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Kip Janvrin

December 15, 2023

Kip Janvrin (born July 8, 1965 in Guthrie Center, Iowa) is an American former decathlete.[1] Janvrin is a native of Panora, Iowa and is now the Co-Head Track & Field Coach at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri.[2][3]

Kip Janvrin
Personal information
BornJuly 8, 1965 (1965-07-08) (age 58)
Guthrie Center, Iowa, U.S.
Medal record

College career edit

Janvrin is a 1988 graduate of Simpson College, an NCAA Division III school in Indianola, Iowa. He won three NCAA Division III titles in the decathlon, as well as individual titles in the pole vault and 400 meter hurdles.

International career edit

Janvrin won the decathlon at the 1989 Olympic Festival with 7,863 points held at Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma.[4][5][6] Former President Ronald Reagan attended the event and spoke at the opening ceremony.[7] Janvrin took the bronze medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games and won the 1995 Pan American Games.

Janvrin achieved his then personal best result of 8,345 points at the USA Olympic Trials in June 1996 in Atlanta. He finished fourth and his score was the most points for a non-qualifying athlete ever in the history of the event[4][5][8] He would not make the team for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta which consist of the top three qualifiers, Dan O'Brien, Steve Fritz and Chris Huffins. Later that summer Janvrin would establish his all-time personal best of 8462 points at the Thorpe Cup, which is a decathlon meet between Germany and the USA, and was held in Edwardsville, Illinois.[8]

Janvrin finished in fourth place at both the 1998 and 1999 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. At the 2000 USA Olympic Trials Janvrin placed third. As the third-place finisher, Janvrin had to meet the then Olympic A standard of 8050 points to qualify for the Olympic team. This meant that at the trials he need to run a 4:13.0 in the 1500 m run, which is the final event in the decathlon. Janvrin ran a 4:12.01, which was the fastest time of the day and gave him 8057 points and qualified him for the 2000 Olympics.[4][9] The USA Decathlon team consisted of Janvrin along with the first two qualifiers Tom Pappas and Chris Huffins. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Janvrin finishing twenty-first with a score of 7726 points. He is the oldest United States decathlete to ever compete in the Olympics.[4][5]

In 2001, he won his only US title at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on June 21–22, attaining 4,030 on day one and 4,211 on day two for 8241 total points.[10] This was his 13th attempt for the title and he is the oldest person to ever win the US title.[10] On August 6–7 at the 2001 World Championships held in Edmonton, Canada, he finished seventeenth with 7,905 points.[11]

At the 2004 United States Olympic trials in Sacramento, Janvrin finished 12th with 7,210 points.[12][13] Although he did not qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens as an athlete, he attended the Athens Olympics as a coach for Tom Pappas, who was ranked #1 in the U.S. and #2 in the world.[14]

Janvrin has won the decathlon a record 15 times at the Drake Relays, the most by any athlete in the history of the competition. In April 1996, he scored a Drake Relays decathlon record 8,198 points and was inducted into the Drake Relays Hall of Fame for the decathlon.[4][15]

World records edit

He was the world record holder in the Icosathlon, which is the double decathlon, from September 8, 2002 to September 25, 2010 with scores of 6,912 on day one and 7,273 on day two for 14,185 points total.[16] Since he was 37 at the time, that mark stands as the Masters M35 record, however the score has been Age graded to 14,991.[17]

On August 24, 2005, at San Sebastian, he scored 8618 points in the Men Outdoor Decathlon to set the World Masters Athletics (WMA) record for the M40 age group.[18]

He holds the world record for most career decathlon wins (41) and is the American record holder for most career decathlons over 8,000 points (26).[4] He won the decathlon a record 15 times at the Drake Relays, which is the most by any athlete in the history of the competition.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ USA Track & Field (USATF) athlete biography
  2. ^ University of Central Missouri Track & Field 2011–2012 media guide
  3. ^ University of Central Missouri coaching biography
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "University of Central Missouri Athletics - Official Athletics Website".
  5. ^ a b c d http://www.ucmo.edu/athletics/track/guide/1011_Guide/2011%20TrackMG_Rosters&Bios.pdf[dead link]
  6. ^ Buchlalter, Bill (July 31, 1989). "Olympic Festival Notebook: Floridian falls short in decathlon". The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  7. ^ AP (July 22, 1989). "Olympic Festival opens". The New York Times. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  8. ^ a b Hymans, Richard (2008). The History of the United States Olympic Trials – Track & Field (PDF). USA Track & Field.
  9. ^ "Kip Janvrin - Decathletes".
  10. ^ a b GCTimes Staff (June 27, 2001). "Janvrin U.S. decathlon champion". The Guthrie Center Times. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  11. ^ GCTimes Staff (August 15, 2001). "Track and Field". The Guthrie Center Times. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  12. ^ GCTimes Staff (July 14, 2004). "U.S. Olympic Trials". The Guthrie Center Times. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  13. ^ GCTimes Staff (July 21, 2004). "Geopfert, Janvrin finish within 16 points of each other". The Guthrie Center Times. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  14. ^ GCTimes Staff (August 11, 2004). "Janvrin to Athens: will coach at the Olympics this time". The Guthrie Center Times. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  15. ^ . Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  16. ^ GCTimes Staff (September 11, 2002). ""IRON MAN" Kip Janvrin wins double decathlon". The Guthrie Center Times. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  17. ^ . Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^ http://world-masters-athletics.org/records_output/rec_list_outdoor_m.php World Masters Athletics (WMA) record database

