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Leonel Suarez
Leonel Suarez (1)
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Date of birth: 01 September 1987 |
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| Personal bests | ||
| 100 m (<=2.0 m/s) | 10,90 (-0.6) | Beijing 2008 |
| 100 m (>2.0 m/s) | 10,6 (+3.1) h | Havana 2008 |
| Long jump | 7.52 (+0.5) | London 2012 |
| Shot put | 15.20 | Berlin 2009 |
| High jump | 2.17 | Havana 2008 |
| 400 m | 47,65 | Havana 2009 |
| 110 m hurdles | 14,12 (+2.0) | Ratingen 2008 |
| Discus throw | 47.32 | Havana 2011 |
| Pole vault | 5.00 | Berlin 2009 |
| Javelin throw | 78.29 | Havana 2016 |
| 1500 m | 4.16,70 | Götzis 2008 |
| Total points based on PB | 9062 | Includes wind-assisted bests |
| Total 10 best decathlons | 84984 | Sum of ten highest decathlon scores |
| Personal bests indoors | ||
| 60 m | 7,11 | Sevilla 2009 |
| 60 m hurdles | 7,90 | Göteborg 2010 |
| 1000 m | 2.36,12 | Tallinn 2010 ICEM |
| Indoor total points PB | 6383 | |
| Decathlons with 8000+ points (24) | |||||
| Points | Results | 1st day | 2nd day | P | Venue |
| 8156 h |
10,8 - 7.25 - 12.80 - 2.14 - 49,0 14,2 - 42.10 - 4.30 - 70.35 - 4.27,1 |
4170 | 3986 | 1 | Santiago de Cuba 2007 |
| 8050 v h |
10,6 - 7.15 - 11.86 - 2.17 - 48,9 14,4 - 41.49 - 4.70 - 61.80 - 4.35,4 |
4167 | 3883 | 2 | Havana 2008 |
| 8366 | 11,23 - 7.16 - 13.89 - 2.09 - 48,37 14,42 - 44.67 - 4.60 - 70.64 - 4.16,70 |
4162 | 4204 | 4 | Götzis 2008 |
| 8451 | 11,14 - 7.23 - 13.78 - 2.14 - 48,30 14,12 - 42.25 - 4.80 - 69.96 - 4.21,54 |
4243 | 4208 | 1 | Ratingen 2008 |
| 8527 | 10,90 - 7.33 - 14.49 - 2.05 - 47,91 14,15 - 44.45 - 4.70 - 73.98 - 4.29,17 |
4297 | 4230 | 3 | Beijing 2008 |
| 8415 | 10,93 - 7.29 - 13.98 - 2.11 - 48,97 14,38 - 42.36 - 4.70 - 72.93 - 4.26,51 |
4255 | 4160 | 1 | Havana 2009 |
| 8654 NR |
11,07 - 7.42 - 14.39 - 2.09 - 47,65 14,15 - 46.07 - 4.70 - 77.47 - 4.27,29 |
4325 | 4329 | 1 | Havana 2009 |
| 8640 | 11,13 - 7.24 - 15.20 - 2.11 - 48,00 14,45 - 44.71 - 5.00 - 75.19 - 4.27,25 |
4320 | 4320 | 2 | Berlin 2009 |
| 8112 | 11,33 - 6.92 - 13.00 - 2.10 - 49,09 14,71 - 45.16 - 4.65 - 66.11 - 4.18,94 |
4004 | 4108 | 2 | Desenzano del Garda 2010 |
| 8286 | 10,96 - 7.35 - 14.44 - 2.06 - 48,47 14,30 - 43.79 - 4.50 - 65.38 - 4.27,56 |
4268 | 4018 | 3 | Götzis 2010 |
| 8243 | 11,32 - 7.38 - 13.77 - 2.06 - 48,75 14,63 - 43.86 - 4.70 - 68.99 - 4.26,10 |
4142 | 4101 | 2 | Ratingen 2010 |
| 8328 W |
11,08 - 7.13 - 13.92 - 2.11 - 49,12 14,49 - 45.78 - 4.66 - 71.46 - 4.30,61 |
4173 | 4155 | 1 | Talence 2010 |
| 8271 v |
11,08 - 6.89 - 13.92 - 2.11 - 49,12 14,49 - 45.78 - 4.66 - 71.46 - 4.30,61 |
4116 | 4155 | – | Talence 2010 |
| 8440 | 11,06 - 7.21 - 13.48 - 2.06 - 48,85 14,35 - 44.57 - 4.86 - 75.49 - 4.25,33 |
4135 | 4305 | 2 | Götzis 2011 |
| 8231 | 11,17 - 7.02 - 13.59 - 2.07 - 49,55 14,67 - 45.66 - 5.00 - 67.18 - 4.27,98 |
4047 | 4184 | 1 | Kladno 2011 |
| 8501 nwi |
11,07 - 7.33 - 14.54 - 2.05 - 49,17 14,29 - 46.25 - 5.00 - 69.12 - 4.24,16 |
