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Antonio Penalver won an Olympic silver medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992. He becoming the first Spanish decathlete ever to medal at the Olympics.

Spanish decathlete Antonio Penalver - Decathlon 2000
Spain

Date of birth: 01 December 1968
Place of birth: Alhama de Murcia, Spain
Height: 195cm / Weight: 90kg
Decathlon: 8534W Alhama de Murcia 1992
Heptathlon: 6062 Genova 1992
Coach: Miguel Ángel Millán
Full career

Antonio Penalver becoming the first Spanish decathlete ever to medal at the Olympics.
Antonio Penalver’s personal bests
100 m (<=2.0 m/s) 10,95 (-0.4) Atlanta 1996
100 m (>2.0 m/s)
10,76 (+3.9) Alhama de Murcia 1992
Long jump 7.58 (+0.0) Madrid 1995
Shot put 17.32 Alhama de Murcia 1991
High jump 2.12 Alhama de Murcia 1992
400 m 48,88 Lorca 1988
110 m hurdles (<=2.0 m/s) 14,09 (+2.0) Valencia 1992
110 m hurdles (>2.0 m/s) 13,92 (+3.9) Valencia 1992
Discus throw 50.66 Tokyo 1991
Pole vault 5.00 Alhama de Murcia 1992
Javelin throw 63.08 Tokyo 1991
1500 m 4.28,84 Talence 1990
Total points based on PB 8900
Total 10 best decathlons 82610
Personal bests indoors
60 m 7,07 Zaragoza 1991
60 m hurdles 8,10 Genova 1992
1000 m 2.39,83
Genova 1992
Indoor total points PB 6403

 

Antonio Penalver’s decathlons over 8000 points (14)
Pts Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8050 11,10 - 7.53 - 15.13 - 2.00 - 49,91 -
14,84 - 47.76 - 4.50 - 57.04 - 4.36,30
4200 3850 1 Barcelona 1989
8143 11,01 - 7.33 - 15.67 - 2.04 - 51,39 -
14,66 - 45.76 - 4.80 - 57.10 - 4.28,84
4174 3969 4 Talence 1990
8214 11,24 - 7.55 - 16.01 - 2.01 - 50,27 -
14,63 - 47.84 - 4.70 - 57.48 - 4.28,86
4222 3992 6 Split 1990
8306 11,20 - 7.55 - 17.32 - 2.07 - 50,68 -
14,79 - 47.50 - 4.80 - 55.98 - 4.31,21
4349 3957 1 Alhama de Murcia 1991
8152
W
11,11 - 7.32 - 16.20 - 2.01 - 50,59 -
14,50 - 46.96 - 4.60 - 61.34 - 4.37,89
4192 3960 1 Stoke-on-Trent 1991
8200 11,17 - 7.32 - 16.52 - 2.03 - 50,00 -
15,38 - 50.66 - 4.50 - 63.08 - 4.32,95
4243 3957 8 Tokyo 1991
8534
W
10,76 - 7.42 - 16.50 - 2.12 - 49,50 -
14,32 - 47.38 - 5.00 - 59.32 - 4.39,94
4465 4069 1 Alhama de Murcia 1992
8412 11,09 - 7.54 - 16.50 - 2.06 - 49,66 -
14,58 - 49.68 - 4.90 - 58.64 - 4.38,02
4357 4055 2 Barcelona 1992
8160
W
11,00 - 7.39 - 16.52 - 2.03 - 50,59 -
14,48 - 48.42 - 4.40 - 60.76 - 4.43,54
4271 3889 1 Alhama de Murcia 1994
8084 11,11 - 7.41 - 16.50 - 2.01 - 51,00 -
14,88 - 48.04 - 4.60 - 59.48 - 4.43,68
4213 3871 6 Venissieux 1994
8096
W
10,98 - 7.33 - 16.60 - 2.02 - 51,77 -
14,33 - 49.60 - 4.70 - 55.46 - 4.51,49
4203 3893 1 Alhama de Murcia 1995
8044 11,05 - 7.37 - 16.64 - 2.04 - 51,29 -
14,47 - 47.12 - 4.50 - 53.76 - 4.41,08
4240 3804 3 Tallinn 1996
8307 10,95 - 7.27 - 16.91 - 2.07 - 50,41 -
14,35 - 48.92 - 4.70 - 57.08 - 4.37,71
4321 3986 9 Atlanta 1996
8182 10,83 - 7.49 - 16.60 - 1.99 - 50,56 -
14,24 - 46.98 - 4.50 - 56.56 - 4.39,68
4302 3880 3 Alhama de Murcia 1997

W one event with wind >4.0 and wind average for 3 events > 2.00 m/s (IAAF rule until 31/12/2009)

Antonio Penalver’s heptathlons over 5800 points (4)
5952 7,07 - 7.13 - 16.71 - 2.01 - 8,19 - 4.50 - 2.42,47 2 Zaragoza 1991
5861 7,14 - 7.07 - 16.46 - 1.99 - 8,22 - 4.60 - 2.46,10 1 Zaragoza 1992
6062 7,16 - 7.02 - 16.29 - 2.07 - 8,10 - 4.80 - 2.39,83 3 Genova 1992
5939 7,15 - 7.34 - 16.15 - 2.04 - 8,16 - 4.70 - 2.51,41 6 Barcelona 1995

 

Antonio Penalver’s international medals (3)
Year Venue Championships Event Total Medal
1990 Manaus 1990 Ibero American
Decathlon 7824 Gold
1992 Genova 1992 European Indoor Heptathlon 6062 Bronze
1992 Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games Decathlon 8412 Silver

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