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Eelco Sintnicolaas (born 7 April 1987, in
Dordrecht Dordrecht (), historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch, ) or Dort, is a city and municipality in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the province's fifth-largest city after R ...
) is a Dutch
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 eve ...
athlete, specialising in the decathlon. His personal best in the decathlon is a score of 8.052 points at the Götzis Meeting in 2009. That same year he earned a gold medal at the U23 European Championships, with 8.112 points, whereas his best result was a silver medal at the
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in
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with 8.436 points. At the Götzis Meeting in 2012 he finished second with personal best result 8506 pts. He cleared 8000 points at the 2013 Decastar meeting, taking third place with a total of 8018.van Kuijen, Hans (2013-09-15)
Warner and Melnychenko win in Talence – IAAF Combined Events Challenge
IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-09-21.


International competitions


Personal bests

Outdoor *
100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...
– 10.57 (Götzis 2017) *
200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...
– 22.27 (+0.3 m/s, Apeldoorn 2008) * 400 metres – 47.88 (Barcelona 2010) *
1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...
– 4:22.29 (Götzis 2011) *
110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hu ...
– 13.92 (+0.9 m/s, Nottwil 2013) * High jump – 2.02 (Moscow 2013) *
Pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...
– 5.45 (Barcelona 2010) *
Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...
– 7.65 (+0.8 m/s, Moscow 2013) * Shot put – 14.67 (Götzis 2015) *
Discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by th ...
– 43.52 (Götzis 2017) *
Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the wom ...
– 63.59 (Götzis 2012) * Decathlon – 8.532 (Götzis 2017) NR Indoor *
60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior ath ...
– 6.88 (Gothenburg 2013) *
1000 metres The 1000 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested. All-time top 25 *h = hand timed *i = indoor performance *A = affected by ...
– 2:38.73 (Gothenburg 2013) * 60 metres hurdles – 7.88 (Apeldoorn 2013) * High jump – 2.08 (Apeldoorn 2013) *
Pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...
– 5.52 (Apeldoorn 2011) *
Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...
– 7.65 (Ghent 2007) * Shot put – 14.86 (Apeldoorn 2016) * Heptathlon – 6372 (Gothenburg 2013) NR


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* 1987 births Living people Dutch decathletes Sportspeople from Dordrecht Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the Netherlands European Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands Dutch Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub