Curtis Beach

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Curtis Lee Beach (born July 22, 1990) is a retired American decathlete and a two-time NCAA heptathlon champion who holds the world heptathlon best in the 1000 meters.

Early life and high school

Beach was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the oldest son of Jeana King-Beach and David Beach.[1] From a young age, he showed athletic promise, joining a track club at eight and competing in his first decathlon at fourteen.[2][3][4] At Albuquerque Academy, he became a dominant force in track and field, winning 17 individual New Mexico state titles and setting national high school records in both the pentathlon and decathlon (with both high school and international implements).[5][6][7][8] After graduating, DyeStat declared him "the greatest US high school decathlete ever."[9]

College

Beach attended Duke University, where he became a two-time NCAA national champion in the indoor heptathlon, winning in 2012 and 2014.[10][11] In 2011, he set a collegiate record in the decathlon 1500 meters, and then set back-to-back world records in the heptathlon 1000 meters in 2010 and 2012.[12][13][14] He also secured a second-place finish in the decathlon at the NCAA Championships in 2011.[15]

Professional career

After graduating from Duke, Beach underwent Tommy John surgery,[16][17] then for the next three years competed professionally for Nike.[18][19] In 2016, he won a U.S. indoor national championship and placed fourth at the World Indoor Championships.[20][21] He also explored other events, including a focus on the 400 meters hurdles in 2017.[22]

Personal bests

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Outdoor

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Event Performance Location Date Ref.
Long jump Template:T&Fcalc (+0.0 m/s) New York City June 14, 2013
200 meters 21.57 (+1.8 m/s) Claremont June 3, 2017
800 meters 1:47.36 New York City July 6, 2017
400 meters hurdles 49.83 Claremont June 3, 2017
Event Performance Location Date Points Ref.
Decathlon — Des Moines June 9–10, 2011 8,084 points —
100 meters 10.52 (+1.9 m/s) Chula Vista May 22, 2015 970 points [23]
Long jump Template:T&Fcalc (+1.3 m/s) Chula Vista May 22, 2015 1,022 points [23]
Shot put Template:T&Fcalc Chula Vista May 22, 2015 645 points [23]
High jump Template:T&Fcalc Eugene June 25, 2009 850 points [24]
400 meters 46.72 Raleigh April 19, 2013 972 points [25]
110 meters hurdles 14.23 (+1.0 m/s) Azusa April 14, 2016 945 points
Discus throw Template:T&Fcalc Eugene June 23, 2012 653 points [26]
Pole vault Template:T&Fcalc Austin March 28, 2013 941 points [27]
Javelin throw Template:T&Fcalc Des Moines June 10, 2011 565 points [28]
1500 meters 3:59.13 Des Moines June 10, 2011 960 points [29]
Virtual Best Performance 8,523 points —

Indoor

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Event Performance Location Date Ref.
500 meters 1:01.50 New York City February 7, 2014 [30]
600 meters 1:16.38 Albuquerque March 4, 2017 [31]
800 meters 1:52.72 New York City March 15, 2009 [32]
Event Performance Location Date Points Ref.
Heptathlon — Albuquerque March 14–15, 2014 6,190 points —
60 meters 7.01 Crete February 26, 2016 879 points [21]
Long jump Template:T&Fcalc Albuquerque March 14, 2014 977 points [33]
Shot put Template:T&Fcalc Portland March 18, 2016 675 points [20]
High jump Template:T&Fcalc Albuquerque March 1, 2013 906 points [34]
60 meters hurdles 8.07 Crete February 27, 2016 964 points [21]
Pole vault Template:T&Fcalc Crete February 27, 2016 941 points [21]
1000 meters 2:23.63<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] Nampa March 10, 2012 1,064 points [35]
Virtual Best Performance 6,406 points —
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Post-career

Beach announced his retirement from the decathlon in April 2021.[36] He is currently an assistant coach for the women's track & field team at Point Loma Nazarene University, primarily working with vertical and horizontal jumps.[19]

Awards and recognitions

Governor Bill Richardson declared July 1, 2009, to be "Curtis Lee Beach Day" in recognition of the day that Beach was named the 2009 Gatorade National Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year.[37][38][39] He received the Fair Play award for cheering on Ashton Eaton during the final leg of the decathlon 1500 meters at the 2012 US Olympic Trials.[40][41][42] In 2015, he was inducted into the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame.[43][44]

References

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