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Jože Brodnik
Jože Brodnik (born 26 April 1936 in Šmarje pri Jelšah) is a Slovenian retired Decathlon, decathlete who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics representing Yugoslavia. He began his athletics career in 1952 at 16, competing for the Kladivar Club in Celje, and went on to become a Slovenian, Yugoslav and Balkan record holder in the decathlon, representing Yugoslavia 11 times. He was a five-time Yugoslav national champion in the decathlon and was also Slovenian champion in the high jump three times, javelin throw and decathlon twice, and 110 metres hurdles, 400 metres hurdles and pole vault once. Brodnik won the 1959 Mediterranean Games title in Beirut, Lebanon, with 6581 points, at the time a Games record. The following year, Brodnik finished ninth in the decathlon at the Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon, 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, scoring 6918 points. He competed at the European Championships twice, finishing ninth in 1958 and eighth in 1962. Personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 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). Spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |