Zach Ziemek
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Born | Itasca, Illinois, United States | February 23, 1993||||||||||||||
Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison | ||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event | Decathlon | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zach Ziemek (born February 23, 1993) is an American athlete competing in the decathlon. Ziemek won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene with a personal best score of 8676.[2] In 2021 he finished 6th at the Tokyo Olympics.[3] He represented his country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, where he finished 15th.[4] Ziemek finished 7th in the decathlon at the 2016 Olympics.[5]
Career
At the
His main personal bests are 8471 points in the decathlon (Eugene 2021)[10] and 6173 points in the indoor heptathlon (Birmingham 2016).[4]
Ziemek resides in Sun Prairie, WI and trains at his alma mater the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is coached by Nate Davis, assistant coach for the Wisconsin track & field team. He is married to Victoria Paulson Ziemek.[11]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the United States | |||||
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China
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15th | Decathlon | 8006 pts[4] |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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7th | Decathlon | 8392 pts[4] |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom
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– | Decathlon | DNF |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom
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6th | Heptathlon | 5941 pts |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan
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6th | Decathlon | 8435 pts |
2022 | World Championships
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Eugene, United States
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3rd | Decathlon | 8676 pts |
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary
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— | Decathlon | DNF |
Personal bests
Outdoor[4]
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Indoor[4]
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References
- ^ "Zach Ziemek | Men's Track & Field". Wisconsin Badgers.
- ^ "Mayer regains world decathlon title in Oregon | REPORT | WCH 22 | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Zachery ZIEMEK | Profile | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Zach Ziemek at World Athletics
- ^ "Zach Ziemek". Olympics.com.
- ^ "The Latest: Scantling wins decathlon, off to Tokyo Games". AP. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field".
- ^ "All Time Decathlon Event Performances". decathlon2000.
- ^ "Review: Ratingen and US Trials – the Virtual Thorpe Cup". 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Zachery Ziemek". worldathletics.org.
- ^ Gregory, Ryan (15 July 2021). "Sun Prairie resident will return to Olympics". hngnews.com.
- ^ a b c d "Zachery Ziemek | Profile | World Athletics".