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Siegfried Wentz achieved a personal best of 8762 points in Bernhausen (5 June 1983), which at the time made him third on the world all-time list

German decathlete Siegfried Wentz - Decathlon 2000
Germany

Date of birth: 07 March 1960
Place of birth: Röthenbach, Germany
Height: 194cm / Weight: 93kg
Decathlon: 8762 Bernhausen 1983
Heptathlon: 6052 Berlin 1983
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Siegfried Wentz achieved a personal best of 8762 points in Bernhausen (5 June 1983), which at the time made him third on the world all-time list
Personal bests
100 m 10,78 (-0.3)
Roma 1987
Long jump 7.63 (+0.5)
Krefeld 1985
Shot put 16.80 Dillingen 1987
High jump 2.12 Stuttgart 1986
400 m 47,38 Bernhausen 1983
110 m hurdles 13,76 (+1.4)
Berlin 1986
Discus throw 51.90 Ludwigshafen 1987
Pole vault 4.90 Bernhausen 1986
Javelin throw 75.08 Helsinki 1983
1500 m 4.19,78 Mannheim 1982
Total points based on PB
9208
Total 10 best decathlons 85491
Personal bests indoors
60 m 6,95
60 m hurdles 7,83
1000 m 2.39,28
Dortmund 1987
Indoor total points PB 6469

 

Decathlons over 8000 points (22)
Pts Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8068 11,26 - 7.09 - 14.97 - 2.04 - 48,65 -
14,58 - 46.58 - 4.00 - 67.98 - 4.29,64
4145 3923 2 Brussel 1981
8178 11,11 - 6.95 - 14.71 - 2.03 - 48,37 -
14,60 - 44.98 - 4.30 - 70.68 - 4.24,79
4132 4046 1 Lage 1981
8110 11,24 - 7.02 - 14.04 - 2.04 - 48,23 -
14,70 - 45.08 - 4.30 - 68.18 - 4.22,13
4095 4015 4 Birmingham 1981
8109 11,07 - 7.25 - 14.87 - 2.02 - 48,42 -
14,71 - 45.06 - 4.30 - 63.78 - 4.29,56
4212 3897 5 Götzis 1982
8301 11,07 - 7.33 - 15.35 - 2.03 - 48,85 -
14,40 - 45.68 - 4.30 - 66.28 - 4.19,78
4248 4053 1 Mannheim 1982
8215 11,08 - 7.23 - 15.42 - 2.00 - 48,54 -
14,60 - 45.72 - 4.40 - 66.84 - 4.29,55
4214 4001 2 Ulm 1982
8762 10,89 - 7.49 - 15.35 - 2.09 - 47,38 -
14,00 - 46.90 - 4.80 - 70.68 - 4.24,90
4454 4308 2 Bernhausen 1983
8491 10,92 - 7.50 - 15.56 - 2.05 - 47,41 -
14,05 - 44.76 - 4.60 - 68.12 - 4.39,33
4425 4066 1 München 1983
8513 10,94 - 7.24 - 15.11 - 2.00 - 48,09 -
14,13 - 44.98 - 4.70 - 75.08 - 4.28,52
4249 4264 3 Helsinki 1983
8258 11,21 - 7.39 - 15.04 - 2.04 - 48,17 -
14,19 - 42.66 - 4.40 - 70.48 - 4.35,91
4255 4003 3 Sofia 1983
8408 10,99 - 7.45 - 14.78 - 2.08 - 47,68 -
14,16 - 43.76 - 4.50 - 66.50 - 4.28,71
4364 4044 3 Götzis 1984
8497 10,85 - 7.26 - 14.96 - 1.98 - 47,59 -
14,09 - 43.94 - 4.80 - 69.58 - 4.23,84
4271 4226 2 Mannheim 1984
8416 10,99 - 7.11 - 15.87 - 2.09 - 47,78 -
14,35 - 46.60 - 4.50 - 67.68 - 4.33,96
4353 4063 3 Los Angeles 1984
8440 11,21 - 7.22 - 15.84 - 2.09 - 47,75 -
14,28 - 45.52 - 4.70 - 69.66 - 4.38,38
4329 4111 1 Ulm 1985
8118 10,89 - 7.63 - 16.07 - 2.04 - 48,69 -
14,06 - 43.02 - 4.30 - 58.82 - 4.56,76
4424 3694 5 Krefeld 1985
8590 10,97 - 7.17 - 16.03 - 2.06 - 48,09 -
14,11 - 48.16 - 4.90 - 67.42 - 4.32,25
4338 4252 1 Bernhausen 1986
8676 10,83 - 7.60 - 15.45 - 2.12 - 47,57 -
14,07 - 45.66 - 4.90 - 65.34 - 4.35,00
4521 4155 3 Stuttgart 1986
8645 10,85 - 7.49 - 15.82 - 2.05 - 47,55 -
13,96 - 48.20 - 4.80 - 65.50 - 4.34,58
4447 4198 1 Götzis 1987
8348 10,85 - 7.27 - 15.27 - 2.07 - 48,00 -
14,29 - 44.18 - 4.70 - 65.30 - 4.41,88
4355 3993 1 Zagreb 1987
8461 10,78 - 7.42 - 15.57 - 1.98 - 48,08 -
14,06 - 47.36 - 4.70 - 65.28 - 4.33,70
4340 4121 2 Roma 1987
8403 10,6 - 7.19 - 15.91 - 2.02 - 48,4 -
14,0 - 50.18 - 4.60 - 62.64 - 4.35,4
4307 4096 1 Gmünd 1988
8138 10,98 - 7.28 - 14.94 - 2.02 - 48,85 -
14,26 - 41.82 - 4.70 - 60.08 - 4.34,51
4222 3916 3 Götzis 1990

 

Heptathlons over 6000 points (3)
6052 6,8 - 7.37 - 15.49 - 2.06 - 7,7 - 4.50 - 2.42,6 1 Berlin 1983
6163 7,04 - 7.45 - 15.67 - 2.03 - 7,90 - 4.80 - 2.41,67 1 Dortmund 1986
6105 7,03 - 7.33 - 14.47 - 2.06 - 7,95 - 4.80 - 2.39,28 1 Dortmund 1987

 

International medals (7)
Year Venue Championships Event Total Medal
1979 Bydgoszcz 1979
U20 European Decathlon 7775 Gold
1983 Helsinki 1983 World Decathlon 8513 Bronze
1983 Sofia 1983 European Cup Decathlon 8258 Bronze
1984 Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games Decathlon 8416 Bronze
1986 Stuttgart 1986 European Decathlon 8676 Bronze
1987 Zagreb 1987 Universiade Decathlon 8348 Gold
1987 Roma 1987 World Decathlon 8461 Silver

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