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Men’s INDOOR

14th IAAF WORLD INDOOR T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS Sopot, March 7-9, 2014

Frank Zarnowski DECA, The Association www.decathlonusa.typepad.com Time Schedule: Friday, March 7, 2014 --- local time------USA east coast USA Pacific time 60 meters 12:10 pm 6:10 am 3:10 am 13:05 [1:05] pm 7:05 am 4:05 am 18:30 [6:30 pm] 12:30 pm 9:30 am 19:55 [7:55 pm] 1:55 pm 10:55 am Saturday, March 8, 2014 60m Hurdles 10:00 am 4:00 am 1:00 am 11:00 am 5:00 am 2:00 am 1000 meters 19:20 pm [7:20 pm] 13:20 pm 10:20 am

Meet results are Available at: http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/iaaf-world-indoor- championships-2014-4952/timetable/byday

2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships March 7-8, 2014, Sopot, Poland

Entries: (BLR) - (winner of 2013 CE Challenge) (USA) - (Invitation Criteria: Outdoor list) Pascal Behrenbrech (GER) - (Outdoor list) (CAN) - (Outdoor list) OleksiyKasyanov (UKR) - (Indoor list) Eelco Sintinicolaas (NED) - (Indoor list) T. Van der Plaetsen (BEL) - (Indoor List) (GER) - (IAAF Wild Card)

Left to right: /GER; Ashton Eaton/USA; /UKR; Kai Kazmirek/GER; Andrei Krauchanka/BLR; /NED; /BEL; Damian Warner/CAN.

Selection Criteria

IAAF WC (Sopot, POL, 3/7-8) For the Combined Events, eight athletes were invited by the IAAF in the Heptathlon as follows:  the winner of the 2013 Combined Events Challenge [Andrei Krauchanka/BLR]  the three best athletes from the 2013 Outdoor Lists (as at 31 December 2013), limited to a maximum of one per country [Ashton Eaton/USA,8807, Damian Warner/CAN 8512 and Pascal Behrenbruch /GER 8514]. Michael Schrader/GER declined b/c injury.  the three best athletes from the 2014 Indoor Lists (as at 17 February 2014): Eelco Sintinoclaas/NED, Thomas Van der Plaetsen/BEL and Oleksiy Kasyanov/UKR.  one athlete which may be invited at the discretion of the IAAF -Kai Kazmirek/GER, European u23 champion.

In total no more than two male and two female athletes from any one Member will be invited. Upon refusals or cancellations, the invitations shall be extended to the next ranked athletes in the same lists respecting the above conditions. 2014 World List

6242 Sintnicolaas, Eelco NED Dutch Champs, Apeldoorn 7.04 759 1466 202 8.16 540 2:42.21 3616/2826 6188 Van der Plaetsen, Thomas/BEL Dutch Chmps, Apeldoorn 7.24 778 1414 208 8.16 530 2:44.64 3419/2769 6104 Kasyanov, Oleksiy/UKR Zaporizhia, UKR 6.88 752 1484 208 7.96 450 2:44.02 3523/2581 6083 Kazmirek, Kai/GER Frankfurt-Kalbach, GER 7.04 764 1371 200 8.00 500 2:43.12 3353/2731 6071 Horn, Gray/USA USA, Albuquerque, NM 6.96 769 1336 207 8.03 490 2:48.51 3436/2635 6039 Nixon, Gunnar/USA Birmingham, AL 6.93 750 1442 212 8.12 443 2:43.44 3511/2528 6022 Rudnev, Pavel/RUS NC, Novocheboksarsk, RUS 7.03 735 1350 208 8.25 500 2:42.53 3346/2676 5996 Shkurenyov, Iiya/RUS Krasnodar, RUS 7.16 754 1440 205 8.20 500 2:48.67 3374/2622 5987 Beach, Curtis/USA ACC, Clemson 7.11 754 1250 196 8.30 500 2:31.83 3203/2784

Previous Winners:

1993 Dan O’Brien USA 6476 , CAN 1995 FRA 6246 , ESP 1997 Robert Zmelik CZE 6228 , FRA 1999 Sebastien Chmara POL 6386 Maebashi, JPN 2001 Roman Sebrle CZE 6420 , POR 2003 USA 6361 Birmingham, GBR 2004 Roman Sebrle CZE 6438 , ROM 2006 Andre Nicklaus GER 6192 , RUS 2008 USA 6371 , ESP 2010 Bryan Clay USA 6204 , QTR 2012 Ashton Eaton USA 6645 , TUR 2014 Sopot, POL

Previous Results (1993-2012):

2012 3/9-10 IAAF World Champs, Istanbul, TUR 6645 Eaton, Ashton/USA-Ore e TC 6.79 816 1456 203 7.68 520 2;32.77 WR 6071 Kasyanov, Oleksiy/UKR 6.87 768 1524 197 8.39 480 2:42.41 5969 Lukyanenko, Artem/RUS 7.07 738 1435 197 8.13 500 2:44.82 5898 Shkurenev, Ilya/RUS 7.39 750 1339 203 8.10 490 2:41.66 5878 Helcelet, Adam Sebastien/CZE 7.19 724 1404 206 8.16 470 2:43.05 5746 Andrei Krauchanka , Andrei/BLR 7.46 736 1490 203 8.21 480 2:53,83 5704 Garcia, Yordanis/CUB 7.02 664 1418 206 8.13 460 2:50.21 dnf Pahapill, Mikk/EST 7.27 674 1454 194 dnf withdrew