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Kip Janvrin born July 8 1965 in Guthrie Center Iowa is an American former decathlete 1 Janvrin is a native of Panora Iowa and is now the Co Head Track amp Field Coach at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg Missouri 2 3 Kip JanvrinPersonal informationBornJuly 8 1965 1965 07 08 age 58 Guthrie Center Iowa U S Medal record Men s athletics track and field Representing United StatesPan American Games1995 Mar del Plata Decathlon Contents 1 College career 2 International career 3 World records 4 References 5 External linksCollege career editJanvrin is a 1988 graduate of Simpson College an NCAA Division III school in Indianola Iowa He won three NCAA Division III titles in the decathlon as well as individual titles in the pole vault and 400 meter hurdles International career editJanvrin won the decathlon at the 1989 Olympic Festival with 7 863 points held at Memorial Stadium in Norman Oklahoma 4 5 6 Former President Ronald Reagan attended the event and spoke at the opening ceremony 7 Janvrin took the bronze medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games and won the 1995 Pan American Games Janvrin achieved his then personal best result of 8 345 points at the USA Olympic Trials in June 1996 in Atlanta He finished fourth and his score was the most points for a non qualifying athlete ever in the history of the event 4 5 8 He would not make the team for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta which consist of the top three qualifiers Dan O Brien Steve Fritz and Chris Huffins Later that summer Janvrin would establish his all time personal best of 8462 points at the Thorpe Cup which is a decathlon meet between Germany and the USA and was held in Edwardsville Illinois 8 Janvrin finished in fourth place at both the 1998 and 1999 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships At the 2000 USA Olympic Trials Janvrin placed third As the third place finisher Janvrin had to meet the then Olympic A standard of 8050 points to qualify for the Olympic team This meant that at the trials he need to run a 4 13 0 in the 1500 m run which is the final event in the decathlon Janvrin ran a 4 12 01 which was the fastest time of the day and gave him 8057 points and qualified him for the 2000 Olympics 4 9 The USA Decathlon team consisted of Janvrin along with the first two qualifiers Tom Pappas and Chris Huffins At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Janvrin finishing twenty first with a score of 7726 points He is the oldest United States decathlete to ever compete in the Olympics 4 5 In 2001 he won his only US title at the USA Outdoor Track amp Field Championships in Eugene Oregon on June 21 22 attaining 4 030 on day one and 4 211 on day two for 8241 total points 10 This was his 13th attempt for the title and he is the oldest person to ever win the US title 10 On August 6 7 at the 2001 World Championships held in Edmonton Canada he finished seventeenth with 7 905 points 11 At the 2004 United States Olympic trials in Sacramento Janvrin finished 12th with 7 210 points 12 13 Although he did not qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens as an athlete he attended the Athens Olympics as a coach for Tom Pappas who was ranked 1 in the U S and 2 in the world 14 Janvrin has won the decathlon a record 15 times at the Drake Relays the most by any athlete in the history of the competition In April 1996 he scored a Drake Relays decathlon record 8 198 points and was inducted into the Drake Relays Hall of Fame for the decathlon 4 15 World records editHe was the world record holder in the Icosathlon which is the double decathlon from September 8 2002 to September 25 2010 with scores of 6 912 on day one and 7 273 on day two for 14 185 points total 16 Since he was 37 at the time that mark stands as the Masters M35 record however the score has been Age graded to 14 991 17 On August 24 2005 at San Sebastian he scored 8618 points in the Men Outdoor Decathlon to set the World Masters Athletics WMA record for the M40 age group 18 He holds the world record for most career decathlon wins 41 and is the American record holder for most career decathlons over 8 000 points 26 4 He won the decathlon a record 15 times at the Drake Relays which is the most by any athlete in the history of the competition 4 5 References edit USA Track amp Field USATF athlete biography University of Central Missouri Track amp Field 2011 2012 media guide University of Central Missouri coaching biography a b c d e f g University of Central Missouri Athletics Official Athletics Website a b c d http www ucmo edu athletics track guide 1011 Guide 2011 20TrackMG Rosters amp Bios pdf dead link Buchlalter Bill July 31 1989 Olympic Festival Notebook Floridian falls short in decathlon The Orlando Sentinel Retrieved March 10 2012 AP July 22 1989 Olympic Festival opens The New York Times Retrieved March 10 2012 a b Hymans Richard 2008 The History of the United States Olympic Trials Track amp Field PDF USA Track amp Field Kip Janvrin Decathletes a b GCTimes Staff June 27 2001 Janvrin U S decathlon champion The 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