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Mar 08, 2010

France, Bompas - David Guest won the junior men's heptathlon with a new British U20 record of 5793 points - this is 300 point improvement on Daniel Gardiner's 5482 record.

David Guest also took the notable scalp of the supremely talented Kevin Mayer (FRA), the reigning world youth champion - frenchman was second with 5668 points.

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    Sonnemann,Gunther wrote on Aug 14, 2026 10:56
    die Berechnungsformel meiner NBL-Methode veröffentliche ich natürlich nicht. Deine Frage nach der notwendigen Zeit für Mayer um Eaton zu übertreffen...
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    Rafał Snoch wrote on Aug 05, 2026
    Thank you for the explanation. However, I still cannot find either the exact NBL formula or the 1500 m time...
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    Sonnemann,Gunther wrote on Aug 04, 2026
    the scoring of the 1500m performences represents a compromise between statistical equivalence and the general standing of the 1500 m...
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    Rafał Snoch wrote on Aug 03, 2026
    @Gunther May I ask one counterfactual question? Keeping Kevin Mayer’s other nine performances from Talence unchanged, what time would he...
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