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Sep 12, 2025
Francisco Javier Benet secured his place in Spanish athletics history with an impressive 8526-point decathlon in 1998, keeping him at the top of the national all-time list.

Spanish decathlete Francisco Javier Benet - Decathlon 2000
Spain

Date of birth: 25 March 1968
Place of birth: Tetuan, Spain
Height: 186cm / Weight: 84kg
Decathlon: 8526 Alhama de Murcia 1998
Heptathlon: 6044 Valencia 1998
Full career

Francisco Javier Benet

Personal bests
100 m 10,72 (+2.9) Alhama de Murcia 1998
Long jump 7.67 (+3.3) Castellón de la Plana 1999
Shot put 14.57 Alhama de Murcia 1998
High jump 2.04 Tallinn 1996
400 m 48,10 Alhama de Murcia 1998
110 m hurdles 13,80 (+2.3) Salamanca 1999
Discus throw 46.12 Alhama de Murcia 1998
Pole vault 5.05i Madrid 1998
Javelin throw 65.37 Alhama de Murcia 1998
1500 m 4.19,38 Alhama de Murcia 1992
Total 8759
Total 10 best decathlons 81927

 

Decathlons over 8000 points (9)
Pts Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8034
W
11,15 - 7.31 - 13.25 - 1.97 - 49,87 -
14,33 - 44.10 - 4.70 - 62.96 - 4.27,80
3994 4040 2 Alhama de Murcia 1994
8294
W
10,80 - 7.54 - 13.71 - 2.01 - 49,39 -
14,13 - 45.74 - 4.80 - 61.70 - 4.33,22
4218 4076 1 Alhama de Murcia 1996
8165 11,03 - 7.35 - 13.58 - 2.04 - 49,35 -
14,18 - 45.88 - 4.70 - 61.68 - 4.35,78
4140 4025 2 Tallinn 1996
8107 10,95 - 7.30 - 13.91 - 1.98 - 48,67 -
14,36 - 44.30 - 4.80 - 59.44 - 4.36,04
4143 3964 19 Atlanta 1996
8322 10,80 - 7.60 - 13.72 - 2.02 - 48,50 -
14,05 - 41.98 - 4.90 - 62.18 - 4.34,69
4284 4038 1 Alhama de Murcia 1997
8526 10,72 - 7.45 - 14.57 - 1.92 - 48,10 -
13,83 - 46.12 - 5.00 - 65.37 - 4.26,81
4244 4282 1 Alhama de Murcia 1998
8000 10,97 - 7.23 - 14.16 - 1.89 - 48,49 -
14,17 - 42.71 - 4.60 - 64.64 - 4.42,58
4065 3935 2 Bressanone 1998
8357
v.
10,80 - 7.67 - 14.30 - 1.94 - 48,70 -
13,91 - 43.58 - 5.00 - 64.16 - 4.42,15
4255 4102 1 Castellón de la Plana 1999
8175 11,12 - 7.24 - 13.83 - 1.92 - 48,38 -
14,22 - 44.59 - 5.00 - 64.05 - 4.34,27
4045 4130 4 Prague 1999

 

Heptathlons over 6000 points (1)
6044 7,02 - 7.33 - 14.41 - 2.02 - 7,88 - 4.60 - 2.37,75 8 Valencia 1998

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