Carlos O'Connell is the Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 record holder for the decathlon

Decathlon

The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...

. The record was set in Emmitsburg, Maryland

Emmitsburg, Maryland

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 2,290 people, 811 households, and 553 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,992.9 people per square mile . There were 862 housing units at an average density of 750.2 per square mile...

 on the two days beginning 4 May 1988. The individual performances making up this performance were 10.89, 7.50, 13.05, 1.92, 48.84 on day 1 and 14.59, 41.70, 4.40, 54.96, 4.21.75 on day two. O'Connell also once held the Irish long jump record, breaking Peter O'Connor

Peter O'Connor

Peter O'Connor was an Irish athlete who set a long-standing world record for the long jump and won two Olympic medals in the 1906 Games.-Early career:...

's 89year old record with a jump of 7.63m on the 2 June 1990, also in Emmitsburg.