Volume XXXVII Number 49 Aug (1), 2012 MEET the OLYMPIANS rd Field Set for 23 Olympic

Hello Again…The field for the 23rd Olympic Behrenbruch, Pascal GER Decathlon is set for the August 8 10:10 am Jan. 19, 1985 (27) PR: 8558 (local time and 5:10 am EDT) start. Here’s the 2012 European champ time schedule in local time….just remember - ----it’s 5 hours earlier than EDT. Wednesday, Aug 8 Thursday, Aug 9 100 m 10:10 am 110m Hurdles 9:00 am Coertzen, Willem RSA 11:10 Discus 9:55 Dec. 30, 1982 (29) 12:50 pm ` 12:55 pm PR: 8244 18:00 Javelin 18:30 400 m 21:30 1500 m 21:20

The 32 man field includes a few returning medalists: 2008-Leonel Suarez/CUB; 2004- de Araújo, Luiz Alberto BRA Roman Sebrle (gold), /KAZ Sept. 23, 1987 (24) PR: 8276 (bonze); 2000-Roman Sebrle/CZE (silver). South American champ

Addy, Jangy LIB March 2, 1985 (27) PR: 8025 Draudvila, Darius LTU former SEC champ at Tennessee March 29, 1983 (29) PR: 7981 Former Big 12 scorer at Kansas St

Awde, Daniel GBR June 22, 1988 (24) PR: 8102 Dudas, Mihail SRB Nov. 15, 1989 (22) PR: 8256

Barrolihet, Gonzalo CHI Aug 19, 1986 (26) Eaton, Ashton USA PR: 8065 Jan. 21, 1988 (24) Former ACC champ at Florida St PR: 9039 world record 3x NCAA champ at U of Oregon 3x world indoor hept record holder

Erins, Edgar LAT Knobel, Jan Felix GER June 18, 1986 (26) Jan. 16, 1989 (23) PR: 8312 PR: 8228

Mayer, Kevin FRA Feb. 10, 1992 (20) Felix, Kurt GRN PR: 8415 July 4, 1988 (24) 2010 IAAF world junior champion PR: 8062 2012 NCAA champ at Boise St

Mikhan, Eduard BLR June 7, 1989 (23) PR: 8152 Freimuth, Rico GER Gomel State University March 14, 1988 (24) PR: 8322

Newdick, Brent NZL Jan 31, 1985 (27) PR: 8114 Auckland Technical University Garcia, Yordani CUB Nov. 21, 1988 (23) PR: 8496 Pahapill, Mikk EST July 18, 1983 (29) PR: 8398 Hardee, Trey USA Ex European indoor hept champ Feb. 7, 1984 (28) PR: 8790 2009 & 2011 IAAF World champion 2010 USA national champ Sebrle, Roman CZE Nov. 26, 1974 (37) PR: 9026 ex-world record 2007 IAAF world champ Karpov, Dmitriy KAZ 2004 Olympic champion July 23, 1981 (31) 2000 Sydney Olympic silver medalist PR: 8725 (’04), 2004 Olympic bronze medalist, mother was European Cup champ, Karaganda St U, KAZ Shkurenev, Ilya RUS Jan. 11, 1991 (21) PR: 8219 Kasyanov, Olekisiy UKR Volograd, RUS Aug. 26, 1985 (26) PR: 8479

Sinticolaas, Eelco NED Ushiro, Keisuke JPN April 7, 1987 (25) PR: 8505 July 24, 1986 (26) 2010 European silver medalist PR: 8073 Kokushikan University, Tokyo,

Smith, Maurice JAM Sept 28, 1980 (31) van Alphen, Hans BEL PR: 8644 (’07) Jan. 12, 1982 (30) 2007 IAAF world silver medalist PR: 8519 Ex SEC champ at Auburn U ’11 Talence, 12 Götzis winner

Suárez, Leonel CUB Sept. 1, 1987 (24) Vos, Ingmar NED PR: 8501 May 28, 1986 (26) 2008 Olympic bronze medalist PR: 8224 2011 IAAF world bronze medalist

Sviridov, Sergey RUS Warner, Damian CAN Oct. 20, 1990 (21) Oct. 4, 1989 (22) PR: 8365 PR: 8107 Youth of Club Canadian Trials winner

Szabo, Attila HUN July 16, 1984 (28) PR: 8003