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Robert de Wit (5)

Aug 31, 2025
Robert de Wit dominated nationally, winning the Dutch decathlon title multiple times in 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1988. He set his personal best of 8447 points in May 1988 at a meet in Eindhoven.

Dutch decathlete Robert de Wit - Decathlon 2000
Netherlands

Date of birth: 07 August 1962
Place of birth: Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height: 186cm / Weight: 93kg
Decathlon: 8447 Eindhoven 1988
Heptathlon: 6023 Genova 1992
Full career

Robert de Wit was a highly accomplished multi-event athlete who set enduring national standards, performed well on the global stage in decathlon, and even ventured into the Winter Olympics in bobsleigh.
Personal bests
100 m 10,91 (+1,7)
Long jump 7.17 (-0.2)
Split 1990
Shot put 17.27 Alken 1993
High jump 2.05 Götzis 1983
400 m 48,21 Seoul 1988
110 m hurdles 14,01
Discus throw 51.48 1993
Pole vault 5.10 Arles 1987
Javelin throw 63.94 Eindhoven 1988
1500 m 4.16,45
Total 8862

 

Decathlons over 8000 points (6)
Pts Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8039 11,07 - 7.07 - 13.61 - 1.98 - 49,51 -
14,47 - 44.24 - 5.10 - 56.18 - 4.29,21
4001 4038 3 Arles 1987
8447 11,07 - 6.98 - 15.88 - 2.04 - 48,80 -
14,32 - 46.20 - 5.00 - 63.94 - 4.20,98
4209 4238 1 Eindhoven 1988
8306 11,06 - 7.02 - 14.45 - 1.98 - 48,35 -
14,25 - 46.00 - 5.00 - 61.42 - 4.20,19
4098 4208 5 Talence 1988
8189 11,05 - 6.95 - 15.34 - 2.00 - 48,21 -
14,36 - 41.32 - 4.80 - 63.00 - 4.25,86
4165 4024 8 Seoul 1988
8153 10,97 - 6.95 - 16.02 - 1.96 - 49,40 -
14,53 - 49.00 - 4.60 - 62.74 - 4.37,36
4130 4023 6 Götzis 1992
8109 11,09 - 7.02 - 15.48 - 2.00 - 49,24 -
14,89 - 48.34 - 4.80 - 61.36 - 4.41,39
4131 3978 10 Barcelona 1992

 

Heptathlons over 5800 points (2)
5878 7,15 - 6.93 - 14.90 - 2.05 - 8,10 - 5.00 - 2.51,50 1 Zwolle 1988
6023 7,08 - 7.14 - 15.55 - 1.95 - 8,15 - 5.00 - 2.38,91 4 Genova 1992

Comments (5)

ChrisB wrote on May 21, 2011
17.27 SP 17/07/93 Alken
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Daniel Urien wrote on Oct 31, 2011
28/08/1990 Split (EC) dnf 11,14 nwi 717 +1,0 13,42 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Daniel Urien wrote on Oct 31, 2011
add heptathlon 5402 (OT) 25/01/1981 Zwolle 1 NC U20 (not details)
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BAZZANI wrote on Jan 13, 2012
heptathlon 5402 25/01/1981 Zwolle 7"1 6.41 14.38(6kg) 1.97 8"2 4.20 2'42"2
see http://www.eindhovenatletiek.nl(clubinformatie Clubrecords Ind. Jongers juniorenA)
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JOAQUÍN CARMONA TORRE wrote on Feb 01, 2012
Greetings:

For full career:

60 m. 6,96
http://www.tedeka.dds.nl/60mat.html

60 m. hurdles 7,96
http://www.tedeka.dds.nl/lijstatmanindoor.html

Personal Bests: 6373

No more: Joaquin.
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