Arthur Abele
German decathlete (born 1986)
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Born | (1986-07-30) July 30, 1986 (age 37) |
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
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Sport | Athletics |
Event | Decathlon |
Medal record |
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Arthur Abele (born 30 July 1986 in Mutlangen, Baden-Württemberg) is a German decathlete who is the reigning European champion, winning the gold medal at the 2018 European Championships. He competed at the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] Arthur Abele won gold in the Men's decathlon in the European Championships on August 8, 2018 in Berlin, Germany.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 7th | Decathlon (junior) | 7224 pts |
2007 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | — | Decathlon | DNF |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 9th | Decathlon | 8243 pts | |
2008 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 7th | Decathlon | 8220 pts |
Olympic Games | Beijing, PR China | — | Decathlon | DNF | |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 5th | Decathlon | 8477 pts |
2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 2nd | Heptathlon | 6279 pts |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15th | Decathlon | 8013 pts |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st | Decathlon | 8431 pts |
2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 15th | Decathlon | 7662 pts |
References
- ^ "ABELE Arthur". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arthur Abele.
- Arthur Abele at World Athletics
- Arthur Abele at Olympics.com
- Arthur Abele at Olympedia
- Arthur Abele at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Arthur Abele at the Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (in German)
- Arthur Abele at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
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European Athletics Championships champions in men's decathlon
- 1934:
Hans-Heinrich Sievert (GER)
- 1938:
Olle Bexell (SWE)
- 1946:
Godtfred Holmvang (NOR)
- 1950:
Ignace Heinrich (FRA)
- 1954:
Vasili Kuznetsov (URS)
- 1958:
Vasili Kuznetsov (URS)
- 1962:
Vasili Kuznetsov (URS)
- 1966:
Werner von Moltke (FRG)
- 1969:
Joachim Kirst (GDR)
- 1971:
Joachim Kirst (GDR)
- 1974:
Ryszard Skowronek (POL)
- 1978:
Aleksandr Grebenyuk (URS)
- 1982:
Daley Thompson (GBR)
- 1986:
Daley Thompson (GBR)
- 1990:
Christian Plaziat (FRA)
- 1994:
Alain Blondel (FRA)
- 1998:
Erki Nool (EST)
- 2002:
Roman Šebrle (CZE)
- 2006:
Roman Šebrle (CZE)
- 2010:
Romain Barras (FRA)
- 2012:
Pascal Behrenbruch (GER)
- 2014:
Andrei Krauchanka (BLR)
- 2016:
Thomas van der Plaetsen (BEL)
- 2018:
Arthur Abele (GER)
- 2022:
Niklas Kaul (GER)
- 2024:
Johannes Erm (EST)
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