2010 3/12-13 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Doha, Qatar 6204 Clay, Bryan/USA ` 6.67 727 1531 206 8.00 500 2:50.28 6184 Hardee, Trey/USA 6.80 728 1444 208 7.79 500 2:47.76 6141 Drozdov, Alexandr/RUS 7.08 729 1717 209 8.40 490 2:45.35 6124 Krauchanka, Andrey/BLR 8.22 738 1359 218 8.04 500 2:41.70 6024 Sebrle, Roman/CZE 7.20 749 1570 209 8.30 480 2;46.55 6019 Kasyanov, Oleksiy/UKR 6.93 778 1455 200 8.01 440 2:43.78 5764 Suarez, Leonel/CUB 7.15 712 1359 206 8.24 460 2:45.04 dnf Pogorelov, Aleksandr/RUS 7.68 withdrew 8s.7f

2008 3/8-9 IAAF Indoor World Champs, Valencia, ESP 6371 Clay, Bryan/USA 6.71 775 1621 209 7.86 500 2:55.64 6234 Krauchanka, Andrei/BLR 7.19 763 1429 215 6.11 530 2:46.49 6131 Karpov, Dmitry/KAZ 7.20 731 1619 206 8.15 520 2:47.45 5984 Logvinenko, Mikhail/RUS 7.03 735 1382 200 8.08 500 2:44.69 5951 Kilmartin, Donovan/USA 7.02 736 1409 203 8.25 510 2;51.54 5894 Raja, Andreas/EST 6.95 742 1486 197 8.03 460 2:50.76 dnf Sebrle, Roman/CZE 7.16 760 1616 212 dnf inj withdrew dnf Pogorelov, Alex /RUS 7.06 748 withdrew

2006 3/11-12 IAAF World Champs, Moscow, RUS 6192 Niklaus, Andre/GER 7.06 764 1441 207 8.14 530 2:47.80 6187 Clay, Bryan/USA 6.67 774 1389 210 7.83 460 2:50.92 6161 Sebrle, Roman/CZE 7.10 776 1574 210 8.08 480 2:49.38 6062 Rahnu, Kristian/EST 6.91 733 1578 204 8.01 490 2:54.70 6052 Drovdov, Aleksey/RUS 7.01 741 1664 207 8.47 490 2:51.07 5910 Pogorelov, Aleksandr/RUS 7.06 743 1568 207 8.04 480 3:05.66 5795 Smirnov, Konstantin/RUS 6.92 724 1260 201 8.00 470 2:50.90 1st/2nd day scores: Clay 3616/2545; Sebr 3578/2583; Rahn 3486/2576; Drov 3551/2501

2004 3/4-5 IAAF World Championships, Budapest 6438 Sebrle, Roman/CZE 6.97 796 1628 211 7.95 480 2:39.67 6365 Clay, Bryan/USA 6.65 778 1484 208 7.77 490 2:49.41 6203 Lobodin, Lev/RUS 6.90 736 1599 205 7.83 480 2:45.76 6155 Karpov, Dmitriy/KAZ 7.04 797 1495 199 7.87 460 2:42.34 6093 Nool, Erki/EST 6.96 757 1490 196 8.33 510 2:41.94 6022 Pogorelov, Aleksandt/RUS 7.07 749 1525 208 8.13 490 2:54.44 5993 Magnusson, Jon Arnar/ISL 7.02 764 1577 196 8.08 460 2:47.52 5612 Leskovar, Ranko/SLO 7.04 752 1305 196 8.23 440 2:55.27

2003 3/15-16 IAAF World Indoor Champs, Birmingham, UK 6361 Pappas, Tom/USA 6.89 756 1623 217 7.80 490 2:51.65 6297 Lobodin, Lev/RUS 6.95 722 1651 205 7.89 530 2:48.25 6196 Sebrle, Roman/CZE 7.07 762 1520 208 8.02 500 2:46.20 6185 Magnusson, Jon Arnar/ISL 7.14 763 1620 202 8.06 510 2:47.60 6005 Dvorak, Tomas/CZE 7.17 721 1600 202 8.04 470 2:41.79 5999 Pogorelov, Aleksandr/RUS 7.11 737 1487 211 8.03 480 2:52.36 5988 Hernu, Laurent/FRA 7.15 734 1407 202 8.03 490 2:41.83 dnf Nool, Erki/EST 7.08 738 nm withdrew Leader after each event: Pappas 1. 922, 2. 1872. 3. 2737, 4. 3700, 5. 4733, 6. 5613, 7. 6361. Pappas becomes # 8 all-time world performer, 9 performance; all-time # 2 USA performer and performance.

2001 3/10-11 IAAF World Indoor Champs, Lisbon, POR 6420 Sebrle, Roman/CZE 7.00 788 1575 208 7.86 490 2:37.86 6233 Magnusson, Jon-Arnar/ISL 7.07 774 1634 205 8.09 490 2:44.99 6202 Lobodin, Lev/RUS 6.99 727 1639 193 7.86 520 2:43.59 6132 Moore, Stephen/USA 7.03 746 1265 214 8.06 510 2:42.35 6074 Nool, Erki/EST 7.01 760 1489 193 8.02 500 2:44.38 6059 Yurkov, Oleksandr/UKR 6.99 755 1410 196 8.19 520 2:45.05 5867 Anibol, Mario/POR 7.08 699 1508 196 8.20 490 2:44.13 dnf Huffins, Chris/USA 6.91 729 1475 193 withdrew MR: 7.88 lj by Sebrle,

