Massimo Bertocchi (born September 27, 1985 in
North York
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,
Ontario
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) is a male
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 ...
from
Canada
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.
Bertocchi grew up in
Maple, Ontario
Maple is a neighbourhood in Vaughan, York Region, Ontario, Canada. It is located northwest of Toronto. Maple was founded as the village of Maple, located at the intersection of Major Mackenzie Drive and Keele Street.
Geography
Maple is located ...
.
Bertocchi set his personal best score (8014 points) in the men's decathlon on July 4, 2008 in
Windsor
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. He is a three-time
national champion in the men's decathlon: 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Achievements
References
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External links
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1985 births
Living people
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Canadian decathletes
Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent
Olympic track and field athletes of Canada
Sportspeople from North York
Athletes from Toronto
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