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Decathlon (foaled in 1953) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was voted the U.S. Champion Sprint Horse in 1956 and 1957. He was sired by Olympia the Leading broodmare sire in North America in 1974. His dam was Dog Blessed a daughter of Bull Dog the 1943 Leading sire in North America.Decathlon was purchased for $15500 at a 1954 Kentucky yearling sale by Robert J. Dienst president of Beulah Park Racetrack in Columbus Ohio.Decathlon was trained by Rollie Shepp.