The main photo above shows Tom Pappas celebrating after winning the Decathlon Gold at the
2003 World Athletics Championships in Paris.
The inset pictures show Tom during the Shot Put and 1500m disciplines.
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Men's Decathlon Final
2003 World Athletics Championships
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| 1. Tom PAPPAS |
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USA |
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8750 |
| 2. Roman SEBRLE |
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CZE |
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8634 |
| 3. Dimitry KARPOV |
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KAZ |
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8374 |
| 4. Tomás DVORÁK |
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CZE |
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8242 |
| 5. Laurent HERNU |
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FRA |
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8218 |
| 6. Lev LOBODIN |
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RUS |
|
8198 |
| 7. Haifeng QI |
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CHN |
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8126 |
| 8. André NIKLAUS |
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GER |
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8020 |
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| Points Breakdown |
| 1. 100m |
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10.80 |
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906 |
| 2. Long Jump |
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7.62 |
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965 |
| 3. Shot Put |
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16.11 |
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858 |
| 4. High Jump |
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2.09 |
|
887 |
| 5. 400m |
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47.58 |
|
930 |
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PB |
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| 6. 110m Hurdles |
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13.99 |
|
976 |
| 7. Discus |
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46.94 |
|
807 |
| 8. Pole Vault |
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5.10 |
|
941 |
| 9. Javelin |
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65.90 |
|
827 |
| 10.1500m |
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4.44 |
|
653 |
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PB |
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Tom Pappas was a four-time US champion (2000, 2002, 2003, 2006) and the 1999 NCAA
champion while attending the University of Tennessee.
His personal best in the decathlon is 8,784 points while winning the 2003 US Championships
held at Stanford University, CA.
ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2009 8569 Marburg 09 AUG
2008 8511 Eugene, OR 30 JUN
2007 8352 Indianapolis, IN 22 JUN
2006 8319 Indianapolis, IN 24 JUN
2004 8732 Götzis 30 MAY
2003 8784 Palo Alto, CA 22 JUN (PB)
2002 8583 Götzis 02 JUN
2001 8323 Brisbane 07 SEP
2000 8467 Sacramento, CA 21 JUL
1999 8463 Tucson, AZ 18 MAR
1997 7677 Auburn, AL 16 MAY
1996 7499 Azusa, CA 19 APR
1995 7198 Santiago de Chile 03 SEP
Personal best performances.
100 Metres 10.65 -0.2 Götzis (Mösle-Stadium) 01 JUN 2003
400 Metres 47.58 Paris Saint-Denis (Stade de France) 26 AUG 2003
1500 Metres 4:35.14 01 JAN 1995
110 MH 13.90 +0.3 Götzis 30 MAY 2004
High Jump 2.21 Sydney 27 SEP 2000
Pole Vault 5.20 Götzis 30 MAY 2004
Pole Vault 5.20 Palo Alto, CA 22 JUN 2003
Pole Vault 5.20 Götzis 01 JAN 2002
Pole Vault 5.20 Eugene, OR 30 JUN 2008
Long Jump 7.96 +1.4 Palo Alto, CA 21 JUN 2003
Shot Put 17.26 Eugene, 29 JUN 2008
Discus Throw 52.18 01 JAN 2003
Javelin Throw 66.56 Sarasota, FL 09 JUN 2000