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Dennis Leyckes
Dennis Leyckes (0)
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Date of birth: 20 April 1982 |
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| Personal bests | ||
| 100 m | 10,93 (+0.9) | Götzis 2005 |
| Long jump | 7.54 (+1.2) | Dessau 2002 |
| Shot put | 15.36 | Wesel 2008 |
| High jump | 2.00 | Wesel 2000 |
| 400 m | 47,59 | Santiago 2000 |
| 110 m hurdles | 14,37 (-0.1) | Ratingen 2006 |
| Discus throw | 46.94 | Manhattan 2008 |
| Pole vault | 5.50 | Köln 2006 |
| Javelin throw | 62.93 | Berlin 2002 |
| 1500 m | 4.21,24 | Berlin 2002 |
| Total points based on PB | 8751 | |
| Personal bests indoors | ||
| 60 m | 6,99 | Birmingham 2007 |
| 60 m hurdles | 7,93 | |
| 1000 m | 2.40,43 | Birmingham 2007 |
| Indoor total points PB | 6381 | |
| Decathlons with 8000+ points (3) | |||||
| Points | Results | 1st day | 2nd day | P | Venue |
| 8122 | 11,04 - 7.26 - 12.60 - 1.91 - 48,00 14,44 - 43.51 - 4.90 - 62.93 - 4.21,24 |
4003 | 4119 | 1 | Berlin 2002 |
| 8172 v |
10,97 - 7.19 - 13.73 - 1.98 - 47,92 14,43 - 41.39 - 5.10 - 59.49 - 4.28,94 |
4136 | 4036 | 1 | Ratingen 2004 |
| 8310 | 10,95 - 7.07 - 14.10 - 2.00 - 48,48 14,37 - 45.36 - 5.45 - 60.54 - 4.38,93 |
4125 | 4185 | 3 | Ratingen 2006 |
| Heptathlons with 5800+ points (1) | |||||
| Points | Results | 1st day | 2nd day | P | Venue |
| 5962 | 6,99 - 6.85 - 12.76 - 1.99 - 8,14 - 5.40 - 2.40,43 | 3111 | 2851 | 4 | Birmingham 2007 |
| International medals (1) | |||||
| Year | Venue | Championships | Event | Total | Medal |
| 2000 | Santiago 2000 | U20 World | Decathlon | 7897 |  Gold |
v – event with wind >2.0 m/s and <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events <=2.0 m/s
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Shot 7.26 kg; hurdles 107 cm; discus 2.0 kg; javelin 800 g
Olympic Games Seoul 1988
East Germany's Christian Schenk won the men's decathlon at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games with 8488 points, ahead of compatriot Torsten Voss (8399) and Canada's Dave Steen (8328). Schenk's outstanding 2. 27 m high jump helped secure Olympic gold, …
World Championships Roma 1987
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U20 World Championships Santiago 2000
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Ratingen 2004
Dennis Leyckes won the Ratingen 2004 decathlon with 8172 points, followed by Florian Schönbeck (8044) and Stefan Drews (8032). The competition produced an all-German podium, with all three athletes surpassing 8000 points.