Maicel Uibo (born 27 December 1992) is an Estonian

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 ἄθ ...

. While competing for the

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, he won the

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and

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NCAA championships in decathlon. Uibo won the

silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...

at the 2019 World Championships, setting his personal best in the event with 8604 points.

International competitions

Personal life

Uibo married his college sweetheart, Bahamian track star and two-time Olympic 400 meter champion, Shaunae Miller in 2017. Golden Girl Meets Her Match
Tribune242, 7 February 2017

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1992 births Living people Estonian decathletes People from Põlva World Athletics Championships athletes for Estonia World Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Estonia Estonian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Georgia Bulldogs track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub