2012 Thorpe Cup

2012 Thorpe Cup
2012 Thorpe Cup
Dates	21–22 July 2012
Host city	Marburg, Germany
Venue	Georg-Gaßmann-Stadion
Participation	34 athletes

Dates21–22 July 2012

Host cityMarburg, Germany

VenueGeorg-Gaßmann-Stadion

Participation34 athletes

The 2012 Thorpe Cup was held at the Georg-Gaßmann-Stadion in Marburg on 21–22 July 2012.

Kai Kazmirek won the men's decathlon event with a personal best score of 8130 points^[1] and Kira Biesenbach won the women's heptathlon event, also recording a personal best, with 5878 points.^[2]

A number of Olympic athletes were in Marburg over the weekend to practise for the upcoming Summer Games in London. One month after recording his world record, Ashton Eaton competed in five of the ten disciplines, and even secured personal bests in the shot put^[3] and javelin throw.

2012 Thorpe Cup medalists in the men's decathlon

Kai Kazmirek
8130 points
Matthias Prey
7777 points
Maximilian Gilde
7687 points

2012 Thorpe Cup medalists in the women's heptathlon

Kira Biesenbach
5878 points
Bettie Wade
5795 points
Chelsea Carrier-Eades
5783 points

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Rank	Name	Points	Notes	100 m	Long jump	Shot put	High jump	400 m	110 m hurdles	Discus	Pole vault	Javelin	1500 m
	Kai Kazmirek	8130	PB	10.86	7.40	13.42	2.07	47.53	14.94	39.47	5.05	56.52	4:35.09
	Matthias Prey	7777		11.28	7.48	15.08	1.86	50.64	14.67	47.59	4.05	59.22	4:33.48
	Maximilian Gilde	7687		11.28	7.65	11.67	1.92	50.76	14.66	40.14	4.65	63.73	4:42.83
4	Ryan Harlan	7683		11.28	6.63	15.79	2.01	52.58	14.58	44.42	4.95	65.59	5:23.33
5	Moritz Cleve	7570		11.20	6.55	13.95	1.98	50.07	14.48	39.98	4.65	54.46	4:38.96
6	Joe Detmer	7473		11.16	6.91	11.65	1.98	48.87	15.35	39.20	4.45	53.39	4:24.95
7	Isaac Murphy	7373		10.82	7.11	12.69	1.86	49.09	14.61	35.61	4.65	43.71	4:40.88
8	Patrick Spinner	7357		11.16	7.25	13.48	1.92	51.00	16.55	38.60	4.65	65.50	5:05.56
9	Lars Albert	7292		11.50	7.20	14.55	1.86	54.26	15.69	44.63	4.65	58.14	4:58.92
10	Gray Horn	6990		11.02	7.46	12.92	1.98	50.78	14.36	39.37	4.65	50.61	DNF
11	Jake Arnold	6909		11.28	6.31	13.46	1.92	50.46	14.38	43.03	4.95	56.68	DNF
12	Mat Clark	6670		11.28	7.11	12.82	1.98	51.32	16.79	40.28	NM	60.31	4:25.33
13	Trey Hardee	4212		DNS	7.27	14.95	NM	49.07	DNS	47.75	4.85	DNS	DNS
14	Ashton Eaton	4163		10.46	DNS	14.78	2.04	DNS	DNS	46.54	DNS	61.68	DNS
15	Jan Felix Knobel	3301		DNS	7.14	14.99	NM	DNS	DNS	46.61	4.85	DNS	DNS
16	Rico Freimuth	3248		DNS	7.03	13.93	NM	DNS	14.14	NM	4.45	DNS	DNS
17	Bryan Clay	2523		10.82	7.09	14.96	NM	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
18	Lars Niklas Heinke	2323		11.00	7.40	11.10	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS

Rank	Name	Points	Notes	100 m hurdles	High jump	Shot put	200 m	Long jump	Javelin	800 m
	Kira Biesenbach	5878	PB	13.96	1.71	13.21	24.18	5.98	37.84	2:17.77
	Bettie Wade	5795		13.98	1.74	13.00	25.44	6.20	35.49	2:18.47
	Chelsea Carrier-Eades	5783		13.11	1.65	10.36	23.84	6.10	33.31	2:13.66
4	Barbara Nwaba	5754		13.80	1.80	12.65	24.52	5.34	35.26	2:14.31
5	Heather Miller	5729		14.12	1.65	10.89	24.85	6.39	39.11	2:17.22
6	Anna Maiwald	5696	PB	13.98	1.59	12.09	24.28	5.61	45.82	2:17.42
7	Alina Biesenbach	5677	PB	14.54	1.74	12.23	26.05	6.14	41.25	2:20.41
8	Lindsay Lettow	5530		14.04	1.74	11.27	25.15	5.62	35.67	2:18.13
9	Tilia Udelhoven	5385		14.15	1.56	12.05	25.03	6.01	32.63	2:20.89
10	Aisha Adams	5316		14.06	1.62	10.53	24.79	5.75	33.17	2:21.30
11	Simone Mrotzek	5225	PB	14.60	1.65	10.68	26.49	5.79	37.49	2:21.63
12	Ryann Krais	4967		14.11	1.77	11.37	25.47	NM	39.88	2:12.05
13	Lilli Schwarzkopf	3899		13.42	1.80	DNS	24.75	6.32	DNS	DNS
14	Jennifer Oeser	2713		13.64	1.77	13.22	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
15	Julia Mächtig	2565		14.66	1.68	14.81	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
16	Chantae McMillan	1840		13.78	1.68	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS

2012 Thorpe Cup

Men's decathlon

Women's heptathlon

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