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Sep 04, 2025
Romain Barras won European decathlon gold in Barcelona 2010 with a personal best of 8453 points and claimed that year’s IAAF World Combined Events Challenge title. The French decathlete also won Universiade gold in Daegu 2003 and Mediterranean Games gold in Almeria 2005.

French decathlete Romain Barras - Decathlon 2000
France

Date of birth: 01 August 1980
Place of birth: Calais, France
Height: 194 cm / Weight: 86 kg
Decathlon: 8453 Barcelona 2010
Heptathlon: 5895 Prague 2006
Coach: Pascal Barras, Jean Yves Cochand
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Romain Barras won gold at the 2003 Universiade in Daegu with a score of 8196 points
Personal bests
100 m (<=2.0 m/s) 11,02 (+0.7) Desenzano del Garda 2003
100 m (>2.0 m/s) 10,89 (+8.9) Arles 2008
Long jump 7.35 (+0.5) Helsinki 2005
Shot put 16.19 Götzis 2010
High jump 2.04 Barcelona 2010
400 m 48,21 Arles 2006
110 m hurdles 14,11 (+1.3) Albi 2008
Discus throw 47.21 Carcassone 2004
Pole vault 5.05 Cercy-la Tour 2007
Javelin throw 65.84 Götzis 2005
1500 m 4.20,90 Szczecin 2009
Total points based on PB 8714 Includes wind-assisted bests
Total 10 best decathlons 82944 Sum of ten highest decathlon scores
Personal bests indoors
60 m 7,21 Birmingham 2007
60 m hurdles 8,14 Nogent-sur-Oise 2001
1000 m 2.39,89 Prague 2006
Indoor total points PB 6158

 

