Robert de Wit
Appearance
Robert ("Rob") Hubert Maria de Wit (born August 7, 1962 in Eindhoven, North Brabant) is a retired decathlete from the Netherlands. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988 and is still holding the Dutch national record of 8.447 points in the declathon, achieved in 1988.
In 1994 De Wit participated in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, as a member of the Dutch bobsledding team, finishing in 24th place in the two-mans discipline.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Netherlands | ||||
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 12th | Decathlon |
1986 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 6th | Decathlon |
European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 9th | Decathlon | |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | DNF | Decathlon |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 8th | Decathlon |
1990 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 14th | Decathlon |
1992 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 6th | Decathlon |
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 10th | Decathlon |
References
Categories:
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Dutch decathletes
- Dutch male bobsledders
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Bobsledders at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Olympic athletes of the Netherlands
- Olympic bobsledders of the Netherlands
- Sportspeople from Eindhoven
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for the Netherlands
- Dutch athletics biography stubs