Daniel Dion O'Brien (born July 18, 1966) is an American former decathlete and Olympic gold medalist. He won the Olympic title in 1996, three consecutive world championships (1991, 1993, 1995), and set the world record in 1992.

Millions of Americans proudly watched Dan O’Brien win the 1996 Olympic Gold Medal to become the first American winner in the sport since 1976. As an Olympic Gold Medalist in the decathlon, Dan O’Brien is officially considered the “World’s Greatest Athlete,” and his name is synonymous with athletic achievement and success both on and ...

Dan O’Brien (born 1974) is an American playwright, poet, memoirist, essayist, and librettist. His most prominent works have been the play The Body of an American and the poetry collection War Reporter. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for 2015–16.

Daniel O'Brien (born January 6, 1986), also known as "DOB", [1] is an American humorist, author, writer, actor, comedian and songwriter; formerly for Cracked.com. In August 2018, O'Brien started as a staff writer on the HBO show Last Week Tonight with …

The world decathlon champion in 1991, 1993 & 1995, O'Brien earned the year-end world #1 ranking from Track & Field News on six occasions and finished in the top ten of T&FN's World Athlete of the Year voting four times during his career.

Learn about Dan O'Brien, an Olympic gold medalist in Track and Field. Explore their biography, achievements, latest news and events and watch video highlights here.

Dan O'Brien is an American actor of Irish and Italian descent. He debuted off-off Broadway in 1997 to critical acclaim from Village Voice critic Alexis Soloski, in New Dramatist playwright, Sander Hick's play, 'Sealove, Manager' at the Ohio Theater, Wooster St.