Damjan Sitar
Slovenian decathlete / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Damjan Sitar (born August 17, 1981 in Maribor) is a Slovenian decathlete.[1] He set both a national record and a personal best score of 7,718 points, by winning his event at the 2008 Slovenian Open Athletics Championships, coincidentally in his home city.[2]
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | (1981-08-17) 17 August 1981 (age 42) Maribor, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
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Sport | Athletics |
Event | Decathlon |
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Personal best | Decathlon: 7,718 points (2008) |
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Sitar represented Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in men's decathlon. During the event, he set a personal best of 47.23 metres in the javelin throw, but received poor scores in the shot put, discus throw, and pole vault, which cost him a chance for a medal. In the end, Sitar finished only in twenty-third place, with a total score of 7,336 points.[3]