The 34th edition of the annual
Hypo-Meeting
The Hypo-Meeting is an annual athletics (sport), athletics competition that takes place in the Mösle stadium in Götzis in Vorarlberg (Austria) held in the spring (late May, early June). In its history, a total of three world records have been se ...
took place on May 31 and June 1,
2008
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in
Götzis
Götzis is a town in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The Alpine Rhine valley municipality belongs to the district of Feldkirch.
Population
Events
The town is well known for its annual hypo-combined events meeting, the so-called Hyp ...
,
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
. The
track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...
competition, featuring a decathlon (men) and a heptathlon (women) event was part of the
2008 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge.
Men's Decathlon
Schedule
:May 31
:
:June 1
:
Records
Results
Women's Heptathlon
Schedule
:May 31
:
:June 1
:
Records
Results
See also
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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon
The men's decathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 21 and 22, at the Beijing National Stadium.
The qualifying standards were 8,000 points (A standard) and 7,700 points (B standard).
Schedule
All times are China standard ti ...
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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon
The women's heptathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and 16 at the Beijing National Stadium.
The qualifying standards were 6,000 points (A standard) and 5,800 points (B standard).
Schedule
All times are China standard ...
References
decathlon2000
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2008
File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
Hypo-Meeting
The Hypo-Meeting is an annual athletics (sport), athletics competition that takes place in the Mösle stadium in Götzis in Vorarlberg (Austria) held in the spring (late May, early June). In its history, a total of three world records have been se ...
Hypo-Meeting
The Hypo-Meeting is an annual athletics (sport), athletics competition that takes place in the Mösle stadium in Götzis in Vorarlberg (Austria) held in the spring (late May, early June). In its history, a total of three world records have been se ...