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Paul Terek set his decathlon personal best of 8312 points at the 2004 US Olympic Trials, earning a place at the Athens Olympics. He won three US indoor heptathlon titles and finished tenth at the Osaka 2007 World Championships.

Decathlete Paul Terek - Decathlon 2000
USA

Date of birth: 20 October 1979
Place of birth: Dearborn, Michigan (USA)
Height: 188 cm / Weight: 88 kg
Decathlon: 8312 Sacramento, CA 2004
Heptathlon: 6040 Chapel Hill, NC 2004
Coach: Harry Marra
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Paul Terek - his career peak came in 2004, when he scored 8312 points at the U.S. Olympic Trials and competed at the Athens Olympics
Personal bests
100 m 10,81 (+1.5) Tucson, AZ 2007
Long jump 7.33i Chapel Hill, NC 2005
Long jump (>2.0 m/s) 7.43 (+3.1) Joplin, MO 2005
Shot put 15.99i Nampa, ID 2004
High jump 2.08 Palo Alto, CA 2003
400 m 48,70 San Juan 2005
110 m hurdles 14,58 nwi Atascadero, CA 2003
Discus throw 49.45 Atascadero, CA 2003
Pole vault 5.70i Seattle, WA 2003
Javelin throw 61.14 Paris 2003
1500 m 4.24,28 Sacramento, CA 2004
Total points based on PB 8856 Includes wind-assisted bests and bests with unknown wind
Personal bests indoors
60 m 7,04 Chapel Hill, NC 2004
60 m hurdles 8,43 Chapel Hill, NC 2006
1000 m 2.39,43 Chapel Hill, NC 2005
Indoor total points PB 6404

 

Decathlons with 8000+ points (7)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8041
v.
10,83 - 6.92 - 15.16 - 1.94 - 48,99 -
15,26 - 42.40 - 5.05 - 57.64 - 4.25,18
4105 3936 2 Baton Rouge, LA 2002
8275
v
10,90 - 7.38 - 15.51 - 2.08 - 49,26 -
15,78 - 46.19 - 5.20 - 58.79 - 4.37,25
4336 3939 3 Palo Alto, CA 2003
8161 11,04 - 7.29 - 15.66 - 1.94 - 48,78 -
15,40 - 44.37 - 5.40 - 58.45 - 4.41,86
4186 3975 8 Götzis 2004
8312 10,98 - 7.27 - 15.37 - 2.01 - 48,74 -
15,40 - 49.24 - 5.20 - 54.69 - 4.24,28
4242 4070 3 Sacramento, CA 2004
8134 11,08 - 7.28 - 15.36 - 2.00 - 49,52 -
15,45 - 45.62 - 5.00 - 58.23 - 4.27,55
4176 3958 1 Desenzano del Garda 2007
8064 11,03 - 7.26 - 15.27 - 2.02 - 48,70 -
14,92 - 42.60 - 5.10 - 52.95 - 4.39,98
4234 3830 2 Indianapolis, IN 2007
8120 10,95 - 7.26 - 14.81 - 2.00 - 49,34 -
15,10 - 44.81 - 5.20 - 55.96 - 4.37,38
4174 3946 10 Osaka 2007

 

Heptathlons with 5800+ points (6)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
5870 7,10 - 6.97 - 15.34 - 1.97 - 8,67 - 5.40 - 2.49,21 3241 2629 1 Chapel Hill, NC 2003
6040 7,04 - 7.08 - 15.31 - 1.98 - 8,48 - 5.41 - 2.42,97 3295 2745 1 Chapel Hill, NC 2004
5972 7,12 - 7.33 - 14.79 - 2.01 - 8,77 - 5.20 - 2.39,43 3323 2649 2 Chapel Hill, NC 2005
5883 7,12 - 7.09 - 14.47 - 1.96 - 8,43 - 5.22 - 2.44,17 3199 2684 2 Chapel Hill, NC 2006
5977 7,09 - 7.18 - 14.90 - 1.98 - 8,51 - 5.35 - 2.44,71 3277 2700 1 Madison, WI 2007
5960 7,08 - 7.15 - 15.10 - 1.96 - 8,51 - 5.32 - 2.44,39 3267 2693 1 Chapel Hill, NC 2007

 

International medals (2)
Year Venue Championships Event Points Medal
2005 San Juan 2005 NACAC Combined Events Decathlon 7923 nwi Bronze
2006 San Juan 2006 NACAC Combined Events Decathlon 7884v. 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
i – indoors

Comments (2)

eierluke wrote on Dec 29, 2011
I can not find any data regarding the
14,58s over 110 Hurdles and 49,45m discus
Even decathlon usa have him with just 49,24m discusand 14,92 (hurdles) and they feel no pain listing results with irregular wind?
source: http://decathlonusa.typepad.com/files/2009-usatf-d...
Best wishes, Sven
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Daniel Urien wrote on Dec 29, 2011
14.58 16/07/2003 Atascadero-CA (nwi)
49.45 16/07/2003 Atascadero-CA
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