Track and field jumping and throwing events are won by the athlete who achieves the greatest distance or height. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin, discus and hammer. There are also "combined events" or "multi events", such as the pentathlon consisting of five events, heptathlon consisting of seven events, and decathlon consisting of ten events. In these, athletes participate in a combination of track and field events. Most track and field events are individual sports with a single victor; the most prominent team events are relay
Geoff Vanderstock in the 1968 NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships and was a two time All-American He was ranked in the top ten American 400 metre hurdlers 5 straight years 1965-1969, including two years, 1966 and 1968 ranked as number one. He is now a San Fernando Valley real estate broker. He appeared in the 1979 track and field oriented movie" Goldengirl", the 1989 movie "Tango & Cash", and made a couple of appearances in the 1987 FOX comedy TV series "Mr. President". Geoff Vanderstock Geoffrey Peter "Geoff" Vanderstock (born October 8, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois) (also known as Jeff)