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Dan O'Brien (5)

Aug 28, 2016
Dan O’Brien won an Olympic gold medal at the Atlanta Olympic Games (1996).

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United States

Date of birth: 18 July 1966
Place of birth: Portland, Oregon
Height: 189cm / Weight: 84kg
Decathlon: 8891 Talence 1992
Heptathlon: 6476 Toronto 1993
Short biography
Full career

 Dan OBrien
Personal bests
100 m 10,23 New York 1991
Long jump 8.11 (+2.3)
 Modesto 1991
Shot put 16.69 Talence 1992
High jump 2.20 Sankt-Peterburg 1994
400 m 46,53 Tokyo 1991
110 m hurdles 13,47 (+0.0)
 San Jose 1997
Discus throw 55.07 Modesto 1999
Pole vault 5.25 Barcelona 1991
Javelin throw 66.90 Atlanta 1996
1500 m 4.33,19 San Francisco 1989
Total 9572

Decathlons over 8000 points
Pts Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8267 10,98 - 7.83 - 15.41 - 2.09 - 48,04 -
14,41 - 46.40 - 4.50 - 56.84 - 4.51,78		 4491 3776 1 Pullman 1990
8483
W
 10,40 - 8.04 - 15.36 - 2.13 - 49,25 -
14,03 - 46.04 - 4.30 - 58.16 - 4.43,90		 4656 3827 2 Norwalk 1990
8358 10,99 - 7.91 - 15.16 - 2.08 - 48,38 -
14,44 - 46.34 - 4.55 - 57.40 - 4.36,63		 4470 3888 2 Seattle 1990
8844
W
 10,23 - 7.96 - 16.06 - 2.08 - 47,70 -
13,95 - 48.08 - 5.10 - 57.40 - 4.45,54		 4747 4097 1 New York 1991
8812 10,41 - 7.90 - 16.24 - 1.91 - 46,53 -
13,94 - 47.20 - 5.20 - 60.66 - 4.37,50		 4602 4210 1 Tokyo 1991
8891 10,43 - 8.08 - 16.69 - 2.07 - 48,51 -
13,98 - 48.56 - 5.00 - 62.58 - 4.42,10		 4720 4171 1 Talence 1992
8331 10,72 - 7.54 - 15.81 - 2.09 - 48,62 -
14,01 - 43.84 - 5.05 - 57.98 - 5.09,41		 4475 3856 1 Eugene 1993
8817 10,57 - 7.99 - 15.41 - 2.03 - 47,46 -
14,08 - 47.92 - 5.20 - 62.56 - 4.40,08		 4598 4219 1 Stuttgart 1993
8707 10,31 - 7.81 - 15.87 - 2.17 - 48,19 -
13,98 - 46.34 - 5.15 - 62.28 - 5.16,42		 4738 3969 1 Knoxville 1994
8715 10,49 - 7.81 - 15.70 - 2.20 - 47,74 -
13,81 - 48.10 - 4.90 - 62.20 - 5.10,94		 4736 3979 1 Sankt-Peterburg 1994
8710 10,43 - 7.75 - 15.81 - 2.06 - 48,06 -
13,91 - 48.88 - 5.20 - 59.56 - 4.56,58		 4594 4116 1 Talence 1994
8682 10,36 - 7.82 - 15.28 - 2.09 - 47,96 -
13,84 - 51.16 - 4.80 - 61.56 - 5.01,02		 4628 4054 1 Sacramento 1995
8695 10,57 - 7.55 - 14.82 - 2.13 - 47,81 -
13,78 - 46.92 - 5.20 - 62.90 - 4.52,52		 4528 4167 1 Göteborg 1995
8726 10,32 - 7.46 - 15.64 - 2.08 - 46,81 -
14,04 - 49.38 - 5.20 - 65.22 - 5.12,01		 4618 4108 1 Atlanta, GA 1996
8824 10,50 - 7.57 - 15.66 - 2.07 - 46,82 -
13,87 - 48.78 - 5.00 - 66.90 - 4.45,89		 4592 4232 1 Atlanta 1996
8755 10,71 - 7.78 - 15.67 - 2.11 - 48,04 -
13,67 - 48.87 - 5.20 - 66.31 - 5.08,77		 4575 4180 1 Uniondale 1998

Heptathlons over 5800 points
6476 6,67 - 7.84 - 16.02 - 2.13 - 7,85 - 5.20 - 2.57,96 1 Toronto 1993

Comments (5)

Ken Weinberg wrote on May 06, 2010
Hello, just wanted to say you motivated me back in the day and I still think back to the decathlon at LBCC in Albany when we went head to head and you had a broken foot and still kick my butt. Thanks for the inspiration. Ken
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eierluke wrote on Aug 18, 2011
Here are the dates for 110 m hurdles and discus throw
sourcettp://www.decathlonfans.de/Athletes/dan_obrien.html
110m hurdles 13,47 San José, 27.05.1997
Discus 55,07 Modesto, CA, 08.05.1999

In the pole vault instead, they do have him at "just" 5,20 m:
(Pole vault 5,20 Tokyo, 30.08.1991)
I tried to browse the internet, but couldn't find enough sattisfying sources. Are the 5,25 m you list him with valid?
Best wishes, Sven
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eierluke wrote on Aug 30, 2011
Based on pure physical talent Dan O'Brien is the ultimate decathlon benchmark. His personal records therefore to me are the most important ones of any decathlete so far in history.
Since I couldn't find any result better than 5,20 m, does anybody has any source to confirm the 5,25 m pole vault he ist listed with here?
Thanks, Sven
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eierluke wrote on Nov 25, 2011
Dear Janek, I've found a date for the (wind assisted) 8,11 m of Dan O'Brian in the long jump: 11.05.1991 in Modesto.
Link: http://www.all-athletics.com/node/93824
Still no date/ confirmation regarding the 5,25 m he is listed with in the pole vault?
Best wishes, Sven
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eierluke wrote on Nov 26, 2011
Dear Janek, and finally the last piece of the puzzle (5.25m pole vault) has been confirmed.
Decathlon expert Frank Zarnovski was so kind to answer my email:
"Hi Sven,
Dan's PR in the vault (5.25m) came at the Spanish nationals inAugust, 1991 in Barcelona. He did 4 individual events while 3 other Americans (I think Fucci, Janvrin and Huff) competed in the Spanish national decathlon. He never bettered that later in his career. Hope this helps.
Frank"
Sorry guys for having you bothered
Best wishes, Sven
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