Joseph "Joe" Detmer (born November 3, 1983) is an American athlete from Lodi, Wisconsin, who competed in the icosathlon, decathlon and heptathlon. He currently holds the world record in the icosathlon, which he set in 2010.
Career While competing with the Wisconsin Badgers, Detmer set a school record in the decathlon in 2007, which contributed to the team championship in the National Collegiate Athletic Association in Indoor Track & Field. Detmer went on to set another school record in the Pentathlon, and an American record in the Heptathlon 1000 meter run that season.
In 2010, he won the Thorpe Cup-an annual international track competition between the United States and Germany-in the decathlon. Prior to that, he finished third at the 2010 US Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the decathlon. Joe Detmer went on to compete in the world championship icosathlon in Lynchburg, Virginia in 2010. In that occasion, he improved the world record icosathlon to 14,571 points. Some of his more remarkable performances include the 100 m in 10.93 s, 7.30 m in long jump, and 53.83 on the 400 m hurdles.
Statistics
Personal bests Outdoor Event Performance Date Place Points 100 meters 10.91 August 7, 2010 Marburg 881 points 400 meters 47.03 June 23, 2006 Indianapolis 957 points 1500 meters 4:05.31 May 11, 2008 Brescia 915 points 110 meters hurdles 14.89 May 17, 2008 Columbia 863 points High jump May 16, 2012 Columbia 813 points Pole vault August 8, 2010 Marburg 883 points Long jump May 16, 2012 Columbia 910 points Shot put June 22, 2012 Eugene 678 points Discus throw June 23, 2014 Eugene 671 points Javelin throw August 14, 2011 Chula Vista 696 points Decathlon 8,090 points August 8, 2011 Marburg 8,090 points Icosathlon 14,571 points September 25, 2010 Lynchburg 14,571 points WR
Indoor Event Performance Date Place Heptathlon 5761 p March 10, 2007 Fayetteville, Arkansas
Palmares
Heptathlon 2009: USA Indoor Track and Field Championships – 5720 p
Decathlon 2007: NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship – 7963 p 2009: Thorpe Cup – 7892 p 2010: USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships – 8009 p 2010: Thorpe Cup – 8090 p 2011: Thorpe Cup – 7846 p
Icosathlon 2010: Icosathlon World Championship – 14571 p (WR)
See also List of world records in athletics
References
External links
USATF profile for Joe Detmer