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Oct 18, 2026
Willem Coertzen set an African decathlon record of 8398 points when finishing third at the Götzis Hypomeeting in 2015. The South African also won the Talence Décastar that year and earned African Championships silver in 2008 and bronze in 2016.

South African decathlete Willem Coertzen - Decathlon 2000
South Africa

Date of birth: 30 December 1982
Place of birth: Nigel, South Africa
Height: 186 cm / Weight: 80 kg
Decathlon: 8398 AR Götzis 2015
Heptathlon: 4862 Sheffield 2008
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 Willem Coertzen is the South African Decathlon record holder with 8398 points
Personal bests
100 m (<=2.0 m/s) 10,88 (+1.1) Glasgow 2014
100 m (>2.0 m/s) 10,74 (+5.4) Ratingen 2013
Long jump (<=2.0 m/s) 7.58 (+0.6) Götzis 2009
Long jump (>2.0 m/s) 7.64 (+2.6) Ratingen 2011
Shot put 14.50 Ratingen 2015
High jump 2.08 Talence 2013
400 m 48,32 Moscow 2013
110 m hurdles 14,06 (+1.1) Ratingen 2015
Discus throw 44.84 Götzis 2015
Pole vault 4.65 Talence 2015
Javelin throw 69.40 Pretoria 2014
1500 m 4.22,22 Götzis 2015
Total points based on PB 8631 Includes wind-assisted bests
Total 10 best decathlons 82364 Sum of ten highest decathlon scores

 

Decathlons with 8000+ points (14)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8054
NR		 11,08 - 7.58 - 13.31 - 2.03 - 48,88
14,39 - 42.35 - 4.20 - 65.05 - 4.29,42		 4182 3872 11 Götzis 2009
8146
NR		 10,89 - 7.32 - 13.16 - 2.02 - 48,63
14,26 - 42.40 - 4.60 - 65.46 - 4.32,57		 4154 3992 13 Berlin 2009
8014 11,00 - 7.29 - 13.74 - 2.00 - 48,74
14,37 - 41.02 - 4.40 - 64.59 - 4.32,11		 4133 3881 1 Durban 2011
8094 11,23 - 7.26 - 14.08 - 2.01 - 48,87
14,51 - 42.73 - 4.50 - 66.38 - 4.26,07		 4099 3995 3 Kladno 2011
8095
v		 10,97 - 7.64 - 13.52 - 2.03 - 49,78
14,49 - 42.73 - 4.30 - 64.16 - 4.26,51		 4192 3903 4 Ratingen 2011
8244
NR		 11,18 - 7.47 - 13.85 - 2.04 - 49,39
14,34 - 43.47 - 4.63 - 66.95 - 4.23,75		 4150 4094 1 Port Elizabeth 2012
8173 11,09 - 7.17 - 13.79 - 2.05 - 48,56
14,15 - 43.58 - 4.50 - 64.79 - 4.26,52		 4142 4031 9 London 2012
8215
W		 10,74 - 7.29 - 13.10 - 2.03 - 48,81
14,38 - 43.61 - 4.50 - 66.87 - 4.25,70		 4176 4039 5 Ratingen 2013
8343
AR		 10,95 - 7.44 - 13.88 - 2.05 - 48,32
14,30 - 43.25 - 4.50 - 69.35 - 4.24,60		 4257 4086 9 Moscow 2013
8118 11,17 - 7.51 - 13.48 - 2.08 - 48,99
14,38 - 43.05 - 4.27 - 66.04 - 4.29,85		 4197 3921 2 Talence 2013
8199 10,99 - 7.47 - 14.11 - 2.00 - 49,65
14,38 - 44.50 - 4.50 - 69.40 - 4.34,21		 4159 4040 1 Pretoria 2014
8398
AR		 10,99 - 7.46 - 14.14 - 2.03 - 48,73
14,17 - 44.84 - 4.60 - 68.43 - 4.22,22		 4230 4168 3 Götzis 2015
8341
v		 11,08 - 7.48 - 14.50 - 2.01 - 48,50
14,06 - 43.94 - 4.50 - 68.79 - 4.26,52		 4230 4111 2 Ratingen 2015
8187 10,96 - 7.44 - 13.66 - 1.98 - 48,92
14,27 - 43.69 - 4.65 - 67.21 - 4.35,64		 4148 4039 1 Talence 2015

 

International medals (2)
Year Venue Championships Event Points Medal
2008 Addis Ababa 2008 ↗ African Championships Decathlon 7374 Silver Silver
2016 Durban 2016 African Championships Decathlon 7196 Bronze Bronze

AR – area 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
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)
↗ – high altitude event

 

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