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Talence 1992 (0)

Aug 31, 2010
Dan O'Brien setting a world record of 8891 points - beating Olympic champion Robert Zmelik by over 500 points
Pos Athlete Nation Points Results
1 Dan O'Brien ® USA 8891 10,43 - 8.08 - 16.69 - 2.07 - 48,51 -
13,98 - 48.56 - 5.00 - 62.58 - 4.42,10
2 Robert Zmelik TCH
8344 10,75 - 7.67 - 13.26 - 2.07 - 49,62 -
14,10 - 45.40 - 4.80 - 61.08 - 4.32,67
3 Alain Blondel FRA 8285 11,10 - 7.32 - 13.40 - 2.01 - 49,39 -
14,68 - 44.84 - 5.10 - 64.46 - 4.20,42
4 Brian Brophy USA 8165 11,40 - 7.16 - 15.13 - 2.04 - 49,50 -
14,78 - 53.84 - 4.70 - 59.32 - 4.38,57
5 Steve Fritz USA 8045 10,85 - 7.03 - 13.58 - 2.07 - 49,89 -
14,49 - 44.06 - 4.60 - 62.48 - 4.34,63
6 Robert Muzzio USA 7957 11,42 - 6.88 - 16.02 - 1.95 - 50,63 -
14,81 - 47.96 - 4.80 - 59.56 - 4.32,78
7 Sebastien Levicq FRA 7498 11,55 - 7.00 - 13.31 - 1.95 - 53,23 -
15,41 - 39.08 - 5.00 - 63.96 - 4.41,55
8 Mikhail Medved UKR 7471 11,40 - 7.40 - 14.78 - 2.04 - 51,38 -
14,69 - 50.88 - 4.90 - 61.68 - DNF
9 William Motti FRA 7097 11,57 - 7.09 - 14.95 - 2.10 - 50,77 -
15,24 - 49.56 - 0 - 65.34 - 4.59,53

® -  Decathlon’s World Record

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