Tom Pappas

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Tom Pappas (born September 6, 1976) is an American decathlete.

Early life

Pappas was born in Azalea, Oregon. He graduated from Glendale High School in 1994, and from the University of Tennessee in 1999.^[1]

Pappas is a four-time U.S. champion (2000, 2002, 2003, 2006) and was the 1999 NCAA champion while attending the University of Tennessee. Before his time at Tennessee, Pappas also competed in the Northwest Athletic Conference for the Lane Titans track and field team.^[2] He won the gold medal at the 2003 World Championships and was rated number 1 in the world that year by Track & Field News. His personal best in the decathlon is 8,784 points while winning the 2003 US Championships held at Stanford University.^[3]

He won the 2003 Jesse Owens Award from USATF, an award given to the Athlete of the Year.^[4]

Pappas finished fifth at the 2000 Olympic decathlon.^[5] He placed third in the decathlon at the 2008 United States Olympic trials (track and field) in Eugene, Oregon, but was unable to complete the decathlon in Beijing due to a plantar fasciitis injury.^[6]

Pappas is the co-owner of Lane 5 Crossfit in Eugene, Oregon.^[7]

Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	DNF	Decathlon
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	5th	Decathlon
2001	Goodwill Games	Brisbane, Australia	3rd	Decathlon
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	1st	Heptathlon
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	1st	Decathlon
2004	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	2nd	Decathlon
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	DNF	Decathlon
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	DNF	Decathlon

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Event	Performance	Location	Date	Points
Decathlon	8,784 points	Palo Alto	June 22, 2003	8,784 points
100 meters	10.65 (-0.2 m/s)	Götzis	June 6, 2003	940 points
Long jump	Template:T&Fcalc (+1.4 m/s)	Palo Alto	June 21, 2003	1,050 points
Shot put	Template:T&Fcalc	Eugene	June 29, 2008	929 points
High jump	Template:T&Fcalc	Götzis	September 27, 2000	1,002 points
400 meters	47.58	Paris Saint-Denis	August 26, 2003	930 points
110 meters hurdles	13.90 (+0.3 m/s)	Götzis	August 6, 1997	987 points
Discus throw	Template:T&Fcalc	El Paso	January 1, 2003	916 points
Pole vault	Template:T&Fcalc	Götzis	May 30, 2004	972 points
Javelin throw	Template:T&Fcalc	Sarasota	June 9, 2000	837 points
1500 meters	4:35.14		January 1, 1995	711 points
Virtual Best Performance				9,274 points

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Awards
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