Kip Janvrin returns to decathlon at 44, rocks kids at Emporia St.
Kip Janvrin
Sydney Olympian Kip Janvrin, who set the M40 world decathlon record at 2005 San Sebastian worlds, turns 45 in July and appears to want that age-group record as well. Friday at Emporia, Kansas, he wrapped up his latest decathlon — an open deca — with a winning mark of 6,807 points. That’s before age-grading. (Can someone please plug his marks into the 2010 factors and see what he scores?) See complete results from the Emporia State meet. Kip now coaches at the University of Central Missouri. (Actually, he’s been there for 20 years.) After winning the 2007 Drake Relays masters 800 (in 1:53.89!), we haven’t heard much from him. Now it looks as if he’s pointing for Sacramento. In March he contested his 98th decathlon, according to this IAAF report. We learn: “In March of 2010 at age 44, (Kip) returned to the Decathlon to contest his 98th competition. The only other athletes who come marginally close – competing in more than 70 Decathlon/Heptathlon meetings – were: Tomas Dvorak (CZE) 78, Lennart Hedmark (SWE) 76, Jon Arnar Magnusson (ISL) 74, and Erki Nool (EST) 73.” Where will Kip do No. 100? Stay tuned.
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According to Stefan Waltermann’s new tables, his scores for M40 would be 7784. Since he turns 45 in 3 or 4 months, his M45 score would be 8580.
That would be 8580 for M45 and 7784 for M40. What a difference a few months makes.
It is 7778 in the new (2010) M40 table, and 8569 in the M45 table. Even a few points higher because he most likely ran the high hurdles.
Awesome!
Does anyone know where Rex Harvey stands on this list of total decathlons contested?
He’s done a few.
You forgot Roman Sebrle. He’s got 98. The whole article is about him.
http://www.iaaf.org/WCE09/news/newsid=56367.html
Kip is a great decathlete.Hope to see him in 2011[ like old times 95,96 . god speed KJ
@Weia Reinbound.
“Even a few points higher because he most likely ran the high hurdles”.
I confirm your 7778 for the class M40. For the 42″ (106,7cm) hurdles the factor according to “Model 2010” and Rehpennig in the M40 is 0.9512: this gives only 2(two) points more. But in the M45 Rehpennig gives for the 42″ hurdles a factor of 0.8660 and this gives 99 points more! In “Model 2010” the age factor for the higher hurdles in the M45 disappeared…
The time of 15.73 becomes 13.63 and this is 1023 points. It shows how excellent Kip Janvrin is!
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