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