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Jon Ryan Harlan (1)

Oct 20, 2026
Jon Ryan Harlan won the 2004 NCAA decathlon title with a personal best of 8171 points. The American also claimed NACAC combined events titles in 2006 and 2007 and US indoor heptathlon titles in 2005 and 2006.

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Date of birth: 25 April 1981
Place of birth: Waco, Texas, USA
Height: 191 cm / Weight: 89 kg
Decathlon: 8171v Austin, TX 2004
Heptathlon: 6102 Chapel Hill, NC 2005
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Jon Ryan Harlan, 2004 NCAA decathlon champion
Personal bests
100 m (<=2.0 m/s) 10,89 (+1.6) Austin, TX 2004
100 m (>2.0 m/s) 10,84 (+3.2) College Station, TX 2001
Long jump 7.26 (+3.1) Baton Rouge, LA 2002
Shot put 16.82i Albuquerque, NM 2013
High jump 2.15 Austin, TX 2000
400 m 48,72 Baton Rouge, LA 2004
110 m hurdles (<=2.0 m/s) 13,86 (+0.7) College Station, TX 2004
110 m hurdles (>2.0 m/s) 13,71 (+4.0) College Station, TX 2003
Discus throw 47.43 Houston, TX 2012
Pole vault 5.10i Chapel Hill, NC 2005
Javelin throw 66.04 Houston, TX 2007
1500 m 4.48,18 Baton Rouge, LA 2004
Total points based on PB 8723 Includes wind-assisted bests
Personal bests indoors
60 m 7,06 Tallinn 2007 RHC
60 m hurdles 7,80 Houston, TX 2005
1000 m 2.50,47 Chapel Hill, NC 2005
Indoor total points PB 6318

 

Decathlons with 8000+ points (4)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8054
W
10,95 - 6.75 - 15.60 - 2.09 - 48,72 -
14,25 - 39.94 - 4.95 - 58.02 - 4.48,18
4216 3838 1 Baton Rouge, LA 2004
8171
v
10,89 - 6.97 - 15.80 - 2.03 - 48,82 -
13,85 - 41.87 - 5.00 - 61.07 - 4.56,81
4232 3939 1 Austin, TX 2004
8022 11,10 - 7.08 - 15.92 - 2.10 - 50,88 -
14,02 - 44.04 - 4.70 - 61.17 - 5.03,18
4187 3835 6 Talence 2006
8011 11,17 - 6.66 - 16.51 - 2.05 - 52,04 -
14,48 - 46.37 - 4.95 - 65.10 - 4.56,44
4013 3998 2 Eugene, OR 2011

 

Heptathlons with 5800+ points (3)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
6102 7,09 - 6.85 - 16.09 - 2.13 - 7,97 - 5.10 - 2.50,47 3411 2691 1 Chapel Hill, NC 2005
5949 7,07 - 6.93 - 16.36 - 2.08 - 7,96 - 4.72 - 2.53,86 3406 2543 1 Chapel Hill, NC 2006
5969 7,06 - 6.86 - 16.51 - 2.10 - 7,95 - 4.75 - 2.54,37 3421 2548 1 Tallinn 2007 RHC

 

International medals (3)
Year Venue Championships Event Points Medal
2005 San Juan 2005 NACAC Combined Events Decathlon 7997v Silver
2006 San Juan 2006 NACAC Combined Events Decathlon 7966v. Gold
2007 Ponce 2007 NACAC Combined Events Decathlon 7901v 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)
i – indoors

Comments (1)

JOAQUÍN CARMONA TORRE wrote on Mar 05, 2012
For full career:
3972 1124 +21 643 +15 50.42 (400) 14,60 +15 (110m H.) 46.04 (Discus) 5.01 (Pole) dnf Chula Vista 20110814
5581 717 662 1555 194 813 500 30660 5 Bloomington IN 20120304
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