1999 3/6-7 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Maebashi, JPN 6386 Chmara, Sebastian/POL 7.14 762 1589 211 8.05 520 2:37.86 6374 Nool, Erki/EST 6.83 780 1487 193 8.16 550 2:38.62 6319 Sebrle, Roman/CZE 6.94 776 1527 211 7.94 480 2:41.50 6309 Dvorak, Tomas/CZE 6.95 761 1670 199 7.84 490 2:41.48 6293 Magnusson, Jon-Arnar/ISL 6.99 769 1608 202 8.09 500 2:39.55 6153 Lobodin, Lev/RUS 6.87 716 1585 196 7.81 510 2:47.48 6029 Szabo, Dezsö/HUN 7.05 729 1389 202 8.18 520 2:44.14 dnf Huffins, Chris/USA 6.67 743 1553 196 7.91 dns 1000m splits: 200 Nool 33.09, 400m Magnus 65.69, 600m Magnus 1:36.49, 800m Nool 2:07.65

1997 3/8-9 IAAF World Indoor Champs, Paris 1st/2nd day 6228 Zmelik, Robert/TCH 7.00 753 1451 201 7.88 520 2:42.41 3397/2831 6213 Nool, Erki/EST 6.86 744 1470 196 8.08 530 2:40.75 3382/2831 6145 Magnusson, Jon Arnar/ISL 6.85 756 1627 204 8.02 460 2:48.24 3594/2551 6128 Huffins, Chris/USA-Mizuno 6.61 718 1555 204 7.80 470 2:53.53 3547/2581 6106 Plaziat, Christian/FRA 7.11 758 1410 204 7.89 490 2:42.75 3373/2733 6008 Fritz. Steve/USA-Accusplit 7.15 729 1493 201 7.97 500 2:46.97 3311/2697 5865 Levique, Sebastien/FRA 7.26 707 1364 192 8.15 540 2:44.56 3063/2802 dnf Dvorak, Tomas/TCH 6.99 769 1625 192 7.87 withdrew 3466/ dnf Chamara, Sebastien/POL 7.34 711 1417 210 withdrew 3240 dnf Benet, Javier/ESP 7.21 3f 1330 withdrew records: 60m - by Huffins breaks old 6.67 WR/AR of Dan O'Brien/USA, Toronto, 1993; 60mH - by Huffins breaks 7.83 AR of Vernon George/Fla Clippers, 1990, PV - by Levique, 5.40m/(17-8½) ties WR by Deszoe Szabo/HUN 1990 & 93. 2nd day score - by Zmelik and Nool of 2831 points. leaders: after 1-Huff 1026; after 2- Magnus 1886; after 3-Magnus 2754; after 4-Magnus 3594; after 6-Huff 4580; after 7-Huff 5399.

1995 3/11-12 IAAF World Indoor Champs, Barcelona, ESP (auto) 6246 Plaziat, Christian/FRA 6.96 752 1492 204 7.85 510 2:44.56 6169 Dvorak, Tomas/TCH 7.02 736 1584 204 7.93 480 2:40.80 6142 Dagard, Henrik/SWE 6.84 732 1527 198 7.87 480 2:41.60 6120 Barker, Ricky/USA 7.02 726 1462 213 8.05 510 2:49.72 5978 Kruger, Alex/GBR 7.16 723 1479 216 8.36 490 2:46.66 5939 Penalver, Antonio/ESP 7.15 734 1615 204 8.16 470 2:51.41 5887 Nool, Erki/EST 6.81 756 1046 204 8.32 500 2:44.89 5870 Levique, Sebastien/FRA 7.22 693 1344 198 8.33 530 2:44.07 5831 Kurtosi, Zslot/HUN 7.10 711 1379 204 8.25 480 2:44.88 5751 Warff, Robert/SWE 7.19 706 1533 198 8.40 460 2:43.25 5127 Blockburger, Sheldon/USA 6.92 737 1494 207 8.25 nh. 2:52.60 dnf Keskitalo, Petri/FIN 7.02 734 1480 198 8.26 nh.withdrew

1993 3/13-14 4th IAAF Indoor World Champs, Skydome, Toronto (auto) 6476 O'Brien, Dan/USA-Reebok RT 6.67 784 1602 213 7.85 520 2:57.96 WR 6279 Smith, Michael/CAN 7.06 749 1597 210 7.98 510 2:45.55 6075 Hamalainen, Ed/BLS 7.08 739 1450 201 7.93 520 2:49.54 6017 Lobodin, Lev/UKR 6.89 713 1499 210 7.98 480 2:53.51 5790 Szabo, Deszoe/HUN 7.15 731 1301 198 8.45 540 2:55.24 5507 Motti, William/FRA 7.46 691 1491 213 8.66 480 3:05.82 dnf Blondel, Alain/FRA 7.17 727 1392 195 8.18 500 dns dnf Nazarov, Andrei/EST 6.98 716 1385 198 8.07 nh withdrew dnf Burrell, Alvaro/ESP 6.99 709 1422 198 8.78 nh withdrew dnf Zmelik, Robert/TCH 6.96 757 1384 186 withdrew dnf Brophy, Brian/USA 7.20 708 1513 198 withdrew dnf Munkacsi, Sandor/HUN 7.14 654 1131 withdrew nb: marks by O'Brien in 60m and lj are world bests for indoor multis. Overall score is official IAAF world record for Heptathlon, breaking 6418 of Christian Plaziat/, 1992.

