Dan O'Brien (5)

Apr 09, 2024

Dan O’Brien won an Olympic gold medal at the Atlanta Olympic Games (1996). He is triple decathlon World champion (1991, 1993, 1995) and a former World Record holder (8891 points scored in Talence 1992).

USA
United States

Date of birth: 18 July 1966
Place of birth: Portland, Oregon
Height: 189cm / Weight: 84kg
Decathlon: 8891 ® Talence 1992
Heptathlon: 6476 Toronto 1993
Short biography
Full career

Personal bests
100 m	10,23	New York 1991
Long jump	8.11 (+2.3)	Modesto 1991
Shot put	16.69	Talence 1992
High jump	2.20	Saint Petersburg 1994
400 m	46,53	Tokyo 1991
110 m hurdles	13,47 (+0.0)	San Jose 1997
Discus throw	55.07	Modesto 1999
Pole vault	5.25	Barcelona 1991
Javelin throw	66.90	Atlanta 1996
1500 m	4.33,19	San Francisco 1989
Total points based on PB	9572
Total 10 best decathlons	87801

Decathlons over 8000 points (16)
Pts	Results	1st day	2nd day	P	Venue
8267	10,98 - 7.83 - 15.41 - 2.09 - 48,04 - 14,41 - 46.40 - 4.50 - 56.84 - 4.51,78	4491	3776	1	Pullman 1990
8483 W	10,40 - 8.04 - 15.36 - 2.13 - 49,25 - 14,03 - 46.04 - 4.30 - 58.16 - 4.43,90	4656	3827	2	Norwalk 1990
8358	10,99 - 7.91 - 15.16 - 2.08 - 48,38 - 14,44 - 46.34 - 4.55 - 57.40 - 4.36,63	4470	3888	2	Seattle 1990
8844 W	10,23 - 7.96 - 16.06 - 2.08 - 47,70 - 13,95 - 48.08 - 5.10 - 57.40 - 4.45,54	4747	4097	1	New York 1991
8812	10,41 - 7.90 - 16.24 - 1.91 - 46,53 - 13,94 - 47.20 - 5.20 - 60.66 - 4.37,50	4602	4210	1	Tokyo 1991
8891	10,43 - 8.08 - 16.69 - 2.07 - 48,51 - 13,98 - 48.56 - 5.00 - 62.58 - 4.42,10	4720	4171	1	Talence 1992 ®
8331	10,72 - 7.54 - 15.81 - 2.09 - 48,62 - 14,01 - 43.84 - 5.05 - 57.98 - 5.09,41	4475	3856	1	Eugene 1993
8817	10,57 - 7.99 - 15.41 - 2.03 - 47,46 - 14,08 - 47.92 - 5.20 - 62.56 - 4.40,08	4598	4219	1	Stuttgart 1993
8707	10,31 - 7.81 - 15.87 - 2.17 - 48,19 - 13,98 - 46.34 - 5.15 - 62.28 - 5.16,42	4738	3969	1	Knoxville 1994
8715	10,49 - 7.81 - 15.70 - 2.20 - 47,74 - 13,81 - 48.10 - 4.90 - 62.20 - 5.10,94	4736	3979	1	Saint Petersburg 1994
8710	10,43 - 7.75 - 15.81 - 2.06 - 48,06 - 13,91 - 48.88 - 5.20 - 59.56 - 4.56,58	4594	4116	1	Talence 1994
8682	10,36 - 7.82 - 15.28 - 2.09 - 47,96 - 13,84 - 51.16 - 4.80 - 61.56 - 5.01,02	4628	4054	1	Sacramento 1995
8695	10,57 - 7.55 - 14.82 - 2.13 - 47,81 - 13,78 - 46.92 - 5.20 - 62.90 - 4.52,52	4528	4167	1	Göteborg 1995
8726	10,32 - 7.46 - 15.64 - 2.08 - 46,81 - 14,04 - 49.38 - 5.20 - 65.22 - 5.12,01	4618	4108	1	Atlanta, GA 1996
8824	10,50 - 7.57 - 15.66 - 2.07 - 46,82 - 13,87 - 48.78 - 5.00 - 66.90 - 4.45,89	4592	4232	1	Atlanta 1996
8755	10,71 - 7.78 - 15.67 - 2.11 - 48,04 - 13,67 - 48.87 - 5.20 - 66.31 - 5.08,77	4575	4180	1	Uniondale 1998

® - Decathlon’s World Record
W one event with wind >4.0 and wind average for 3 events > 2.00 m/s (IAAF rule until 31/12/2009)

Heptathlons over 6000 points (1)
6476	6,67 - 7.84 - 16.02 - 2.13 - 7,85 - 5.20 - 2.57,96	1	Toronto 1993

International medals (8)
Year	Venue	Championships	Event	Total	Medal
1990	Seattle 1990	Goodwill Games	Decathlon	8358	Silver
1991	Tokyo 1991	World	Decathlon	8812	Gold
1993	Toronto 1993	World Indoor	Heptathlon	6476	Gold
1993	Stuttgart 1993	World	Decathlon	8817	Gold
1994	Saint Petersburg 1994	Goodwill Games	Decathlon	8715	Gold
1995	Göteborg 1995	World	Decathlon	8695	Gold
1996	Atlanta 1996	Olympic Games	Decathlon	8824	Gold
1998	Uniondale 1998	Goodwill Games	Decathlon	8755	Gold

Comments (5)

Ken Weinberg wrote on May 06, 2010

Hello, just wanted to say you motivated me back in the day and I still think back to the decathlon at LBCC in Albany when we went head to head and you had a broken foot and still kick my butt. Thanks for the inspiration. Ken