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Dan O’Brien
Dan O’Brien (3)
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Date of birth: 18 July 1966 |
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| Personal bests | ||
| 100 m (<=2.0 m/s) | 10,32 (+1.7) | Atlanta, GA 1996 |
| 100 m | 10,23 nwi | New York 1991 |
| Long jump (<=2.0 m/s) | 8.08 (+1.8) | Talence 1992 |
| Long jump (>2.0 m/s) | 8.11 (+2.3) | Modesto 1991 |
| Shot put | 16.69 | Talence 1992 |
| High jump | 2.20 | Saint Petersburg 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 points based on PB | 9572 | Includes wind-assisted bests and bests with unknown wind |
| Total 10 best decathlons | 87801 | Sum of ten highest decathlon scores |
| Personal bests indoors | ||
| 60 m | 6,67 | Toronto 1993 |
| 60 m hurdles | 7,68 | Atlanta, GA 1996 |
| 1000 m | 2.40,12 OT | Moscow, ID 1992 |
| Indoor total points PB | 6902 | Includes wind-assisted bests |
| Decathlons with 8000+ points (16) | |||||
| Points | 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 nwi 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 CR NR |
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 v WR |
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 CR |
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 v |
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 - 47,73 13,81 - 48.10 - 4.90 - 62.20 - 5.10,94 |
4736 | 3979 | 1 | Saint Petersburg 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 v |
10,36 - 7.82 - 15.28 - 2.09 - 47,96 13,84 - 51.18 - 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 v |
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 with 5800+ points (1) | |||||
| Points | Results | 1st day | 2nd day | P | Venue |
| 6476 WR | 6,67 - 7.84 - 16.02 - 2.13 - 7,85 - 5.20 - 2.57,96 | 3800 | 2676 | 1 | Toronto 1993 |
| International medals (8) | |||||
| Year | Venue | Championships | Event | Points | Medal |
| 1990 | Seattle 1990 | Goodwill Games | Decathlon | 8358 |  Silver |
| 1991 | Tokyo 1991 | World | Decathlon | 8812 CR NR |  Gold |
| 1993 | Toronto 1993 | World Indoor | Heptathlon | 6476 WR | Gold |
| 1993 | Stuttgart 1993 | World | Decathlon | 8817 CR | Gold |
| 1994 | Saint Petersburg 1994 | Goodwill Games | Decathlon | 8715 | Gold |
| 1995 | Göteborg 1995 | World | Decathlon | 8695 | Gold |
| 1996 | Atlanta 1996 | Olympic Games | Decathlon | 8824 | Gold |
| 1998 | Uniondale 1998 | Goodwill Games | Decathlon | 8755v | Gold |
WR – world record
NR – national record
CR – championship record
v – event with wind >2.0 m/s and <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events <=2.0 m/s
W – one event with wind >4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events >2.0 m/s (IAAF rule until 31/12/2009)
nwi – no wind information
OT – oversized indoor track (>200 m)
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Comments (3)
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
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