Ashton Eaton’s Pace for Three World Records: & Meet Record Pace Score > 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

3/12-13/10 Ashton Eaton Fayetteville 6499 6.71 773 1312 211 7.77 510 2:32.67 988 992 675 906 1040 941 957 988 1980 2655 3561 4601 5542 6499

2/5-6/11 Ashton Eaton 6568 6.66 777 1445 201 7.60 520 2:34.74 1007 1002 756 813 1085 972 933 1007 2009 2765 3578 4663 5635 6568

3/9-10 Ashton Eaton Istanbul 6645 6.79 816 1456 203 7.68 520 2:32.77 Meet record 958 1102 763 831 1064 972 955 958 2060 2823 3654 4718 5690 6645

The Last Four IAAF World Records:

3/13-14/93 IAAF World Championships, Toronto, Ontario, 6476 Dan O'Brien, Dan Reebok RT 6.67 784 1602 213 7.85 520 2:57.96

3/12-13/10 NCAA Div I Championships, U of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AK 6499 Eaton, Ashton U of Oregon 6.71 773 1312 211 7.77 510 2:32.67

2/5-6/10 International, Tallinn, 6568 Ashton Eaton Oregon-e TC 6.66 777 1445 201 7.60 520 2:34.74

3/9-10 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Istanbul, Turkey 6645 Ashton Eaton Oregon-eTC 6.79 816 1456 203 7.68 520 2:32.77

Best Performances in Indoor Multi-Event Competition...Men

World Bests Heptathlon 6645 ASHTON EATON (USA) Istanbul, TUR 3/9-10/12 (6.79 816 1456 203 7.68 520 2:32.77) Pentathlon 4497 DAN O'BRIEN (USA) Moscow. ID 2/28/92 (7.88 735 1469 215 2:40.12) [nb: Eaton’s 5 pentathlon events in WR above score 4716, but over two days] 60m 6.61 (USA) Paris 3/09/97 (Oakley-USA) (6128-4) LJ 8.16m(26-9¼) ASHTON EATON (USA) Istanbul 3/9/12 (Oregon e TC) (6645-1) SP 17.17m(56-4) (RUS) Doha 3/12/10 () (6143-2) HJ 2.30m (7-6½) DEREK DROUIN (CAN) Geneva 2/22/13 (Indiana) 60mH 7.60 ASHTON EATON Tallinn 2/05/11 (Nike-USA) (6558) PV 5.60 (18-4½) Valencia 3/01/98 (Russia) (6144-6) 1000m 2:23.68 CURTIS BEACH Nampa 3/10/12 (Duke, 6138-1)

American Bests Heptathlon 6645 ASHTON EATON (USA) Istanbul, TUR 3/9-10/12 (6.79 816 1456 203 7.68 520 2:32.77) Pentathlon 4497 DAN O'BRIEN (USA) Moscow. ID 2/28/92 (7.88 735 1469 215 2:40.12) [nb: Eaton’s 5 pentathlon events in WR above score 4716, but over two days] 60m 6.61 CHRIS HUFFINS Paris 3/09/97 (Reebok TC 6476) LJ 8.16m(26-9¼) ASHTON EATON (USA) Istanbul 3/9/12 (Oregon e TC) (6645-1)

SP 16.88(55-4 3/4) BRUCE REID Baton Rouge 2/25/89 (LSU) (44 01) HJ 2.25(7-4½) ) JEREMY TAIWO Nampa 2/08/13 (Washington) (6156) 60mH 7.60 ASHTON EATON Tallinn 2/05/11 (Nike-USA) (6558) PV 5.41m(17-9) PAUL TEREK Chapel Hill 3/07/04 (WGA- 6040-1) 1000m 2:23.68 CURTIS BEACH Nampa 3/10/12 (Duke, 6138-1)

Collegiate Bests Heptathlon 6499 ASHTON EATON Fayetteville 3/12-13/2010 (Oregon) (6.71 773 1312 311 7.77 510 2:32.67) Pentathlon 4401* BRUCE REID Baton Rouge 2/25/89 (LSU) (7.95 749 1688 210 2:59.11) 60m 6.71 ASHTON EATON Fayetteville 3/12/10 (Oregon) (6499-1) LJ 7.73(25-4½) Albuquerque 1/27/06 (Texas) (6208-1) ASHTON EATON Fayetteville 3/12/10 (Oregon) (6499-1) SP 16.88(55-4 3/4) BRUCE REID Baton Rouge 2/25/89 (LSU) (4401) HJ 2.30m (7-6 ½) DEREK DROUIN (CAN) Geneva 2/22/13 (Indiana 60m H 7.74 JANGY ADDY Fayetteville 3/1/08 (Tennessee) (5836) PV 5.40m(17-8 ½ ) PAUL TEREK Univ. Park, PA 2/25/01 (Michigan St) (5685-1) 1000m 2:23.68 CURTIS BEACH Nampa 3/10/12 (Duke, 6138-1)

Meet Records (IAAF Indoor World Champs Meet Records) Heptathlon 6645 ASHTON EATON USA Istanbul 3/9-10/12 6645 [6.79 816 1456 203 7.68 520 2:32.77 WR] 60m 6.61 CHRIS HUFFINS USA Paris 3/09/97 6128 LJ 8.16 (26-9¼ ) ASHTON EATON USA Istanbul 3/09/12 6645 SP 17.17(56-4) ALEKSEY DROZDOV RUS Doha 3/12/10 6141 HJ 2.18 (7-1¾) ANDREI KRAUCHANKA BLR Doha 3/12/10 6124 60m H 7.68 ASHTON EATON USA Istanbul 3/10/12 6645 PV 5.50m(18- ½) EST Maebashi 3/07/99 6213 1000m 2:32.77 ASHTON EATON USA Istanbul 3/09/12 6645 1st Day 3800 points DAN O’BRIEN USA Toronto 3/13/93 6476 2nd Day 2991 points ASHTON EATON USA Istanbul 3/10/14 6645

