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Siegfried Wentz
Siegfried Wentz (0)
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Date of birth: 07 March 1960 |
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| 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 | Sum of ten highest decathlon scores |
| 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 with 8000+ points (22) | |||||
| Points | 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 v |
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 v |
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 nwi |
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 v |
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 v |
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 v |
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 v. |
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 v |
10,78 - 7.42 - 15.57 - 1.98 - 48,48 14,06 - 47.36 - 4.70 - 65.28 - 4.33,70 |
4321 | 4140 | 2 | Roma 1987 |
| 8403 h |
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 with 5800+ points (4) | |||||
| Points | Results | 1st day | 2nd day | P | Venue |
| 6052 h | 6,8 - 7.37 - 15.49 - 2.06 - 7,7 - 4.50 - 2.42,6 | 3450 | 2602 | 1 | Berlin 1983 |
| 5948 | 7,04 - 7.28 - 14.56 - 2.06 - 8,00 - 4.70 - 2.49,0 | 3371 | 2577 | 1 | Berlin 1985 |
| 6163 | 7,04 - 7.45 - 15.67 - 2.03 - 7,90 - 4.80 - 2.41,67 | 3452 | 2711 | 1 | Dortmund 1986 |
| 6105 | 7,03 - 7.33 - 14.47 - 2.06 - 7,95 - 4.80 - 2.39,28 | 3381 | 2724 | 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 | 8513v |  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 | 8461v |  Silver |
v – event with wind >2.0 m/s and <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events <=2.0 m/s
v. – all events with wind <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events >2.0 m/s (IAAF rule since 01/01/2010)
nwi – no wind information
h – hand timed
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