4202 | 4299 | 3 | Daegu 2011 |
| 8373 ↗ |
11,01 - 7.39 - 14.64 - 2.08 - 49,76 14,26 - 45.54 - 4.80 - 72.19 - 4.45,78 |
4238 | 4135 | 1 | Guadalajara 2011 |
| 8289 | 11,35 - 6.85 - 13.95 - 2.09 - 49,33 14,34 - 44.71 - 4.86 - 71.99 - 4.23,26 |
4020 | 4269 | 5 | Götzis 2012 |
| 8523 | 11,27 - 7.52 - 14.50 - 2.11 - 49,04 14,45 - 45.75 - 4.70 - 76.94 - 4.30,08 |
4265 | 4258 | 3 | London 2012 |
| 8317 | 11,07 - 7.33 - 14.20 - 1.90 - 48,21 14,62 - 46.41 - 4.90 - 68.61 - 4.23,87 |
4092 | 4225 | 10 | Moscow 2013 |
| 8027 | 11,36 - 7.00 - 13.79 - 2.05 - 51,94 14,58 - 44.45 - 4.90 - 69.74 - 4.34,24 |
3888 | 4139 | 1 | Havana 2015 |
| 8347 | 11,30 - 7.40 - 13.74 - 2.06 - 49,72 14,65 - 43.48 - 4.80 - 78.29 - 4.29,20 |
4104 | 4243 | 1 | Havana 2016 |
| 8460 | 11,21 - 7.14 - 14.27 - 2.07 - 48,15 14,48 - 47.07 - 4.90 - 72.32 - 4.28,32 |
4176 | 4284 | 6 | Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
| 8214 v |
11,08 - 7.25 - 14.18 - 2.00 - 48,80 14,54 - 44.18 - 4.50 - 71.88 - 4.29,14 |
4130 | 4084 | 8 | Götzis 2017 |
| 8026 v |
11,17 - 7.14 - 13.84 - 2.05 - 50,53 14,57 - 44.72 - 4.70 - 64.00 - 4.34,21 |
4029 | 3997 | 1 | Barranquilla 2018 |
At the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Leonel Suarez finished sixth with 8460 points despite competing with chickenpox.
Talence 2010 is counted as one competition; the additional 8271-point row uses his wind-legal long jump.
| Heptathlons with 5800+ points (3) | |||||
| Points | Results | 1st day | 2nd day | P | Venue |
| 5959 | 7,18 - 7.12 - 13.69 - 2.16 - 8,05 - 4.75 - 2.43,65 | 3323 | 2636 | 3 | Tallinn 2009 RHC |
| 5891 | 7,11 - 7.24 - 13.62 - 2.07 - 8,17 - 4.60 - 2.39,97 | 3288 | 2603 | 2 | Sevilla 2009 |
| 5964 NR | 7,13 - 7.13 - 14.10 - 2.02 - 8,15 - 4.85 - 2.36,12 | 3238 | 2726 | 2 | Tallinn 2010 ICEM |
| International medals (7) | |||||
| Year | Venue | Championships | Event | Total | Medal |
| 2008 | Beijing 2008 | Olympic Games | Decathlon | 8527 |  Bronze |
| 2009 | Havana 2009 | Central American and Caribbean | Decathlon | 8654 |  Gold NR |
| 2009 | Berlin 2009 | World | Decathlon | 8640 |  Silver |
| 2011 | Daegu 2011 | World | Decathlon | 8501 nwi | Bronze |
| 2011 | Guadalajara 2011 | Pan American Games | Decathlon | 8373 ↗ | Gold |
| 2012 | London 2012 | Olympic Games | Decathlon | 8523 | Bronze |
| 2018 | Barranquilla 2018 | CAC Games | Decathlon | 8026v | Gold |
| Winner of the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge | |||||
| Year | 1st meeting | 2nd meeting | 3rd meeting | Total | Medal |
| 2011 | 8440 Götzis 2011 | 8231 Kladno 2011 | 8501 Daegu 2011 | 25172 | Gold |
NR – national record
v – event with wind >2.0 m/s and <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events <=2.0 m/s
W – one event with wind >4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events >2.0 m/s (IAAF rule until 31/12/2009)
nwi – no wind information
h – hand timed
↗ – high altitude event
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