Dario Dester (born 22 July 2000) is an Italian decathlete, current national record holder of the decathlon outdoor and heptathlon indoor.
Career On August 16, 2022, at the Munich 2022 European Championships he beat the decathlon Italian record of Beniamino Poserina which had stood for 26 years.
Statistics National records Heptathlon: 6076 pts (Ancona, 21 February 2021) - Current holder 60 m: 7.02 / 875, long jump: 7.66 / 975, shot put: 14.03 / 730, high jump: 2.01 / 813; 60 m hs: 8.13 / 949, pole vault: 5.00 / 910, 1000 m: 2:44.53 / 824. Decathlon: 8235 pts (Rome, 11 June 2024) - Current holder 100m: 10.76 (7) 915; long jump: 7.32 (16) 891; shot put: 12.43 (23) 633; high jump: 2.02 (3) 822; 400m: 48.43 (8) 888 110m hs: 14.28 (4) 939; discus throw: 41.00 (18) 685: pole vault: 4.90 (7) 880; javelin throw: 63.66 (4) 793; 1500m: 4:23.36 (5) 789
Personal Best Events
Event Performance Venue Date Points100 m10.65Hypo-Meeting31 May 2025993Long jump7.61 mArona, Tenerife12 June 2021962Shot put14.56 mMunich15 August 2022763High jump2.07 mSaronno27 April 2019868400 m47.70Arona, Tenerife4 June 2022924110 m hs14.11Modena25 April 2022960Discus throw43.04 mMunich16 July 2022727Pole vault4.95 mSaronno29 May 2021895Javelin throw57.24 mMunich16 August 20226871500 m4:28.64Grosseto1 May 2022754
Achievements Year Competition Venue RankEventPerformanceNotes2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń7thHeptathlon5835 ptsEuropean U23 ChampionshipsTallinn4thHeptathlon7935 pts2022European ChampionshipsMunich6thDecathlon8218 pts2023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul –HeptathlonDNF
National titles Dester has won four national championship at individual senior level.
Italian Athletics Championships Decathlon: 2020, 2022 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships Heptathlon: 2021, 2022
See also Italian records in athletics Italian all-time lists - Decathlon
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