Kip Janvrin
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Kip Janvrin (born 8 July 1965 in Guthrie Center, Iowa) is a former American decathlete. Janvrin is a native of Panora, Iowa and is currently the Co-Head Track & Field Coach at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri.
[edit] College career
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.
[edit] Professional career
He took the bronze medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games, won the 1995 Pan American Games and finished seventeenth at the 2001 World Championships. He also participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics, without success.
His personal best result was 8345 points, achieved in the U. S. Olympic Trials in June 1996 in Atlanta. He only finished fourth, the most points for a non-qualifying athlete in history of the event.[1] He was not selected to the team for the 1996 Summer Olympics. The US Olympic decathlon team would consist of Dan O'Brien, Steve Fritz and Chris Huffins.
[edit] World records
He was the world record holder in the Icosathlon, the double decathlon from September 8, 2002 to September 25, 2010 with a score of 14,185. 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.[2]
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.[3]
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Janvrin, Kip |
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| Short description |
Athletics (sport) competitor, decathlete, multi event competitor |
| Date of birth |
8 July 1965 |
| Place of birth |
Guthrie Center, Iowa |
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