ALL TIME WORLD LIST 3/4/14

6645 Ashton Eaton 21.1.88 USA 1 _ Istanbul-IAAF WC 10 Mar 2012 6.79 - 8.16 - 14.56 - 2.03 [3654] / 7.68 - 5.20 - 2:32.77 6568 Eaton 1 Tallinn 6 Feb 2011 6.66 - 7.77 - 14.45 - 2.01 [3578] / 7.60 - 5.20 - 2:34.74 6499 Eaton 1 Fayetteville-NCAA 13 Mar 2010 6.71 - 7.73 - 13.12 - 2.11 [3561] / 7.77 - 5.10 - 2:32.67 6476 Dan O'Brien 18.7.66 USA 1 Toronto-IAAF WC 14 Mar 1993 6.67 - 7.84 - 16.02 - 2.13 [3800] / 7.85 - 5.20 - 2:57.96 6438 Roman Šebrle 26.11.74 CZE 1 Budapest 7 Mar 2004 6.97 - 7.96 - 16.28 - 2.11 [3718] / 7.95 - 4.80 - 2:39.67 6424 Tomáš Dvorák 11.5.72 CZE 1 Gent 26 Feb 2000 6.92 - 7.81 - 16.82 - 2.04 [3665] / 7.78 - 5.00 - 2:45.68 6420 Šebrle 1 Lisboa 11 Mar 2001 7.00 - 7.88 - 15.75 - 2.08 [3626] / 7.86 - 4.90 - 2:37.86 6418 Christian Plaziat 28.10.63 FRA 1 Genova 29 Feb 1992 6.83 - 7.58 - 14.53 - 2.13 [3585] / 7.97 - 5.20 - 2:40.17 6415 21.11.71 POL 1 Valencia 1 Mar 1998 7.12 - 7.65 - 15.70 - 2.17 [3608] / 7.98 - 5.20 - 2:42.31 6412 Lev Lobodin 1.4.69 RUS 1 Moskva 8 Feb 2003 6.88 - 7.45 - 16.67 - 2.07 [3608] / 7.82 - 5.20 - 2:46.35 [10 performances by 7 performers] 6386 Chmara 1 Maebashi 7 Mar 1999 7.14 - 7.62 - 15.89 - 2.11 [3548] / 8.05 - 5.20 - 2:37.86 6374 Erki Nool 25.6.70 EST 2 Maebashi 7 Mar 1999 6.83 - 7.80 - 14.87 - 1.93 [3476] / 8.16 - 5.50 - 2:38.62 6372 Eelco Sintnicolaas 7.4.87 NED 1 Göteborg 3 Mar 2013 6.88 - 7.61 - 14.11 - 2.02 [3444] / 7.91 - 5.40 - 2:38.73 6371 Bryan Clay 3.1.80 USA 1 Valenciap-IAAF WC 9 Mar 2008 6.71 - 7.75 - 16.21 - 2.09 [3736] / 7.86 - 5.00 - 2:55.64 [10 performers] 6365 Clay 2 Budapest- IAAF WC 7 Mar 2004 6.65 - 7.78 - 14.84 - 2.08 [3673] / 7.77 - 4.90 - 2:49.41 6362 18.7.83 EST 1 Torino 8 Mar 2009 7.09 - 7.97 - 15.45 - 2.12 [3636] / 8.03 - 5.10 - 2:45.69 6361 Tom Pappas 6.9.76 USA 1 Birmingham-IAAF WC 16 Mar 2003 6.89 - 7.56 - 16.23 - 2.17 [3700] / 7.80 - 4.90 - 2:51.65 6358 Šebrle 1 Tallinn 30 Jan 2000 6.92 - 7.97 - 15.26 - 2.10 [3666] / 7.93 - 4.65 - 2:38.60 6350 Šebrle 1 Tallinn 8 Feb 2004 7.02 - 7.84 - 16.08 - 2.07 [3619] / 8.03 - 5.05 - 2:43.82 6341 Sintnicolaas 1 Apeldoorn 10 Feb 2013 6.97 - 7.50 - 14.01 - 2.08 [3435] / 7.88 - 5.40 - 2:41.30 6319 Šebrle 3 Maebashi 7 Mar 1999 6.94 - 7.76 - 15.27 - 2.11 [3616] / 7.94 - 4.80 - 2:41.50 6309 Nool 1 Tallinn 7 Feb 1999 6.72 - 7.74 - 14.97 - 1.98 [3552] / 8.30 - 5.45 - 2:46.97 6309 Dvorák 4 Maebashi 7 Mar 1999 6.95 - 7.61 - 16.70 - 1.99 [3550] / 7.84 - 4.90 - 2:41.48 6300 Aleksey Drozdov 3.12.83 RUS 1 Penza 3 Feb 2010 7.08 - 7.55 - 17.03 - 2.15 [3660] / 8.35 - 5.20 - 2:49.41 6297 Lobodin 2 Birmingham 16 Mar 2003 6.95 - 7.22 - 16.51 - 2.05 [3499] / 7.89 - 5.30 - 2:48.25 [25 performances]

