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Tom Pappas
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Date of birth: 06 September 1976 |
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| Personal bests | ||
| 100 m (<=2.0 m/s) | 10,65 (-0.2) | Götzis 2003 |
| 100 m (>2.0 m/s) | 10,63 (+2.3) | Knoxville, TN 2004 |
| Long jump | 7.96 (+1.4) | Palo Alto 2003 |
| Shot put | 17.26 | Eugene 2008 |
| High jump | 2.21i | Atlanta 2000 |
| 400 m | 47,58 | Paris 2003 |
| 110 m hurdles | 13,90 (+0.3) | Götzis 2004 |
| Discus throw | 52.21 | |
| Pole vault | 5.20 | Indianapolis 2000 |
| Javelin throw | 66.56 | Sarasota 2000 |
| 1500 m | 4.35,14 | Portland 1995 |
| Total points based on PB | 9280 | Includes wind-assisted bests |
| Total 10 best decathlons | 86023 | |
| Personal bests indoors | ||
| 60 m | 6,89 | Birmingham 2003 |
| 60 m hurdles | 7,80 | Birmingham 2003 |
| 1000 m | 2.49,32 | Chapel Hill 2004 |
| Indoor total points PB | 6681 | |
| Decathlons with 8000+ points (21) | |||||
| Points | Results | 1st day | 2nd day | P | Venue |
| 8463 | 10,75 - 7.52 - 15.30 - 2.12 - 49,01 - 14,33 - 48.66 - 5.00 - 63.52 - 5.02,42 |
4441 | 4022 | 1 | Tucson 1999 |
| 8184 v |
10,96 - 6.97 - 15.38 - 2.14 - 49,44 - 14,24 - 42.07 - 5.00 - 64.42 - 5.01,18 |
4265 | 3919 | 1 | Boise 1999 |
| 8187 v |
10,75 - 7.36 - 14.97 - 1.94 - 48,34 - 14,00 - 44.65 - 5.00 - 60.89 - 5.02,71 |
4247 | 3940 | 2 | Eugene 1999 |
| 8467 | 10,70 - 7.41 - 15.32 - 2.14 - 48,91 - 14,27 - 45.81 - 5.10 - 63.45 - 4.59,74 |
4451 | 4016 | 1 | Sacramento 2000 |
| 8425 | 10,82 - 7.41 - 14.87 - 2.21 - 48,64 - 14,15 - 41.42 - 4.90 - 62.26 - 4.45,10 |
4476 | 3949 | 5 | Sydney 2000 |
| 8323 | 10,84 - 7.24 - 15.30 - 2.18 - 50,27 - 14,05 - 45.43 - 4.90 - 62.19 - 4.57,10 |
4351 | 3972 | 3 | Brisbane 2001 |
| 8583 | 10,85 - 7.62 - 15.32 - 2.18 - 49,47 - 13,93 - 45.75 - 5.20 - 63.42 - 4.57,17 |
4480 | 4103 | 2 | Götzis 2002 |
| 8398 v |
10,81 - 7.49 - 15.09 - 2.13 - 49,35 - 13,97 - 45.24 - 5.00 - 60.30 - 4.53,87 |
4400 | 3998 | 1 | Berkeley 2002 |
| 8431 | 10,73 - 7.30 - 15.32 - 2.15 - 49,09 - 14,23 - 48.12 - 5.01 - 60.38 - 4.56,59 |
4418 | 4013 | 1 | Walnut, CA 2002 |
| 8525 | 10,80 - 7.45 - 15.68 - 2.12 - 48,36 - 14,08 - 46.10 - 5.05 - 62.76 - 4.53,26 |
4467 | 4058 | 1 | Talence 2002 |
| 8585 | 10,65 - 7.42 - 16.48 - 2.18 - 48,74 - 14,09 - 46.71 - 5.00 - 62.06 - 5.00,25 |
4583 | 4002 | 2 | Götzis 2003 |
| 8784 | 10,78 - 7.96 - 16.28 - 2.17 - 48,22 - 14,13 - 45.84 - 5.20 - 60.77 - 4.48,12 |
4691 | 4093 | 1 | Palo Alto 2003 |
| 8750 | 10,80 - 7.62 - 16.11 - 2.09 - 47,58 - 13,99 - 46.94 - 5.10 - 65.90 - 4.44,31 |
4546 | 4204 | 1 | Paris 2003 |
| 8732 | 10,74 - 7.45 - 15.89 - 2.15 - 48,81 - 13,90 - 48.73 - 5.20 - 64.48 - 4.49,03 |
4499 | 4233 | 2 | Götzis 2004 |
| 8517 | 10,75 - 7.51 - 15.87 - 2.07 - 48,01 - 14,23 - 46.80 - 5.00 - 60.75 - 4.47,38 |
4474 | 4043 | 2 | Sacramento 2004 |
| 8319 | 10,88 - 7.47 - 16.53 - 1.96 - 48,68 - 14,32 - 49.78 - 5.10 - 55.68 - 4.59,50 |
4342 | 3977 | 1 | Indianapolis 2006 |
| 8352 | 11,00 - 7.50 - 16.43 - 2.05 - 48,81 - 14,12 - 46.34 - 5.00 - 59.70 - 4.59,69 |
