Thomas

Bit late to comment on this article but as much as I like Sebrle's carreer, I can't have him above Johnson, Eaton, O'Brien or even Mathias on my list.
The only area where he truly dominates all of them is longevity / consistency, a quality which makes you great but not the greatest. Fellow countryman Christian Plaziat has topped 8000 34 times. I assume only Dvorak & Sebrle did better however I wouldn't put Christian in my own top20.

Very good article, now let's see in real life what he can do over 10 events!
(Though I enjoyed every bit of it, I have to correct one thing: no, sadly L'Equipe's not the best sportspaper in the world )

There is a little typo: Mayer's previous PB was 8521 and not 8512
Although his ceiling is clearly lower than Eaton's (he will never clock 10.30 over 100 or 45 over 400 nor will be jump 8.23m), but he has this genuine ability to deliver when it matters the most. His best performance of the year is always close to the sum of all his SBs.