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Larbi Bourrada (3)

Oct 16, 2026
Larbi Bourrada set an African decathlon record of 8521 points when finishing fifth at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The Algerian also placed fifth at the Beijing 2015 World Championships and won five African decathlon titles between 2008 and 2022.

Algerian decathlete Larbi Bourrada - Decathlon 2000
Algeria

Date of birth: 10 May 1988
Place of birth: Algeria
Height: 188 cm / Weight: 81 kg
Decathlon: 8521 AR Rio de Janeiro 2016
Heptathlon: 5911 AR Paris 2010
Coach: Ahmed Mahour Bacha
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 Larbi Bourrada is the African decathlon record holder with 8521 points
Personal bests
100 m (<=2.0 m/s) 10,67 (+0.4) Götzis 2010
100 m (>2.0 m/s) 10,61 (+3.4) Ratingen 2011
Long jump (<=2.0 m/s) 7.54 (+1.3) Götzis 2010
Long jump (>2.0 m/s) 7.94 (+2.7) Ratingen 2011
Shot put 14.00i Paris 2010
High jump 2.10 Algiers 2009
400 m 46,69 Algiers 2009
110 m hurdles 14,00 (+1.8) Algiers 2015
Discus throw 42.39 Rio de Janeiro 2016
Pole vault 5.00 Maputo 2011
Javelin throw 66.87 Rio de Janeiro 2016
1500 m 4.12,15 Berlin 2009
Total points based on PB 8898 Includes wind-assisted bests
Total 10 best decathlons 82328 Sum of ten highest decathlon scores
Personal bests indoors
60 m 6,89 Paris 2010
60 m hurdles 7,89 Reims 2016
1000 m 2.39,86 Paris 2010
Indoor total points PB 6386 Includes wind-assisted bests

 

Decathlons with 8000+ points (12)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8037
nwi		 10,77 - 7.69 - 11.90 - 1.96 - 47,06
14,61 - 37.33 - 4.40 - 61.81 - 4.19,24		 4216 3821 out Algiers 2009
8171
AR		 10,68 - 7.35 - 12.30 - 2.05 - 48,58
14,57 - 37.83 - 4.70 - 62.53 - 4.12,15		 4187 3984 12 Berlin 2009
8148
↗		 10,78 - 7.43 - 13.59 - 2.04 - 47,35
14,82 - 36.30 - 4.80 - 65.53 - 4.36,04		 4312 3836 1 Nairobi 2010
8302
AR v		 10,61 - 7.94 - 12.82 - 2.06 - 48,19
14,65 - 40.34 - 4.70 - 58.05 - 4.21,42		 4409 3893 1 Ratingen 2011
8158 10,88 - 7.42 - 13.11 - 1.96 - 47,34
14,56 - 37.84 - 4.90 - 59.00 - 4.14,97		 4185 3973 10 Daegu 2011
8332
v DQ		 10,58 - 7.57 - 13.64 - 2.09 - 47,40
14,78 - 34.80 - 4.70 - 67.68 - 4.24,08		 4439 3893 – Ratingen 2012
8014 10,83 - 7.54 - 12.64 - 1.99 - 50,15
14,62 - 38.92 - 4.70 - 63.72 - 4.25,95		 4091 3923 3 Reims 2014
8311
NR		 10,90 - 7.45 - 13.20 - 2.04 - 48,33
14,33 - 39.99 - 4.90 - 64.60 - 4.20,05		 4217 4094 1 Marrakech 2014
8461
AR		 10,83 - 7.51 - 13.73 - 2.07 - 47,60
14,26 - 41.53 - 4.80 - 63.82 - 4.16,61		 4345 4116 5 Beijing 2015
8521
AR		 10,75 - 7.52 - 13.78 - 2.10 - 47,98
14,15 - 42.39 - 4.60 - 66.49 - 4.14,60		 4378 4143 5 Rio de Janeiro 2016
8120
v		 10,76 - 7.26 - 12.40 - 2.05 - 48,47
14,26 - 40.17 - 4.80 - 62.49 - 4.32,34		 4158 3962 1 Kladno 2017
8099
v nwi		 10,94 - 7.41 - 12.81 - 2.06 - 48,39
14,70 - 40.27 - 4.70 - 66.87 - 4.38,42		 4192 3907 1 Asaba 2018

 

Heptathlons with 5800+ points (1)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
5911 AR 6,89 - 7.34 - 14.00 - 1.92 - 8,05 - 4.60 - 2.39,86 3277 2634 1 Paris 2010

 

International medals (10)
Year Venue Championships Event Total Medal
2007 Amman 2007 Arab Athletics Decathlon 7046 h Bronze Bronze
2007 Algiers 2007 African Games Decathlon 7349 Bronze Bronze
2008 Addis Ababa 2008 African Championships Decathlon 7574 ↗ Gold Gold
2010 Nairobi 2010 African Championships Decathlon 8148 ↗ Gold Gold
2014 Marrakech 2014 African Championships Decathlon 8311 Gold Gold NR
2018 Asaba 2018 African Championships Decathlon 8099v nwi Gold Gold
2019 Rabat 2019 African Games Decathlon 7319 Gold Gold
2021 Rades 2021 Arab Athletics Decathlon 7309 nwi Gold Gold
2022 Port Louis 2022 African Championships Decathlon 7776v. Gold Gold
2023 Algiers 2023 Pan Arab Games Decathlon 7362 Gold Gold

AR – African record
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
v. – all events with wind <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events >2.0 m/s (IAAF rule since 01/01/2010)
nwi – no wind information
h – hand timed
i – indoors
↗ – high altitude event
DQ – results annulled due to doping

Comments (3)

JOAQUÍN CARMONA TORRE wrote on Sep 14, 2011
dq (2 false starts in 100m) Maputo (Mozambique) 20110912
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eierluke wrote on Aug 11, 2012
Taking his doping violence into account, shouldn't at least these unfairly achieved 2012 Ratingen PBs (10,58s, 67,79m, 8332 pts) get replaced with his former PBs (10,61s+3,4(2011), 65,53m(2010), 8302(2011) ?
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Janek Salmistu wrote on Aug 31, 2013
Ratingen 2012 results cancelled, finally accepted by IAAF.
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