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Enrique Aguirre
Enrique Omar Aguirre (born December 6, 1979) is a retired male decathlete from Argentina who competed for his native country at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He set his personal best score (7703 points) in Huelva Huelva (, ) is a city in southwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Huelva in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is between two short rias though has an outlying spur including nature reserve on the Gulf of Cádiz coast. The ria ... on August 7, 2004. He is a two-time national champion in the men's decathlon (2002 and 2004). Achievements References * 1979 births Living people Argentine decathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Argentina {{Argentina-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decathlete
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', meaning "contest" or “prize”). Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not by the position achieved. The decathlon is contested mainly by male athletes, while female athletes typically compete in the heptathlon. Traditionally, the title of " World's Greatest Athlete" has been given to the person who wins the decathlon. This began when Gustav V of Sweden told Jim Thorpe, "Sir, you are the world's greatest athlete" after Thorpe won the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912. The event is similar to the pentathlon held at the ancient Greek Olympics,Waldo E. Sweet, Erich Segal (1987). S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |