whose world record in the decathlon was smashed by tomas dvorak in 1999?

Answer 1

Dan O'Brien

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Dan O'Brien's
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PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) -- Tomas Dvorak of the Czech Republic broke Dan O'Brien's world decathlon record by 103 points Sunday, with 8,994 points in a European Cup event.

O'Brien set the previous record of 8,891 in 1992 at Talence, France, after failing to qualify for the U.S. team for the Barcelona Olympics.

Dvorak, 27, the 1997 world champion and 1996 Olympic bronze medalist, had a previous best of 8,837 points in the 1997 World Championships at Athens, Greece.

Dvorak, competing in 90-degree weather at Strahov stadium, ran the final 1,500-meter event in 4 minutes, 37.20 seconds, to break the record.

"Only a couple of points and I would have had 9,000, but at least I'll have some motivation for next time," Dvorak said.

To tie O'Brien's record, Dvorak needed to run a comfortable 4:53.87, much slower than his best of 4:29.69. He needed to run 4:36.34 to break the 9,000 barrier.

"The conditions were exceptionally good," Dvorak said.

He had a good chance to surpass the 9,000 point barrier, but made a mistake in the second lap of the 1,500 meters.

"We slowed down a bit and we got punished," Dvorak said. "I had enough power in the last lap, but it was too late.

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Dan O'Brien

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Dan O'Brien

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Dan O'Brien

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Dan O'Brien

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Dan O'Brien

Answer 8

Dan O'Brien - for radio trivia!!!

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DAN OBREIN for the Buzz Radio!

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Dan O'Brien.........worked for me