Leonel SUAREZ

Leonel Suarez - Cuba - 2008 Olympics Decathlon bronze (result)

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 22 August 2008

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Tuesday, 01 September 1987
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Holguín, Cuba
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Cuba
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Leonel SUAREZ - Cuba - 2008 Olympics Decathlon bronze (result)

Leonel is pictured above during the 400m (left hand photo), 110m Hurdles, 1500m and Pole Vault disciplines of the Decathlon at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Suárez produced a terrific performance overall with no less than five new PBs in his points total of 8527. That was a new Cuban record for the event and saw the 20 year old youngster claim the bronze medal, just 24 points back on the silver medallist Andrei Krauchanka.
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Men's Decathlon. 2008 Olympic Games
1. Bryan CLAY  USA  8791pts
2. Andrei KRAUCHANKA  BLR  8551pts
3. Leonel SUAREZ  CUB  8527pts
4. Aleksandr POGORELOV  RUS  8328pts
5. Romain BARRAS  FRA  8253pts
6. Roman SEBRLE  CZE  8241pts
7. Oleksiy KASYANOV  UKR  8238pts
8. Andre NIKLAUS  GER  8220pts
 
Points Breakdown
1. 100m  10.90  883pts PB
2. Long Jump  7.33  893pts PB
3. Shot Put  14.49  758pts PB
4. High Jump  2.05  850pts
5. 400m  47.91  913pts PB
6. 110m Hurdles  14.15  955pts
7. Discus  44.45  756pts
8. Pole Vault  4.70  819pts
9. Javelin  73.98  950pts PB
10.1500m  4.29.17  750pts