.asp (779 words)

	Champion Nutrition - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In an incredible display of speed, strength, explosiveness, agility and endurance, Bryan Clay took the Silver Medal in the Decathlon by posting his personal best 8,820 points which is the 3rd highest score ever posted by an American athlete.
		Most in the media are reporting Bryan’s performance as a surprise as if he came out of nowhere, but those close to him knew that Bryan was capable of winning it all.
		At only 24 years of age, Bryan has a bright future ahead of him as he is already being projected by some experts as the favorite to win the gold in 2008.
	champion-nutrition.com /champion/news/index.php?id=040829&... (419 words)

	Craft Site Directory - Polymer Clay
		Polymer clay can be used to sculpt a huge variety of items.
		Joshua's Polymer Clay Projects and Lessons-- This page was created to share some of Joshua's own designs with you and to encourage more family fun and creativity.
		Clay Princess-- Clay Princess is a specialist supplier of Polymer Clay, Air Dry Modelling Clay, Tools, Kits and Accessories for turning your creative ideas into reality.
	www.craftsitedirectory.com /polymerclay (752 words)

	Ken Stone's USATF nationals Weblog \| Decathlon discus: Bryan Clay pours it on with near PR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Decathlon discus: Bryan Clay pours it on with near PR Bryan Clay's first throw is 173-4.
		Bryan's discus PR is 178-4 (54.37) from April of this year at a Point Loma Nazarene University meet.
		Clay's third throw "could be another improvement," announcer says.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/weblogs/track/archives/001630.html (202 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Olympic decathlete Bryan Clay counts on faithful supporters By Tim Ellsworth Aug 20, 2004 ATHENS (BP)--Although the decathlon isn’t a team event, Bryan Clay knows he won’t be alone in Athens when competition in the event opens Aug. 23.
		I’ve always been able to give that to God and allow Him to carry that burden for me.” One of the main reasons Clay feels such company as he’s competing is because of the prayer support he’s getting from family and friends.
		It took me a long time to get to that point.” But as Clay began growing as a Christian, and as he began enjoying success as an athlete, he became more comfortable in living and expressing his faith.
	www.bpnews.net /storydownload.asp?ID=18906 (837 words)

	Bryan Clay - Hawaiian Decathlete (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Clay is world decathlon champion - The Honolulu Advertiser, August 10, 2005
		Clay refuses to be broken - Denver Post, August 25, 2004
		Bryan Clay Turns in Stellar U.S. Decathlon - Chicago Tribune, August 25, 2004
	www.bryanclay.com /press_archive.html (169 words)

	Olympic Decathlete Bryan Clay Counts on Faith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Editor's note: Bryan Clay won the silver medal in the decathlon on Aug. 24, taking second place to Roman Sebrle of the Czech Republic.
		ATHENS (BP)--Although the decathlon isn't a team event, Bryan Clay knows he won't be alone in Athens this week during the competition.
		That's why Clay keeps his coaches and his support staff so close to him during competitions — for accountability purposes.
	lifeway.com /lwc/article_main_page/0,1703,A=157991&M=50012,00.html (845 words)

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