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Michael Kohnle is a German decathlete who won the 1988 World U20 and 1989 European U20 titles. He achieved his personal best of 8302 points in Götzis in 1995.

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Date of birth: 03 May 1970
Place of birth: Göppingen, Germany
Height: 194 cm / Weight: 90 kg
Decathlon: 8302 Götzis 1995
Heptathlon: 5953 Stadtallendorf 1989
Coach: Hans-Dieter Mayer, Klaus Flakus
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German decathlete Michael Kohnle - Decathlon 2000
Personal bests
100 m 10,3 h (+1.9) Schmiden 1989
Long jump 7.70 Weilheim 1992
Shot put 15.81 Edwardsville 1996
High jump 2.06 Salzgitter 1990
400 m 48,31 Götzis 1991
110 m hurdles 14,22 (+1.4) Bernhausen 1996
Discus throw 48.68 Bernhausen 1996
Pole vault 5.20 Götzis 1995
Javelin throw 63.36 Bernhausen 1992
1500 m 4.38,65 Sudbury 1988
Total points based on PB 8783
Total 10 best decathlons 81691 Sum of ten highest decathlon scores
Personal bests indoors
60 m 6,96 Stadtallendorf 1989
60 m hurdles 8,14 Stadtallendorf 1989
1000 m 2.48,52 –
Indoor total points PB 6281

 

Decathlons with 8000+ points (12)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8114 10,95 - 7.09 - 15.27 - 2.02 - 49,91
14,40 - 45.82 - 4.90 - 60.82 - 4.49,43
4154 3960 1 Varaždin 1989
8289
v.
10,58 - 7.59 - 15.46 - 2.06 - 48,79
14,29 - 41.48 - 4.90 - 59.00 - 4.54,28
4461 3828 1 Salzgitter 1990
8062 10,71 - 7.44 - 14.96 - 2.05 - 48,31
14,50 - 40.42 - 4.70 - 59.18 - 5.00,64
4377 3685 6 Götzis 1991
8000 10,90 - 7.52 - 14.47 - 2.03 - 49,63
14,57 - 42.28 - 4.70 - 58.68 - 4.51,98
4243 3757 12 Tokyo 1991
8006
v
11,04 - 7.53 - 14.74 - 1.99 - 50,19
14,35 - 42.10 - 5.10 - 59.18 - 5.04,60
4168 3838 9 Götzis 1993
8075 11,16 - 7.40 - 14.34 - 2.00 - 50,17
14,51 - 44.70 - 5.00 - 62.10 - 4.47,95
4094 3981 9 Stuttgart 1993
8302 10,93 - 7.41 - 15.29 - 2.05 - 49,10
14,40 - 47.06 - 5.20 - 58.76 - 4.57,49
4304 3998 3 Götzis 1995
8209
v
10,76 - 7.45 - 14.84 - 1.97 - 49,21
14,51 - 44.90 - 5.10 - 61.36 - 4.54,72
4244 3965 1 Ulm 1995
8230 10,93 - 7.60 - 15.27 - 2.03 - 49,77
14,22 - 48.68 - 4.80 - 59.22 - 4.58,52
4298 3932 1 Bernhausen 1996
8191
v.
10,72 - 7.57 - 15.81 - 1.99 - 49,52
14,26 - 44.46 - 4.80 - 58.28 - 4.55,49
4347 3844 2 Edwardsville 1996
8008 10,82 - 7.26 - 15.05 - 1.97 - 49,95
14,31 - 45.80 - 5.10 - 58.98 - 5.17,50
4163 3845 2 Vaterstetten 1996
8211 10,88 - 7.36 - 15.00 - 2.01 - 49,38
14,30 - 46.44 - 5.10 - 60.18 - 4.59,61
4234 3977 4 Ratingen 1997

 

Heptathlons with 5800+ points (3)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
5953 6,96 - 7.23 - 14.89 - 2.06 - 8,14 - 4.90 - 2.54,59 3408 2545 2 Stadtallendorf 1989
5839 7,15 - 7.55 - 14.55 - 2.01 - 8,27 - 5.10 - 3.03,41 3352 2487 3 Berlin 1994
5885 7,25 - 7.38 - 14.38 - 2.00 - 8,17 - 5.00 - 2.48,61 3256 2629 1 Neu-Isenburg 1995

 

International medals (2)
Year Venue Championships Event Points Medal
1988 Sudbury 1988 U20 World Decathlon 7729 Gold Gold
1989 Varaždin 1989 U20 European Decathlon 8114 Gold Gold

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)
h – hand timed

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