PR Page: (alphabetically)

PRs: qualifying PR score 60m lj sp hj 60H pv 1000m dec PR’yr Pascal Behrenbruch (GER) - (Outdoor List) 5604 7.17 732 1689 203 8.28 500 2:53.39 8514 ‘13 Ashton Eaton (USA) - (Outdoor list) 6645 6.66 823 1540 211 7.60 530 2:32.67 9039 ‘12 Oleksiy Kasyanov (UKR) - (Indoor List) 6254 6.83 804 1572 206 7.85 482 2:42.48 8249 ‘09 Kai Kazmirek (GER) - (wild card) 6083 7.04 758 1365 213 8.00 520 2:43/12 8366 ’13 Andrei Krauchanka (BLR) - (CE Challenge) 6282 7.03 790 1504 219 7.90 530 2:39.80 8617 ‘07 Eelco Sintinicolaas (NED) - (Indoor List) 6372 6.88 776 1446 208 7.88 552 2:37.42 8506 ‘12 Thomas Van der Plaetsen (BEL) - (Indoor List) 6188 7.23 780 1414 217 8.16 535 2:42.80 8255 ‘13 Damian Warner (CAN) - (Outdoor List) none none 754 1423 209 none 480 none 8512 ‘13

Athletes Bios:{alphabetically)

PASCAL BEHRENBRUCH GER DOB: January 19, 1985 (29) Ht/Wt: 1.96m/94kg Club: LG Eintracht Frankfurt Coach: Indoor criteria selection: 2013 outdoor list 11th at ’13 WC in Moscow, 10th in ’12 OG in top meets 60m lj sp hj 60mh pv 1000m 1/29/06 5604 5 Frankfurt 7.17 683 1470 200 8.28 460 2:53.39 ______PRs: 5604 (dec PR=8514’13) 7.17 732 1689 203 8.28 500 2:53.39

ASHTON EATON USA [see expanded bio below] DOB: January 21, 1988 (26) Ht/Wt: 1.85m/82 kg (6-1, 185) Club: Oregon elite TC / Nike Coach: Harry Marra Indoor criteria selection: 2013 outdoor list World record holder indoors and out. ’12 London OG champion. Defending IAAF indoor champion Entire indoor career 60m lj sp hj 60mh pv 1000m 1/27/07 5370 2 U Washington, Seattle 6.93 739 1228 189 8.51 385 2:46.35 2.02/08 5859 1 U Washington, Seattle 6.83 722 1203 205 7.97 455 2:44.23 3/15/08 5676 6 NCAA I, Fayetteville 6.93 728 1087 184 7.96 475 2:40.90 1/31/09 6174 1 U Washington, Seattle 6.84 759 1206 209 7.91 497 2:39.92 3/14/09 5988 1 NCAA I. College Station 6.86 739 1168 202 7.90 510 2:47.68 1/30/10 6256 1 Texas A&M, C Station 6.78 766 1256 207 7.86 496 2:38.02 3/13/10 6499 1 NCAA I, Fayetteville 6.71 773 1312 211 7.77 510 2:32.67 World Record 2/06/11 6568 1 Reval Cup, Tallinn 6.66 777 1445 201 7.60 520 2:34.74 World Record 3/10/12 6645 1 IAAF EC, Istanbul 6.79 816 1456 203 7.68 520 2:32.77 World Record ______PRs: 6645 (dec PR=9039’12) 6.66 823 1540 211 7.60 530 2:32.67

OLEXIY KASYANOV UKR OB: August 26, 1985 (28) Ht/Wt: 1.91m/87kg Club: Metallurg Zaporozhye Coach: Dmitro Liopa, Oleksandr Felomenko Indoor criteria selection: 2014 indoor list top meets 60m lj sp hj 60mh pv 1000m 3/08/09 6205 2 Euro Ch, Torino 6.83 785 1451 206 7.99 460 2:42.48 1/31/10 6254 1 Zaporizhzhya 6.85 804 1515 205 8.18 470 2:42.88 1/28/12 6237 1 Zaporizhahya 6,83 762 1538 205 7.92 489 2:45.44 1/ /14 6104 1 Zaporizhahya, UKR 6.88 752 1484 208 7.96 450 2:44.02 ______PRs: 6254 (dec PR=8249’09) 6.83 804 1572 206 7.85 482 2:42.48

KAI KAZMIREK GER DOB: January 28, 1991 (23) Ht/Wt: 1.90m/85 kg Club: LG Rhein-Wied Coach: Jörg Ross Indoor criteria selection: Wild Card 2013 European u23 chanpion top meets 60m lj sp hj 60mh pv 1000m 2/??/14 6083 1 Frankfurt-Kalbach 7.04 754 1371 200 8.00 500 2:43.12 3353/2731______PRs: 6083 (dec PR 8366’13) 7.04 758 1365 213 8.00 520 2:43.12

ANDREI KRAUCHANKA BLR DOB: January 4, 1986 (28) Ht/Wt: 1.91m/84kg Club: KGB Sports Club Coach: Ivan Gordienko Indoor criteria selection: won ’13 IAAF CE Challenge

