Eelco Sintnicolaas

Eelco Sintnicolaas

Sintnicolaas in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1987-04-07) 7 April 1987
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Athletics
Event	Decathlon
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	239 (Decathlon) 4699 (Overall)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the Netherlands European Championships 2010 Barcelona Decathlon European Indoor Championships 2013 Gothenburg Heptathlon 2015 Prague Heptathlon European U23 Championships 2009 Kaunas Decathlon

Eelco Sintnicolaas (Dutch: [ˈeːlkoː sɪntˈnikoːlaːs]; 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 8506 pts.

He cleared 8000 points at the 2013 Decastar meeting, taking third place with a total of 8018.

International competitions

Representing the Netherlands

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2005	European Junior Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	14th	Decathlon (junior)	5997 pts
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	8th	Decathlon (junior)	7416 pts
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	–	Heptathlon	DNF
	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	1st	Decathlon	8112 pts
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	–	Decathlon	DNF
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	Decathlon	8436 pts
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	4th	Heptathlon	6175 pts
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	5th	Decathlon	8298 pts
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	11th	Decathlon	8034 pts
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	Heptathlon	6372 pts
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	5th	Decathlon	8391 pts
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	4th	Heptathlon	6198 pts
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	4th	Decathlon	8478 pts
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	3rd	Heptathlon	6185 pts
	World Championships	Beijing, China	–	Decathlon	DNF
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	16th	Decathlon	7025 pts
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	–	Decathlon	DNF
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	–	Decathlon	DNF
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	5th	Heptathlon	5997 pts
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	–	Decathlon	DNF

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

External links

• Eelco Sintnicolaas at World Athletics
• Eelco Sintnicolaas at Olympedia
• Eelco Sintnicolaas at Olympics.com
• Eelco Sintnicolaas at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
• Eelco Sintnicolaas at Atletiek.nl (archived) (in Dutch)