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Athlete Bio#
Height
6’5”
Age
41
Hometown
Vestavia Hills, AK
Education
Mississippi State, University of Texas
Olympic Experience
- 2008 Olympic Games, fourth place
- 2012 Olympic Games, silver medal
Career Highlights
- 2005 NCAA Outdoor champion
- 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year
- 2010 World Indoor heptathlon silver medalist
- Two-time World Outdoor gold medalist
Fun Facts: Hardee owns the Mississippi State University school decathlon record ... Hardee also held the NCAA Indoor heptathlon record of 6,136 before it was beaten by Ashton Eaton in 2010 ... In 2008 he fielded inquiries to try out for the NY Jets saying, “I guess I am the mold for what they’re looking for – tall, fast and I can catch a ball.”
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