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Robert Jacob Arnold
Robert Jacob Arnold (0)
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Date of birth: 03 January 1984 |
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| Personal bests | ||
| 100 m | 10,93 (+1.8) | Dallas, TX 2012 |
| Long jump | 7.22 (+1.8) | Manhattan, KS 2008 |
| Shot put | 15.67 | Desenzano del Garda 2010 |
| High jump | 2.07 | Palo Alto, CA 2007 |
| 400 m | 48,38 | Sacramento, CA 2007 |
| 110 m hurdles (<=2.0 m/s) | 14,11 (+0.5) | Kladno 2010 |
| 110 m hurdles (>2.0 m/s) | 14,06 (+4.4) | Des Moines, IA 2010 |
| Discus throw | 49.14 | Des Moines, IA 2010 |
| Pole vault | 5.35i | Flagstaff, AZ 2010 |
| Javelin throw | 63.18 | Tucson, AZ 2011 |
| 1500 m | 4.31,04 | Indianapolis, IN 2006 |
| Total points based on PB | 8695 | Includes wind-assisted bests |
| Total 10 best decathlons | 81371 | |
| Personal bests indoors | ||
| 60 m | 7,10 | Albuquerque, NM 2013 |
| 60 m hurdles | 8,00 | Flagstaff, AZ 2010 |
| 1000 m | 2.42,61 | Fayetteville, AR 2007 |
| Indoor total points PB | 6259 | |
| Decathlons with 8000+ points (9) | |||||
| Points | Results | 1st day | 2nd day | P | Venue |
| 8215 v |
11,12 - 6.88 - 14.15 - 2.02 - 48,38 - 14,20 - 44.42 - 5.30 - 58.80 - 4.34,22 |
4070 | 4145 | 1 | Sacramento, CA 2007 |
| 8004 | 11,14 - 6.86 - 14.73 - 2.06 - 49,02 - 14,72 - 43.70 - 5.10 - 56.01 - 4.43,58 |
4103 | 3901 | 13 | Osaka 2007 |
| 8130 | 11,11 - 6.91 - 14.54 - 1.96 - 48,66 - 14,12 - 46.02 - 5.00 - 57.85 - 4.31,61 |
4033 | 4097 | 4 | Eugene, OR 2008 |
| 8191 | 11,03 - 7.22 - 15.17 - 2.00 - 49,49 - 14,26 - 45.71 - 4.95 - 58.04 - 4.36,11 |
4161 | 4030 | 2 | Manhattan, KS 2008 |
| 8069 | 11,06 - 6.92 - 14.20 - 2.00 - 49,17 - 14,27 - 45.76 - 4.90 - 56.84 - 4.31,13 |
4039 | 4030 | 10 | Götzis 2009 |
| 8141 | 11,25 - 6.93 - 15.67 - 1.95 - 50,02 - 14,22 - 48.80 - 5.15 - 56.46 - 4.36,50 |
4006 | 4135 | 1 | Desenzano del Garda 2010 |
| 8253 | 11,04 - 6.96 - 15.17 - 2.00 - 49,29 - 14,12 - 46.51 - 5.10 - 62.28 - 4.40,74 |
4107 | 4146 | 4 | Götzis 2010 |
| 8159 | 10,99 - 6.92 - 15.34 - 2.00 - 49,13 - 14,11 - 48.15 - 5.00 - 58.56 - 4.50,71 |
4127 | 4032 | 5 | Kladno 2010 |
| 8215 W |
11,08 - 6.89 - 14.39 - 2.02 - 49,22 - 14,06 - 49.14 - 5.00 - 60.85 - 4.40,21 |
4056 | 4159 | 1 | Des Moines, IA 2010 |
| Heptathlons with 5800+ points (3) | |||||
| Points | Results | 1st day | 2nd day | P | Venue |
| 5909 | 7,24 - 6.70 - 14.83 - 1.98 - 8,11 - 5.30 - 2.42,62 | 3106 | 2803 | 2 | Fayetteville, AR 2007 |
| 5851 | 7,11 - 7.05 - 14.60 - 1.98 - 8,09 - 4.90 - 2.47,49 | 3220 | 2631 | 1 | Chapel Hill, NC 2008 |
| 5861 | 7,13 - 6.90 - 15.16 - 1.98 - 8,05 - 5.00 - 2.49,62 | 3212 | 2649 | 1 | Bloomington, IN 2010 |
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
i – indoors
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Götzis 2010
Olympic champion Bryan Clay claims his second Götzis victory in 2010 with 8483 points, ahead of Romain Barras and Leonel Suarez.
US Championships Des Moines 2010
Robert Jacob Arnold won the 2010 US Championships decathlon in Des Moines with 8215 points, edging Tom Pappas by 114 points to claim the national title.
Desenzano del Garda 2010
At the 2010 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, Robert Jacob Arnold repeated his last year’s victory, finishing with a total of 8141 points. Cuba’s Leonel Suarez followed only 29 points behind with 8112, while his compatriot Yordani …
Desenzano del Garda 2009
At the 2009 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, American decathlete Robert Jacob Arnold secured victory with a score of 7994 points. Austria’s Roland Schwarzl finished second with 7913 points, just six points ahead of South Africa’s …