Marcel Dost
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Henk Marcel Dost is a retired decathlete from the Netherlands
, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, Georgia
. There he finished in 18th place in the men's decathlon competition, earning a total number of 8.111 points. The other competitor from Holland, Jack Rosendaal
, ended up in 21st place.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. There he finished in 18th place in the men's decathlon competition, earning a total number of 8.111 points. The other competitor from Holland, Jack Rosendaal
Jack Rosendaal
Jacobus Cornelius Rosendaal is a retired decathlete from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he finished in 21st place in the men's decathlon competition, earning a total number of 8.035 points...
, ended up in 21st place.
Achievements
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | European Championships 1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Decathlon The men's decathlon competition at the 1994 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, was held on 12 August and 13 August 1994.-Medalists:-Schedule:*12 August*#100 m*#Long jump*#Shot put*#High jump*#400 m*13 August... |
Helsinki, Finland | 18th | Decathlon |
| 1996 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:... |
Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... |
18th | Decathlon |
| 1997 | World Student Games Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade The Athletics Tournament at the 1997 Summer Universiade took place in the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Sicily at the end of August 1997, shortly after the World Championships in Athens, Greece. New events were the women's hammer throw, pole vault and half marathon competition.-Men’s events:-Women’s... |
Catania Catania Catania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the homonymous province, and with 298,957 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in Sicily and the tenth in Italy.Catania is known to have a seismic history and... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
3rd | Decathlon |
| World Championships 1997 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Decathlon These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, including fourteen non-finishers... |
Athens, Greece | 14th | Decathlon | |