4394 | 3958 | 1 | Indianapolis 2007 |
| 8511 | 10,90 - 7.77 - 17.26 - 1.96 - 49,80 - 14,17 - 49.44 - 5.20 - 59.34 - 4.54,08 |
4405 | 4106 | 3 | Eugene 2008 |
| 8569 | 10,84 - 7.63 - 16.82 - 2.07 - 49,49 - 14,19 - 51.57 - 5.05 - 61.70 - 5.00,77 |
4472 | 4097 | 1 | Marburg 2009 |
| 8189 | 11,09 - 7.39 - 15.86 - 2.06 - 49,96 - 14,29 - 47.44 - 4.72 - 61.77 - 4.56,83 |
4267 | 3922 | 3 | Talence 2009 |
| 8101 W |
11,00 - 7.26 - 16.87 - 2.05 - 51,60 - 14,43 - 48.63 - 4.90 - 59.64 - 5.12,01 |
4234 | 3867 | 2 | Des Moines 2010 |
| Heptathlons with 5800+ points (4) | |||||
| Points | Results | 1st day | 2nd day | P | Venue |
| 5933 | 7,01 - 7.19 - 14.92 - 2.21 - 7,98 - 4.50 - 3.00,34 | 3525 | 2408 | 1 | Atlanta, GA 2000 |
| 6113 | 6,93 - 7.45 - 15.47 - 2.04 - 7,94 - 5.03 - 2.55,65 | 3488 | 2625 | 1 | Chapel Hill 2002 |
| 6361 | 6,89 - 7.56 - 16.23 - 2.17 - 7,80 - 4.90 - 2.51,65 | 3700 | 2661 | 1 | Birmingham 2003 |
| 5845 | 7,17 - 7.25 - 15.90 - 1.98 - 8,08 - 4.80 - 2.55,72 | 3327 | 2518 | 2 | Bloomington, IN 2010 |
| International medals (4) | |||||
| Year | Venue | Championships | Event | Points | Medal |
| 1995 | Santiago 1995 | U20 Pan American | Decathlon | 7198 |  Gold |
| 2001 | Brisbane 2001 | Goodwill Games | Decathlon | 8323 |  Bronze |
| 2003 | Birmingham 2003 | World Indoor | Heptathlon | 6361 | Gold |
| 2003 | Paris 2003 | World | Decathlon | 8750 | Gold |
| Winner of the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge | |||||
| Year | 1st meeting | 2nd meeting | 3rd meeting | Total | Medal |
| 2003 | 8585 Götzis 2003 | 8784 Palo Alto 2003 | 8750 Paris 2003 | 26119 | Gold |
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)
i – indoors
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Tom Pappas won his fifth U.S. decathlon title
Bryan Clay withdrew after four events due to fatigue, which certainly shaped the competition
Olympic Games Sydney 2000
Erki Nool became a national hero in Estonia. His Olympic victory is remembered as one of the most dramatic in modern decathlon history.
World Championships Paris 2003
Tom Pappas delivered a standout performance to win decathlon gold at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris, finishing with 8750 points.
Götzis 2002
Roman Šebrle repeated his victory from the previous year with 8800 points, which remained the annual world best until the end of the season.
US Championships Sacramento 2000
Tom Pappas won the 2000 US Championships decathlon in Sacramento with 8467 points, finishing ahead of Chris Huffins (8285) and Kip Janvrin (8057) in a high ‐level American field. The Sacramento competition also served as the 2000 US Olympic …
US Championships Berkeley 2002
Tom Pappas won the 2002 US Championships decathlon in Berkeley with 8398 points, beating rising American star Bryan Clay by 168 points as Pappas strengthened his position among the leading U.S. decathletes.
Talence 2002
Tom Pappas won the 2002 Decastar meeting in Talence with 8525 points, finishing ahead of Roman Šebrle and Lev Lobodin in a high-level decathlon competition.