Dmitriy Karpov

Dmitry Vasilyevich Karpov (Russian: Дмитрий Васильевич Карпов, English transcription Dmitriy Karpov, . Born July 23, 1981 in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, USSR ) is a Kazakh decathlete Russian origin. He was 2004 Olympic third parties.

Karpov in 2002 second in the Asian Games in Busan. In 2003, he surpassed for the first time the 8000 - point mark. He finished at the 2003 World Championships in Paris / Saint- Denis third place with 8374 points. Only Tom Pappas and Roman Šebrle lay before him.

At the World Indoor Championships in 2004 he was awarded the Asian record of 6155 points Fourth in Heptathlon. Outdoors, he improved the Asian record in the decathlon in 2004 twice. Earlier, he studied at Mösle Mehrkampf meeting in Götzis with 8512 points, second place behind Šebrle. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he then rose to 8725 points and won the bronze medal behind Šebrle and Bryan Clay.

After a weak 2005, he won the 2006 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge. After he had become in Götzis second behind Clay, he won at the meeting in Ratingen and Talence. In early December he won at the Asian Games in Doha. In 2007 he was. At the World Championships in Osaka with 8586 points behind third novel Šebrle and Maurice Smith

At the World Indoor Championships 2008 Karpov won the bronze medal, but the decathlon at the Olympic Games in Beijing, he could not finish. Also at the World Championships in 2009 and 2011 and the 2012 Olympics he participated, but did not manage to place in the top ten.

At a height of 1.98 m his competition weight is 94 kg.

Bests

(As of 31 December 2007)

  • Decathlon: 8725 Points ( 2004)
  • 100 meters: 10.69 seconds (2006)
  • 200 meters: 21.65 seconds (2003)
  • 400 meters: 46.81 seconds (2004)
  • 1500 meters: 4:32,34 minutes ( 2006)
  • 110 meters hurdles: 13.93 seconds (2002)
  • High Jump: 2.12 meters (2003)
  • Pole Vault: 5,00 meters (2007)
  • Long Jump: 8.05 meters (2002)
  • Shot Put: 16.47 m (2006)
  • Discus throw: 52.80 meters (2004)
  • Javelin: 60.31 m (2006)
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