Top meets 60m lj sp hj 60H pv 1000 2/16/08 6229 1 Reval Cup, Tallinn 7.03 769 1411 216 8.05 485 2:41.84 3/09/08 6234 2 IAAF WC, Valencia 7.19 763 1429 215 8.11 530 2:46.49 6/03/11 6282 1 Euro Ch, Paris 7.09 749 1504 209 8.04 520 2:39.80 1/27/12 6205 1 NC, Gomel 7.24 775 1491 210 8.09 500 2:41.22 3/10/12 5746 6 IAAF WC, Istanbul 7.46 736 1490 203 8.21 480 2:53.83 ______PRs: 6282 (dec PR =8617 ’07) 7.03 790 1504 219 7.90 530 2:39.80

EELCO SINTNICOLAAS NED DOB: April 7, 1987 (26) Ht/Wt: 1.86m/81 kg Club: A.V.’34 Coach: Vince de Lange Indoor criteria selection: 2014 indoor list 2013European indoor champion, 5th at both 2011 & 2013 IAAF world outdoors. top meets 60m lj sp hj 60mh pv 1000m 3/06/11 6175 4 Curo Ch, Paris 7.07 725 1446 197 8.03 550 2:40.44 2/10/13 6341 1 NC, Apeldoorn 6.97 750 1401 208 7.88 540 2:41.30 3/03/13 6372 1 Euro Ch, Goteborg 6.88 761 1411 202 7.91 540 2:38.73 2/08/14 6272 1 NC, Apeldoorn 7.04 759 1466 202 8.16 540 2:42.21 3616/2826 ______PRs: 6372 (dec PR=8506’12) 6.88 776 1466 208 7.88 552 2:37.42

THOMAS VAN der PLAETSEN BEL DOB: December 24, 1990 (23) Ht/Wt: 1.95m/86 kg Club: AC Deinze Coach: Michael Van der Plaetsen Indoor criteria selection: 2014 indoor list 2013 World University Games champ. top meets 60m lj sp hj 60mh pv 1000m 2/06/11 5901 1 NC, Gent 7.27 757 1303 199 8.18 510 2:44.94 3/06/11 6020 6 Euro Ch, Paris 7.23 748 1316 206 8.18 520 2:42.80 2/08/14 6188 2 Dutch Ch, Apeldoorn 7.24 778 1414 208 8.16 530 2:44.64 3419/2769 ______PRs: 6188 (dec PR=8255’13) 7.23 780 1414 217 8.16 535 2:42.80

DAMIAN WARNER CAN DOB: October 4, 1989 (24) Ht/Wt: 1.84m/83 kg Club: London-Western Coach: Dennis Nielsen Indoor criteria selection: 2013 outdoor list 3rd at ’13 IAAF WC, 5th at ’12 London OG. Top meets 60m lj sp hj 60H pv 1000 none ______PRs: -----(dec PR =8512-’13) 754 1423 209 480 [outdoor PRs 10.34, 13.61 4:29.85]

Expanded Bio for: ASHTON EATON DOB: January 21, 1988 POB: Portland, OR Ht/Wt: 6-1, 185 Hometown: Bend, Oregon High School: Mountain View HS College: Oregon ‘10 Club: Oregon Elite TC / Nike

