Bryan Clay used a javelin 2008 to help him win an Olympic gold medal in the decathlon. Yet, he may become more recognizable seven years later for his latest javelin throw.
Clay posted a video on his Twitter account on Tuesday of a unique family moment. His youngest daughter, Ellie, had a loose tooth that was about to come out, so the retired athlete did what any father would do - pull out an old javelin, take his daughter to an open field, tie one end of some floss to the javelin and the other end to her loose tooth and let the javelin fly.
While capturing the moment on video.
Clay's whole family was there, and the former Olympian's throw worked in removing the tooth. At the end of the video, Ellie is heard saying simply, "Can I have water?"
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According to TMZ.com, Clay said the family has a tradition of pulling loose teeth in creative and unique ways. The Clays have used bicycles and planes - and only embark on the tooth-pulling event when it is "hanging by a thread."
The Clays then celebrate with a post-pull family ice cream party.
Clay won the silver medal in the decathlon in 2004 in the Summer Olympics in Athens. He returned to the Summer Olympics in 2008 in Beijing and won gold.
Olympictalk.nbcsports.com reported that Clay, now 35, failed to make the 2012 U.S. Olympic team. Ashton Eaton won the gold medal in the decathlon for the U.S., and teammate Trey Hardee took silver.
Clay has not thrown a javelin competitively in three years, olympictalk.nbcsports.com added. But he already is getting requests for more javelin work to pull teeth.
I never got my wisdom teeth out, I'm coming over. #freeDental https://t.co/VgWYBr5TWF
— Lolo Jones (@lolojones) May 6, 2015
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