Eelco Sintnicolaas (; born 7 April 1987) is a Dutch track and field 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 2010 European Championships in Athletics in Barcelona with 8,436 points. At the Götzis Meeting in 2012 he finished second with personal best result 8,506 pts.
He cleared 8,000 points at the 2013 Decastar meeting, taking third place with a total of 8,018.van Kuijen, Hans (15 September 2013). Warner and Melnychenko win in Talence – IAAF Combined Events Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 21 September 2013.
International competitions 2005European Junior ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania14thDecathlon (junior)5,997 pts2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China8thDecathlon (junior)7,416 pts2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy –HeptathlonDNFEuropean U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania1stDecathlon8,112 ptsWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany –DecathlonDNF2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain2ndDecathlon8,436 pts2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France4thHeptathlon6,175 ptsWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea5thDecathlon8,298 pts2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom11thDecathlon8,034 pts2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden1stHeptathlon6,372 ptsWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia5thDecathlon8,391 pts2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland4thHeptathlon6,198 ptsEuropean ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland4thDecathlon8,478 pts2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic3rdHeptathlon6,185 ptsWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China –DecathlonDNF2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands16thDecathlon7,025 ptsOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil –DecathlonDNF2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom –DecathlonDNF2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom5thHeptathlon5,997 ptsEuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany –DecathlonDNF
Personal bests
Outdoor 100 metres – 10.57 (Götzis 2017) 200 metres – 22.27 (+0.3 m/s, Apeldoorn 2008) 400 metres – 47.88 (Barcelona 2010) 1500 metres – 4:22.29 (Götzis 2011) 110 metres hurdles – 13.92 (+0.9 m/s, Nottwil 2013) High jump – 2.02 (Moscow 2013) Pole vault – 5.45 (Barcelona 2010) Long jump – 7.65 (+0.8 m/s, Moscow 2013) Shot put – 14.67 (Götzis 2015) Discus throw – 43.52 (Götzis 2017) Javelin throw – 63.59 (Götzis 2012) Decathlon – 8.532 (Götzis 2017) NR
Indoor 60 metres – 6.88 (Gothenburg 2013) 1000 metres – 2:38.73 (Gothenburg 2013) 60 metres hurdles – 7.88 (Apeldoorn 2013) High jump – 2.08 (Apeldoorn 2013) Pole vault – 5.52 (Apeldoorn 2011) Long jump – 7.65 (Ghent 2007) Shot put – 14.86 (Apeldoorn 2016) Heptathlon – 6372 (Gothenburg 2013) NR
References
External links
Eelco Sintnicolaas at Atletiek.nl (archived)