The pictures above show Aleksey Drozdov above during the Discus, 100m, Javelin, Long Jump
and Shot Put disciplines of the Decathlon at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.
Drozdov, the bronze medallist at the 2006 European Championships, produced
a fine performance to record a new personal best total of 8475 points on his way
to a 4th place finish. He set new PBs in the 100m, High Jump, 400m & Pole Vault
in the process.
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Men's Decathlon.
2007 World Athletics Champs.
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1. Roman SEBRLE |
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CZE |
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8676pts |
2. Maurice SMITH |
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JAM |
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8644pts NR |
3. Dmitriy KARPOV |
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KAZ |
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8586pts |
4. Aleksey DROZDOV |
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RUS |
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8475pts PB |
5. André NIKLAUS |
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GER |
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8371pts PB |
6. Aleksey SYSOYEV |
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RUS |
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8357pts PB |
7. Romain BARRAS |
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FRA |
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8262pts |
8. Yordani GARCIA |
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CUB |
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8257pts NR |
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Points Breakdown |
1. 100m |
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10.97 |
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867pts PB |
2. Long Jump |
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7.25 |
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874pts |
3. Shot Put |
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16.49 |
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882pts |
4. High Jump |
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2.12 |
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915pts PB |
5. 400m |
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50.00 |
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815pts PB |
6. 110m Hurdles |
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14.76 |
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879pts |
7. Discus |
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48.62 |
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842pts |
8. Pole Vault |
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5.00 |
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910pts PB |
9. Javelin |
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63.51 |
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791pts |
10.1500m |
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4.36.93 |
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700pts |
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Aleksey is pictured above during the High Jump and 400m disciplines of the Decathlon at the
2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. Drozdov produced an excellent overall
performance - setting no less than 5 PBs - to claim the bronze medal with a total of 8350 points.
That left him just 6 points behind the silver medallist, Attila Zsivoczky, with Roman Sebrle
a further 170 points ahead in the gold medal position.
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Men's Decathlon.
European Athletics Championships 2006.
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1. Roman SEBRLE |
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CZE |
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8526pts |
2. Attila ZSIVOCZKY |
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HUN |
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8356pts |
3. Aleksey DROZDOV |
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RUS |
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8350pts |
4. Aleksandr POGORELOV |
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RUS |
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8245pts |
5. Pascal BEHRENBRUCH |
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GER |
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8209pts |
6. Aliaksandr PARKHOMENKA |
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BLR |
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8136pts |
7. Stefan DREWS |
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GER |
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8105pts |
8. Romain BARRAS |
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FRA |
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8093pts |
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Points Breakdown |
1. 100m |
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11.05 |
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850pts PB |
2. Long Jump |
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7.26 |
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876pts |
3. Shot Put |
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16.61 |
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889pts |
4. High Jump |
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2.03 |
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831pts |
5. 400m |
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50.27 |
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802pts PB |
6. 110m Hurdles |
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14.74 |
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881pts PB |
7. Discus |
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48.06 |
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830pts |
8. Pole Vault |
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5.00 |
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910pts PB |
9. Javelin |
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61.22 |
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756pts |
10.1500m |
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4.32.93 |
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725pts PB |
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