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Josef “Sepp” Zeilbauer won three consecutive Universiade decathlon titles in 1975, 1977 and 1979, and the Götzis Hypomeeting in 1977 and 1981. The Austrian competed at three Olympics, finishing fifth in Moscow 1980, and set a national record of 8219 points in Götzis 1976 with the old javelin.

Austrian decathlete Josef Zeilbauer - Decathlon 2000
Austria

Date of birth: 24 September 1952
Place of birth: Mürzzuschlag, Austria
Height: 193 cm / Weight: 93 kg
Decathlon: 8219^ NR Götzis 1976
Heptathlon: 5503 Berlin 1975
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Josef Zeilbauer
Personal bests
100 m 10,91 (-0.2) Innsbruck 1973
Long jump 7.55 (+1.6) Innsbruck 1973
Shot put 16.37 Götzis 1979
High jump 2.11 Götzis 1979
400 m 48,54 Innsbruck 1973
110 m hurdles 14,31 nwi Mexico City 1979
Discus throw 46.46
Pole vault 4.90
Javelin throw 66.56 ^ Götzis 1978
1500 m 4.19,0 h Colombes 1970
Total points based on PB 8758
Total 10 best decathlons 81300
Personal bests indoors
60 m 7,1 h Berlin 1975
60 m hurdles 8,29
1000 m 2.44,9 h
Indoor total points PB 6102

 

Decathlons with 8000+ points (11)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8110
NR
10,91 - 7.55 - 15.08 - 2.01 - 48,54 -
14,61 - 42.26 - 4.40 - 61.04 - 4.37,10
4319 3791 – Innsbruck 1973
8105
NR
10,91 - 7.55 - 15.08 - 2.01 - 48,5 h -
14,61 - 42.26 - 4.40 - 61.04 - 4.37,1 h
4314 3791 1 Innsbruck 1973
8219
NR
10,9 h - 7.21 - 14.68 - 2.10 - 49,4 h -
14,2 h - 44.62 - 4.70 - 64.04 - 4.32,6 h
4196 4023 2 Götzis 1976
8022 11,14 - 7.19 - 14.27 - 2.04 - 50,16 -
14,54 - 42.04 - 4.70 - 64.12 - 4.35,30
4081 3941 out Spała 1976
8039 11,18 - 7.22 - 15.11 - 2.06 - 49,79 -
14,66 - 43.14 - 4.40 - 64.12 - 4.33,50
4166 3873 1 Götzis 1977
8079 11,01 - 7.17 - 14.74 - 2.01 - 48,84 -
14,35 - 43.52 - 4.70 - 62.08 - 4.43,70
4168 3911 1 Sofia 1977
8093
v
11,29 - 7.11 - 14.64 - 2.00 - 49,76 -
14,59 - 45.28 - 4.50 - 66.56 - 4.23,30
4034 4059 3 Götzis 1978
8115 11,28 - 7.23 - 15.24 - 2.06 - 49,44 -
14,78 - 45.08 - 4.60 - 61.04 - 4.28,20
4172 3943 1 Nymburk 1978
8079 11,42 - 7.19 - 14.32 - 2.04 - 49,08 -
14,74 - 46.10 - 4.60 - 64.38 - 4.30,70
4074 4005 1 Vienna 1978
8194
↗
10,99 - 7.39 - 16.12 - 2.09 - 49,52 -
14,31 - 43.28 - 4.60 - 62.24 - 4.51,20
4354 3840 1 Mexico City 1979
8190 11,24 - 7.22 - 15.60 - 2.11 - 49,58 -
14,68 - 46.04 - 4.60 - 61.34 - 4.33,23
4241 3949 4 Götzis 1980
8182 11,11 - 7.24 - 15.50 - 2.09 - 49,17 -
14,87 - 44.64 - 4.60 - 64.38 - 4.37,41
4267 3915 1 Götzis 1981

 

International medals (3)
Year Venue Championships Event Points Medal
1975 Roma 1975 Universiade Decathlon 7820 Gold Gold
1977 Sofia 1977 Universiade Decathlon 8079 Gold Gold
1979 Mexico City 1979 Universiade Decathlon 8194 ↗ Gold Gold

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
nwi – no wind information
h – hand timed
^ – old javelin implements (until 31 March 1986)
↗ – high altitude event
out – out of competition

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