Christian Schenk (0)

Apr 03, 2024

Christian Schenk was not sure he was the World`s Greatest Athlete after winning the Olympic gold medal in the decathlon in Seoul 1988

Germany
Germany

Date of birth: 09 February 1965
Place of birth: Rostock, Germany
Height: 201cm / Weight: 93kg
Decathlon: 8500 Stuttgart 1993
Heptathlon: 6021 Berlin 1993
Full career

Personal bests
100 m	11,10 (+1.8)	Talence 1988
Long jump	7.73 (+1.0)	Götzis 1990
Shot put	15.80	Saarbrücken 1990
High jump	2.27	Seoul 1988
400 m	48,78	Stuttgart 1993
110 m hurdles	14,78 (+1.7)	Götzis 1991
Discus throw	50.66	Aachen1993
Pole vault	5.00	Gladbeck 1991
Javelin throw	67.14	Krefeld 1985
1500 m	4.13,77	Split 1990
Total points based on PB	8973
Total 10 best decathlons	84184

Decathlons over 8000 points (24)
Pts	Results	1st day	2nd day	P	Venue
8036	11,54 - 7.18 - 14.26 - 2.16 - 49,23 - 15,06 - 44.74 - 4.20 - 65.98 - 4.24,11	4148	3888	5	Potsdam 1984
8163	11,21 - 7.61 - 15.20 - 2.20 - 49,09 - 15,02 - 40.20 - 4.00 - 66.48 - 4.26,57	4427	3736	5	Götzis 1985
8092	11,23 - 7.51 - 14.72 - 2.18 - 49,11 - 15,00 - 40.94 - 4.00 - 62.46 - 4.19,11	4348	3744	2	Potsdam 1985
8141	11,30 - 7.57 - 14.27 - 2.16 - 48,93 - 15,04 - 40.02 - 4.20 - 67.14 - 4.21,38	4310	3831	4	Krefeld 1985
8147	11,31 - 7.69 - 14.94 - 2.17 - 49,58 - 15,11 - 46.14 - 4.20 - 60.92 - 4.31,05	4358	3789	5	Götzis 1987
8228	11,25 - 7.42 - 14.35 - 2.12 - 49,24 - 14,91 - 46.32 - 4.60 - 62.54 - 4.25,88	4236	3992	2	Dresden 1987
8161	11,43 - 7.57 - 14.62 - 2.10 - 49,52 - 15,15 - 43.22 - 4.60 - 64.04 - 4.22,70	4218	3943	5	Basel 1987
8304	11,42 - 7.63 - 15.30 - 2.25 - 51,34 - 15,03 - 47.26 - 4.50 - 61.42 - 4.23,55	4339	3965	5	Roma 1987
8225	11,44 - 7.23 - 14.77 - 2.20 - 49,13 - 15,16 - 46.24 - 4.70 - 61.06 - 4.25,77	4257	3968	3	Cottbus 1988
8330	11,36 - 7.71 - 14.76 - 2.20 - 49,23 - 14,99 - 44.86 - 4.40 - 61.38 - 4.16,02	4386	3944	5	Götzis 1988
8475	11,10 - 7.63 - 15.17 - 2.22 - 49,50 - 15,09 - 47.60 - 4.70 - 60.08 - 4.21,41	4455	4020	2	Talence 1988
8488	11,25 - 7.43 - 15.48 - 2.27 - 48,90 - 15,13 - 49.28 - 4.70 - 61.32 - 4.28,95	4470	4018	1	Seoul 1988
8351	11,24 - 7.63 - 15.08 - 2.17 - 48,88 - 14,89 - 43.82 - 4.50 - 63.80 - 4.23,16	4400	3951	2	Götzis 1989
8250	11,44 - 7.63 - 15.49 - 2.16 - 49,26 - 15,31 - 41.84 - 4.80 - 61.98 - 4.26,95	4354	3896	2	Tønsberg 1989
8065	11,48 - 7.18 - 14.42 - 2.17 - 50,12 - 15,30 - 49.34 - 4.50 - 61.30 - 4.31,13	4140	3925	2	Neubrandenburg 1990
8481	11,36 - 7.73 - 15.58 - 2.23 - 49,68 - 15,29 - 48.12 - 4.80 - 63.74 - 4.30,18	4449	4032	1	Götzis 1990
8330	11,42 - 7.47 - 15.20 - 2.19 - 50,79 - 15,21 - 48.86 - 4.90 - 60.48 - 4.25,36	4259	4071	2	Talence 1990
8433	11,26 - 7.55 - 15.59 - 2.22 - 49,03 - 15,24 - 47.34 - 4.40 - 61.62 - 4.13,77	4449	3984	3	Split 1990
8301	11,40 - 7.49 - 15.56 - 2.21 - 50,00 - 15,16 - 44.90 - 4.80 - 63.76 - 4.34,59	4347	3954	1	München 1991
8227	11,17 - 7.32 - 15.16 - 2.17 - 49,09 - 14,78 - 45.38 - 4.70 - 57.60 - 4.33,65	4334	3893	4	Götzis 1991
8402	11,31 - 7.35 - 15.50 - 2.19 - 49,53 - 14,90 - 46.02 - 4.80 - 62.56 - 4.22,01	4329	4073	2	Helmond 1991
8394	11,37 - 7.55 - 15.77 - 2.18 - 50,10 - 15,26 - 45.98 - 4.90 - 61.98 - 4.22,58	4347	4047	3	Tokyo 1991
8109	11,29 - 7.19 - 14.30 - 2.21 - 49,98 - 15,50 - 47.54 - 4.60 - 61.88 - 4.33,35	4221	3888	1	Vaterstetten 1993
8500	11,22 - 7.63 - 15.72 - 2.15 - 48,78 - 15,29 - 46.94 - 4.80 - 65.32 - 4.24,44	4429	4071	4	Stuttgart 1993

Heptathlons over 6000 points (1)
6021	7,31 - 7.43 - 14.47 - 2.19 - 8,39 - 4.60 - 2.36,43	2	Berlin 1993

International medals (6)
Year	Venue	Championships	Event	Total	Medal
1983	Schwechat 1983	U20 European	Decathlon	7552	Silver
1988	Seoul 1988	Olympic Games	Decathlon	8488	Gold
1989	Tønsberg 1989	European Cup	Decathlon	8250	Silver
1990	Split 1990	European	Decathlon	8433	Bronze
1991	Helmond 1991	European Cup	Decathlon	8402	Silver
1991	Tokyo 1991	World	Decathlon	8394	Bronze