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Ricky Barker finished fourth in the heptathlon at the Barcelona 1995 World Indoor Championships with 6120 points. The American achieved his highest decathlon score of 8404 points with wind assistance in College Station 1996 and won US indoor heptathlon titles in 1997 and 1998.

American decathlete Ricky Barker - Decathlon 2000
USA

Date of birth: 14 November 1969
Place of birth: Euless, Texas
Decathlon: 8404v. College Station, TX 1996
Heptathlon: 6120 Barcelona 1995
Coach: Charlie Thomas, Ted Nelson
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Ricky Barker is an American decathlete and World Indoor Championships top-four finisher
Personal bests
100 m (<=2.0 m/s) 10,60 (+1.3) Atlanta, GA 1996
100 m (>2.0 m/s) 10,59 (+2.7) Sacramento, CA 1995
Long jump (<=2.0 m/s) 7.44 (-1.3) Talence 1995
Long jump (>2.0 m/s) 7.53 (+4.0) College Station, TX 1996
Shot put 14.97 Atlanta, GA 1998
High jump 2.15 Laces 1994
400 m 48,33
110 m hurdles (<=2.0 m/s) 14,11 (-0.7) Ratingen 1995
110 m hurdles (>2.0 m/s) 14,04 (+6.7) Norwalk, CA 1990
Discus throw 44.56
Pole vault 5.25 Ratingen 1995
Javelin throw 60.38
1500 m 4.40,19 Eugene, OR 1991
Total points based on PB 8659 Includes wind-assisted bests
Total 10 best decathlons 81375
Personal bests indoors
60 m 6,91 Manhattan, KS 1996
60 m hurdles 7,96 Manhattan, KS 1996
1000 m 2.48,69 Manhattan, KS 1996
Indoor total points PB 6348

 

Decathlons with 8000+ points (8)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8214
v.
10,59 - 7.53 - 14.96 - 2.10 - 49,14 -
14,41 - 42.30 - 5.00 - 56.42 - 5.01,24
4434 3780 1 Sacramento, CA 1995
8170
v
10,64 - 7.37 - 14.43 - 2.06 - 48,43 -
14,50 - 42.18 - 5.00 - 56.80 - 4.52,69
4347 3823 4 Sacramento, CA 1995
8175 10,98 - 7.16 - 14.11 - 2.06 - 48,37 -
14,11 - 42.62 - 5.25 - 57.82 - 4.52,85
4202 3973 1 Ratingen 1995
8198 10,80 - 7.44 - 14.70 - 2.06 - 49,25 -
14,38 - 42.60 - 5.10 - 57.38 - 4.51,48
4305 3893 7 Talence 1995
8404
v.
10,72 - 7.53 - 14.53 - 2.10 - 48,60 -
14,23 - 43.78 - 5.20 - 58.88 - 4.49,56
4403 4001 2 College Station, TX 1996
8163
v
10,60 - 7.26 - 14.19 - 2.08 - 48,87 -
14,51 - 41.70 - 5.20 - 58.30 - 5.00,55
4313 3850 7 Atlanta, GA 1996
8027
v.
10,71 - 7.37 - 14.96 - 1.98 - 48,57 -
14,29 - 37.78 - 4.81 - 58.84 - 4.50,64
4283 3744 3 Palo Alto, CA 1998
8183
v
10,75 - 7.35 - 14.95 - 2.03 - 48,42 -
14,18 - 40.81 - 5.10 - 59.47 - 5.00,37
4322 3861 2 New Orleans, LA 1998

 

Heptathlons with 5800+ points (6)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
5959 OT 7,00 - 7.11 - 14.12 - 2.12 - 8,15 - 5.00 - 2.53,28 3373 2586 2 Moscow, ID 1995
6120 7,02 - 7.26 - 14.62 - 2.13 - 8,05 - 5.10 - 2.49,72 3442 2678 4 Barcelona 1995
6119 6,91 - 7.29 - 14.10 - 2.04 - 7,96 - 5.21 - 2.48,69 3372 2747 2 Manhattan, KS 1996
5969 6,96 - 7.19 - 14.31 - 2.04 - 8,12 - 5.02 - 2.50,86 3343 2626 1 Manhattan, KS 1997
5867 7,01 - 7.22 - 14.97 - 2.00 - 8,31 - 4.90 - 2.51,84 3336 2531 1 Atlanta, GA 1998
5955 6,92 - 7.23 - 14.52 - 2.03 - 7,98 - 4.80 - 2.51,73 3371 2584 2 Atlanta, GA 1999

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)
OT – oversized indoor track (>200 m)

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