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Andreas Rizzi combined sprint speed with all-round ability to become the 1981 West German decathlon champion. His career best came in Bernhausen in 1983, where he scored 8369 points, equivalent to 8326 under the 1985 scoring tables. With personal bests of 10.35 in the 100 m and 46.79 in the 400 m, Rizzi was one of the fastest sprinters among the decathletes of his era.

West German decathlete Andreas Rizzi - Decathlon 2000
West Germany

Date of birth: 06 May 1959
Height: 186 cm / Weight: 86 kg
Decathlon: 8326 Bernhausen 1983
Heptathlon: 4845 Berlin 1985
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Andreas Rizzi - Decathlon 2000
Personal bests
100 m 10,35 Bremen 1983
Long jump 7.71 Bernhausen 1983
Shot put 15.83 Schwechat 1987
High jump 2.00 Bernhausen 1983
400 m 46,79 Lage 1981
110 m hurdles 14,91 + Bernhausen 1983
Discus throw 48.88
Pole vault 4.70 Bernhausen 1983
Javelin throw 54.56 ^ Lage 1980
1500 m 4.16,19 Brussels 1981
Total points based on PB 8631 Includes wind-assisted bests
Total 10 best decathlons 78893
Personal bests indoors
60 m 6,92 Berlin 1985
60 m hurdles 8,37 Berlin 1985
1000 m 2.52,1 h Berlin 1985
Indoor total points PB 5996

 

Decathlons with 8000+ points (3)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8155 10,79 - 7.59 - 14.63 - 1.97 - 46,79 -
15,34 - 43.62 - 4.60 - 51.84 - 4.18,07
4377 3778 1 Lage 1981
8326
+
10,52 - 7.71 - 14.78 - 2.00 - 46,82 -
14,91 - 43.62 - 4.70 - 50.92 - 4.21,04
4503 3823 4 Bernhausen 1983
8115 10,55 - 7.44 - 14.50 - 1.98 - 47,01 -
15,03 - 41.52 - 4.50 - 54.48 - 4.25,75
4385 3730 5 Sofia 1983

+ – wind assistance indicated in the archive; exact wind readings are unavailable
h – hand timed
^ – old javelin implements (until 31 March 1986)

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