Bronze	2004 Athens	Athletics Men's Decathlon

Dmitriy Karpov (born July 23, 1981 in Karaganda) is an athlete from Kazakhstan who competes in decathlon and heptathlon (the latter during the winter season). He won the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... Jump to: navigation, search The 2004 Summer Olympics are officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (the 28th Summer Olympic Games). ... Jump to: navigation, search July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1981 (MCMLXXXI)is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Statue of Nurken Abdirov in downtown Karaganda Karaganda (Russian: Караганда) or Qaraghandy (Kazak: Қарағанды) is the capital of the audany (Russian oblast) of the same name in Kazakhstan. ... A decathlon is a sportive contest made up of 10 events. ... A heptathlon is a sportive contest made up of seven events (from the Greek hepta (seven) and athlon (contest)). More specifically, the term heptathlon refers to an athletic (track and field) event consisting of seven events. ... Jump to: navigation, search The 2004 Summer Olympics are officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (the 28th Summer Olympic Games). ...

Personal bests

• 100 metres - 10.72 (2003)
• 200 metres - 21.65 (2003)
• 400 metres - 46.81 (2004)
• 1500 metres - 4:34.49 (2001)
• 110 metres hurdles - 13.93 (2002)
• High jump- 2.12 (2003)
• Pole vault - 4.92 (2004)
• Long jump - 8.05 (2002)
• Shot put - 15.93 (2004)
• Discus throw - 52.80 (2004)
• Javelin throw - 55.54 (2004)
• Decathlon - 8725 (2004)

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Achievements

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External reference

• IAAF profile for Dmitriy Karpov