Aleksandr POGORELOV

Aleksandr Pogorelov - Russia - 2009 World Championships Decathlon bronze medal

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 19 August 2009

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Thursday, 10 January 1980
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Zheleznogorsk, Russia.
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Aleksandr POGORELOV - Russia - 2009 World Championships Decathlon bronze medal

Men's Decathlon.

2009 World Athletics Championships


1. Trey HARDEE   USA   8790pts
2. Leonel SUAREZ   CUB   8640pts
3. Aleksandr POGORELOV   RUS   8528pts PB
4. Oleksiy KASYANOV   UKR   8479pts
5. Alexey SYSOEV   RUS   8454pts
6. Pascal BEHRENBRUCH   GER   8439pts
7. Niklas WIBERG   SWE   8406pts
8. Yordani GARCIA   CUB   8387pts
 

Points Breakdown


1. 100m   10.95   872pts
2. Long Jump   7.49   932pts
3. Shot Put   16.65   891pts PB
4. High Jump   2.08   878pts
5. 400m   50.27   802pts
6. 110m Hurdles   14.19   950pts
7. Discus   48.46   838pts
8. Pole Vault   5.10   941pts PB
9. Javelin   63.95   797pts
10.1500m   4.48.70   627pts

 

 

 

 

Aleksandr Pogorelov is pictured above during the Shot Put and 400m disciplines of the

Decathlon at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Pogorelov finished in a

creditable 4th place overall, his highest finish at a major championship,

with a total of 8328 points.   Photos G.H. 22nd. August 2008 ©

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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   11.07   845pts
2. Long Jump   7.37   903pts
3. Shot Put   16.53   884pts
4. High Jump   2.08   878pts
5. 400m   50.91   773pts
6. 110m Hurdles   14.47   915pts
7. Discus   50.04   871pts
8. Pole Vault   5.00   910pts
9. Javelin   64.01   798pts
10.1500m   5.01.56   551pts

 

 

 

The pictures above show Aleksandr during the High Jump, Long Jump and ,1500m disciplines

of the men's Heptathlon at the 2007 European Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

He won the silver medal with a total of 6127pts, 69pts back on the gold medalist Roman Sebrle.

 

Photos George Herringshaw ©

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Men's Heptathlon.

2007 European Indoor Championships

1. Roman Sebrle   CZE   6196pts
2. Aleksandr Pogoralev   RUS   6127pts
3. Andrei Krauchanka   BLR   6090pts
4. Dennis Leyckes   GER   5962pts
5. Jacob Minah   GER   5896pts
6. Romain Barras   FRA   5883pts
7. Rudy Bouguignon   FRA   5737pts
8. Francois Gourmet   BEL   5721pts