Pascal Behrenbruch (born 19 January 1985 in Offenbach am Main) is a German decathlete. He is a member of the Eintracht Frankfurt athletics team and placed tenth at the 2012 Olympic Games.
 Behrenbruch after winning at the 2012 European Championships. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Pascal Behrenbruch |
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 19 January 1985 Offenbach am Main, West Germany |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Website | pascal-behrenbruch.de |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Decathlon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals | 6th at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.84 400 m: 48.48 |
He was the runner-up at the Décastar meeting in Talence in September 2010, collecting a season's best 8202 points.[1]
Away from the track, Behrenbruch studied economics and computer science at university and now lives and trains in Tallinn, Estonia. His coach is Andrei Nazarov.
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Germany
| |||||
| 2006 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 10th | Decathlon | 8069 |
| European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | Decathlon | 8209, SB | |
| 2007 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 9th | Decathlon | 8199 |
| European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 2nd | Decathlon | 8239 pts, SB | |
| 2008 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 6th | Decathlon | 8242, SB |
| 2009 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 3rd | Decathlon | 8374 |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 6th | Decathlon | 8439, PB | |
| 2010 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 8th | Decathlon | 8069 |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 7th | Decathlon | 8211 |
| 2012 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 3rd | Decathlon | 8433 |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | Decathlon | 8558, PB | |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 10th | Decathlon | 8126 | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 11th | Decathlon | 8316 |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 8th | Heptathlon | 4983 |
References edit
- ^ van Kuijen, Hans (19 September 2010). "Suarez and Chernova prevail in Talence - IAAF World Combined Events Challenge". IAAF (in German). Retrieved 27 June 2012.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pascal Behrenbruch.
- Official website (in German)
- Pascal Behrenbruch at World Athletics
- Pascal Behrenbruch at Olympics.com
- Pascal Behrenbruch at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Pascal Behrenbruch at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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