2013: Captured IAAF world title in Moscow with world leading 8809 score. Contested Individual events (e.g 45.64 400m, 66.64m/218-8 jav) during early season and won USA nationals in Des Moines under wraps with a 8291 score. Married Canadian heptathlete and Oregon teammate Brianne Theissen. 2012: Was named Jesse Owens award winner and T&F News USA T&F athlete of the year. Ashton became 12th American to win the Olympic decathlon with 8869 effort in London. Won US Olympic Trials in Eugene with world record 9039 score. Set 3rd consecutive indoor heptathlon world record (6645) while winning IAAF world title in Istanbul and then competed in individual events during spring season with dramatic results (e.g.: 45.68 400m, 13.34 hurdles). 2011: Won silver medal at IAAF world champs with improved throws and dramatic PR effort in 1500m.Tuned up at Thorpe Cup in Chula Vista with legal 100m PR, outdoor HJ PR and discus PR. Won USA nationals with significant and world leading 8729 total. Upped his own WR for indoor heptathlon in Tallinn, EST with gaudy 6568 effort. Won Millrose games tri. Set individual event PRs in open competition at shot put (14.74), hurdles (13.35), discus (45.51) and javelin (57.23). 2010: Was 2010 Bowerman Award winner, emblematic of top collegiate T&F athlete nationally. Broke meet record and set PR (8457) while winning 3rd straight NCAA crown in front of hometown fans. Won 3rd consecutive Pac-10 crown (8154).Won Texas Relays crown with PR 8310 effort in April. Set world indoor heptathlon record (6499) while winning NCAA title, six weeks after setting collegiate record (6256). 2009: Runner- up at USA champs with 6th consecutive 8k score. Repeated as NCAA champion with PR 8241 effort. 18th at IAAF World Championships in to end long season. Has scored over 8k in last 9 .Won both Oregon Relays and a 2nd Pac-10 title, both with 8000+ scores. Opened indoor campaign with 2nd highest collegiate score ever, 6174, in winning U of Washington meet in Seattle then won NCAA indoor crown in College Station. 2008: Was 4th at US Olympic Trials with breakthrough 8122 score. Won NCAA title with eye-opening 8055 in Des Moines. Opened season with eye-opening 5859 heptathlon win in Seattle then placed 6th at NCAA indoor. Won Nike Elite in Sacramento with 600+ PR, 7792 and was PAC-10 deca champ with 7604 score. 2007: Was runner-up at Husky Relays in January and 10th at Mountain Pacific champs in February. Outdoors won initial career decathlon at Jim Click meet in Tucson in March, then was PAC-10 runner-up with PR 7123 score. 3rd at USA Junior nationals (7155) and earned trip to Pan Am Jr Champs in Brazil in long jump. 2006 (Prep) Oregon state 4A 400 champ (48.69). Personal: Psychology major at U of Oregon. Career: Indoor: 1/27/07 5370 2 Husky R, Seattle 6.93 739 1228 189 8.51 385 2:47.35 2/23/07 4061 10 Mountain Pacific, Seattle 6.94 721 1195 198 2/02/08 5859 1 U Washington, Seattle 6.83 722 1203 205 7.97 450 2:44.23 3/15/08 5676 6 NCAA, Fayetteville 6.93 728 1087 184 7.96 475 2:40.90 1/30/09 6174 1 U Washington, Seattle 6.84 759 1206 209 7.91 497 2:39.92 3/14/09 5899 1 NCAA, College Station 6.86 739 1168 202 7.90 510 2:47.68 1/30/10 6256 CR 1 Tex A&M, College Station 6.78 766 1256 207 7.86 496 2:38.02 3/13/10 6499 WR1 NCAA, Fayetteville 6.71 773 1312 211 7.77 510 2:32.67 2/06/11 6568 WR1 International, Talliin, EST 6.66 777 1445 201 7.60 520 2:34.74 3/10/12 6645 WR1 IAAF WC, Istanbul 6.79 816 1456 203 7.68 520 2:32.77 Outdoor: 3/23/07 6977 1 Arizona Click, Tucson 10.66+1.5 719+0.2 1197 192 48.55 14.92+0.9 3793 375 3365 4:56.62 5/06/07 7123 2 PAC-10, Palo Alto 10.81-0.2 723+0.1 1188 192 49.19 14.66+1.0 3657 395 3692 4:39.72 6//21/07 7155 * 3 USA Jr, Indianapolis 10.58+3.7 667+0.8 1280 187 48.48 14.47+2.0 4063 430 3513 4:58.35 3/28/08 7792 1 Nike Elite, Sacramento 10.82+3.4 764+5.0 1221 196 47.00 14.21+1.4 3516 450 4526 4:24.15 5/10/08 7604 1 Pac-10, Tempe 10.57-0.9 685+1.0 1225 198 47.68 13.9h-0.6 3462 485 4429 4:44.48 6/12/08 8055 1 NCAA, Des Moines 10.64-1.1 768- 2.6 1279 196 47.25 14.27+1.8 3996 460 5393 4:33.05 6/30/08 8122 5 USOT/USA, Eugene 10.61-0.4 749 0.0 1228 196 47.07 14.26+1.9 3969 510 4728 4:20.56 4/24/09 8023 1 Oregon Relays, Eugene 10.66+1.2 758+3.9 1161 205 47.54 14.08+1.4 3828 455 5370 4:28.93 5/10/09 8091 1 Pac-10, Eugene 10.49+2.6 745+2.0 1263 201 47.12 14.01+1.2 3980 485 4969 4:36.87 6/11/09 8241w 1 NCAA, Fayetteville 10.35+4.1 758+3.5 1257 199 46.85 13.85-1.3 4179 440 5362 4:20.75 6/26/09 8075 2 USA, Eugene 10.53+3.6 760+3.7 1263 205 47.99 14.03+0.9 4133 450 5146 4:35.45 8/20/09 8061 18 IAAF WC, Berlin 10.53+0.2 785+0.9 1226 202 47.75 14.28+0.3 3715 500 5087 4:45.03 4/01/10 8310w 1 Texas R, Austin 10.34+3.4 788+3.0 1311 202 47.06 13.85+4.9 4371 460 5219 4:41.43 5/09/10 8154 1 Pac-10,Berkeley 10.59-0.5 743+1.6 1277 194 47.25 13.79-1.0 4229 515 4967 4:39.97 6/11/10 8457 1 NCAA, Eugene 10.37+0.5 790+1.1 1260 202 46.28 13.68+1.6 4171 470 5241 4:21.85 6/24/11 8729 1 USA, Eugene 10.33+0.6 780+3.1 1414 205 46.35 13.52+1.6 4158 505 5619 4:24.10 8/28/11 8505 2 IAAF WC, 10.46-0.5 746 0.0 1444 202 46.99 13.85-0.8 4617 460 5517 4:18.94 6/23/12 9039 WR1 OT/USA, Eugene 10.21+0.4 823+0.8 1420 205 46.70 13.70-0.8 4281 530 5887 4:14.48 8/09/12 8869 1 Olympic G, London 10.35+0.4 803+0.8 1466 205 46.90 13.56+0.1 4253 520 6196 4:33.59 6/23/13 8291 1 USA, Des Moines 10.48+1.2 759+0.3 1500 190 46.89 14.68 0.0 4399 460 6036 4:34.15 8/11/13 8809 1 IAAF WC, Moscow 10.35-0.5 773+0.3 1439 193 46.02 13.72+0.4 4500 520 6483 4:29.80 ______PRs: 9039 / 6645 10.19+2.7 823+0.8 1540 211 45.64 13.34 4736 530 6664 4:14.48 60m 6.66; 60mH 7.60; 1000m 2:32.67 , [outdoor hj PR 210] *- Junior Implements Summary: 21 meets, 21 finishes, 15 wins, 16x> 8000, PR= 9039, Top Ten Ave: 8540.04; 2nd Ten Ave: 7792.3; 1st day 4728, 2nd day 4311 (both in ‘12 WR effort).