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Podcast: Mike Safo
Episode: Mike Safo with Dan O'Brien, Olympic Gold Medalist
Description: Joined today by 1996 Olympic Gold Medal Decathlon, Hall of Famer, and 3 Time World Champion Dan O’Brien and co-hosted by Olympic Guru, Courtney Nilan. Dan tells us about his upcoming podcast “Track and Field DNA”, what took him so long to get back to us on Twitter, and Courtney professes her fandom for the Olympian. We chat about Dan growing up in Portland with his huge family, why he joined track and field and how he jumped from an unknown to the best in the state in high school. Dan talks about going to the 1988 Olympic Trials just for the experien...