Eelco Sintnicolaas
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| Born | 7 April 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Decathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 239 (Decathlon) 4699 (Overall) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eelco Sintnicolaas (Dutch: [ˈeːlkoː sɪntˈnikoːlaːs]; born 7 April 1987) is a Dutch track and field athlete, specialising in the decathlon.
His personal best in the decathlon is a score of 8.052 points at the
Götzis Meeting
in 2012 he finished second with personal best result 8506 pts.
He cleared 8000 points at the 2013
Decastar meeting, taking third place with a total of 8018.[1]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2005 | European Junior Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania
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14th | Decathlon (junior) | 5997 pts |
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China
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8th | Decathlon (junior) | 7416 pts |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy
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– | Heptathlon | DNF |
| European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania
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1st | Decathlon | 8112 pts | |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany
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– | Decathlon | DNF | |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain
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2nd | Decathlon | 8436 pts |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France
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4th | Heptathlon | 6175 pts |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea
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5th | Decathlon | 8298 pts | |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom
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11th | Decathlon | 8034 pts |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden
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1st | Heptathlon | 6372 pts |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia
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5th | Decathlon | 8391 pts | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland
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4th | Heptathlon | 6198 pts |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland
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4th | Decathlon | 8478 pts | |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic
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3rd | Heptathlon | 6185 pts |
| World Championships | Beijing, China
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– | Decathlon | DNF | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands
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16th | Decathlon | 7025 pts |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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– | Decathlon | DNF | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom
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– | Decathlon | DNF |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom
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5th | Heptathlon | 5997 pts |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany
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– | Decathlon | DNF |
Personal bests
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Outdoor
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Indoor
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References
- ^ van Kuijen, Hans (2013-09-15). Warner and Melnychenko win in Talence – IAAF Combined Events Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-09-21.
External links
- Eelco Sintnicolaas at World Athletics
- Eelco Sintnicolaas at Olympics.com
- Eelco Sintnicolaas at Olympedia
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