Decathlons with 8000+ points (35)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8008 11,54 - 6.99 - 15.14 - 1.99 - 49,28
14,43 - 44.17 - 4.70 - 64.08 - 4.32,94
3995 4013 1 Bressanone 2003
8196 11,18 - 7.15 - 14.51 - 2.01 - 48,84
14,35 - 45.58 - 4.70 - 63.60 - 4.27,19
4113 4083 1 Daegu 2003
8060 11,42 - 7.18 - 14.89 - 2.00 - 48,80
14,49 - 42.67 - 4.62 - 63.07 - 4.26,77
4083 3977 2 Talence 2003
8067
v
11,14 - 6.99 - 14.91 - 1.94 - 49,41
14,37 - 44.83 - 4.60 - 64.55 - 4.27,09
4016 4051 13 Athens 2004
8185
v
11,32 - 7.26 - 14.54 - 2.00 - 49,24
14,44 - 43.95 - 4.90 - 65.84 - 4.31,52
4081 4104 5 Götzis 2005
8127 11,40 - 7.19 - 14.76 - 1.96 - 48,84
14,35 - 42.22 - 4.90 - 64.67 - 4.28,48
4044 4083 1 Almeria 2005
8024
v
11,24 - 7.08 - 14.51 - 1.92 - 48,89
14,33 - 42.65 - 4.85 - 63.49 - 4.33,74
3998 4026 1 Angers 2005
8087 11,15 - 7.35 - 14.62 - 1.94 - 48,63
14,65 - 44.24 - 4.80 - 60.39 - 4.31,94
4119 3968 7 Helsinki 2005
8060
v
11,06 - 7.22 - 14.29 - 1.95 - 50,25
14,31 - 43.54 - 4.70 - 62.09 - 4.24,65
4020 4040 5 Talence 2005
8046
v
11,25 - 7.15 - 15.35 - 1.94 - 49,74
14,50 - 45.06 - 4.90 - 57.88 - 4.31,02
4043 4003 1 Niamey 2005
8138 11,20 - 7.10 - 14.29 - 1.94 - 48,78
14,16 - 43.51 - 5.00 - 61.75 - 4.28,91
4022 4116 7 Götzis 2006
8416
W
10,94 - 7.34 - 15.03 - 1.97 - 48,21
14,13 - 44.11 - 5.00 - 61.66 - 4.21,79
4237 4179 1 Arles 2006
8093 11,22 - 7.19 - 14.36 - 1.94 - 49,26
14,29 - 41.64 - 4.90 - 63.17 - 4.25,66
4019 4074 8 Göteborg 2006
8116 11,19 - 7.17 - 14.59 - 1.95 - 49,54
14,39 - 43.04 - 5.00 - 62.56 - 4.29,75
4032 4084 5 Talence 2006
8064 11,26 - 6.83 - 14.67 - 1.94 - 49,48
14,27 - 43.53 - 5.00 - 62.61 - 4.26,88
3935 4129 10 Götzis 2007
8147
W
10,99 - 7.34 - 15.00 - 2.01 - 50,64
14,16 - 41.32 - 5.00 - 62.15 - 4.40,80
4147 4000 1 Arles 2007
8298 11,17 - 7.10 - 15.12 - 2.00 - 48,50
14,30 - 45.39 - 5.00 - 62.06 - 4.27,31
4146 4152 3 Kladno 2007
8262 11,36 - 7.13 - 15.03 - 2.00 - 49,32
14,36 - 44.51 - 5.00 - 65.74 - 4.25,75
4068 4194 7 Osaka 2007
8086
W
10,89 - 7.16 - 14.65 - 1.96 - 50,73
14,25 - 43.23 - 4.95 - 60.56 - 4.33,75
4053 4033 2 Arles 2008
8253 11,26 - 7.08 - 15.42 - 1.96 - 49,51
14,21 - 45.17 - 5.00 - 65.40 - 4.29,29
4057 4196 4 Beijing 2008
8172
v
11,20 - 7.11 - 15.20 - 1.94 - 49,52
14,20 - 43.38 - 5.05 - 62.09 - 4.29,30
4045 4127 3 Talence 2008
8239 11,05 - 7.29 - 15.48 - 2.01 - 49,68
14,64 - 42.64 - 4.80 - 64.68 - 4.25,26
4194 4045 1 Arles 2009
8209 11,34 - 7.00 - 14.86 - 1.98 - 48,65
14,45 - 45.38 - 4.90 - 63.33 - 4.20,90
4044 4165 4 Szczecin 2009
8204 11,14 - 7.04 - 14.78 - 1.99 - 49,66
14,27 - 45.62 - 5.00 - 61.24 - 4.27,04
4053 4151 11 Berlin 2009
8297 11,02 - 7.13 - 16.19 - 2.00 - 48,59
14,39 - 42.53 - 5.00 - 61.48 - 4.31,07
4248 4049 2 Götzis 2010
8313
v
11,20 - 7.13 - 15.20 - 1.98 - 49,29
14,13 - 45.43 - 5.00 - 63.71 - 4.25,03
4097 4216 1 Tallinn 2010 ECSL
8453 11,09 - 7.24 - 15.15 - 2.04 - 48,33
14,22 - 44.51 - 5.05 - 65.77 - 4.28,43
4244 4209 1 Barcelona 2010
8180
v
11,06 - 7.17 - 15.06 - 1.96 - 49,03
14,38 - 41.75 - 4.86 - 63.84 - 4.26,34
4121 4059 3 Talence 2010
8010 11,33 - 7.15 - 15.22 - 1.98 - 49,75
14,58 - 43.20 - 4.60 - 61.83 - 4.25,97
4053 3957 7 Kladno 2011
8117 11,14 - 7.12 - 14.96 - 1.99 - 49,46
14,30 - 43.19 - 4.60 - 65.65 - 4.29,89
4093 4024 1 Albi 2011
8134 11,20 - 7.06 - 14.92 - 1.99 - 49,50
14,37 - 41.65 - 5.00 - 63.25 - 4.29,19
4062 4072 11 Daegu 2011
8001
v.
10,99 - 7.31 - 14.91 - 2.02 - 50,20
14,66 - 42.85 - 4.70 - 57.94 - 4.37,07
4162 3839 1 Lunel 2015
8007 11,25 - 6.90 - 15.31 - 2.04 - 50,01
14,63 - 42.73 - 4.90 - 59.60 - 4.33,62
4059 3948 3 Aubagne 2015
8007 11,12 - 7.16 - 15.36 - 1.96 - 49,02
14,47 - 44.00 - 4.80 - 59.20 - 4.45,54
4125 3882 1 Perpignan 2016
8002 11,19 - 7.04 - 15.54 - 1.98 - 50,57
14,66 - 43.88 - 4.80 - 59.63 - 4.29,59
4039 3963 6 Amsterdam 2016

 

Heptathlons with 5800+ points (2)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
5895 7,25 - 7.10 - 15.24 - 1.93 - 8,20 - 5.00 - 2.39,89 3178 2717 2 Prague 2006
5883 7,21 - 7.02 - 14.88 - 1.96 - 8,17 - 5.00 - 2.41,43 3176 2707 6 Birmingham 2007

 

International medals (10)
Year Venue Championships Event Total Medal
2003 Bressanone 2003 European Cup Super League Decathlon 8008 Gold Gold
2003 Daegu 2003 Universiade Decathlon 8196 Gold Gold
2005 Almeria 2005 Mediterranean Games Decathlon 8127 Gold Gold
2005 Niamey 2005 Francophone Games Decathlon 8046v Gold Gold
2006 Arles 2006 European Cup Super League Decathlon 8416W Gold Gold
2008 Hengelo 2008 European Cup Super League Decathlon 7974 Silver Silver
2009 Szczecin 2009 European Cup Super League Decathlon 8209 Bronze Bronze
2010 Tallinn 2010 ECSL European Cup Super League Decathlon 8313v Gold Gold
2010 Barcelona 2010 European Decathlon 8453 Gold Gold
2015 Aubagne 2015 European Cup Super League Decathlon 8007 Bronze Bronze

 

Winner of the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge
Year 1st meeting 2nd meeting 3rd meeting Total Medal
2010 8297 Götzis 2010 8313v Tallinn 2010 ECSL 8453 Barcelona 2010 25063 Gold Gold

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)
W – one event with wind >4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events >2.0 m/s (IAAF rule until 31/12/2009)

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