2019 Universiade Decathlon Champion | ||
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Summer Universiade | ||
2017 Taipei | Decathlon | |
2019 Naples | Decathlon |
Aaron James Booth (born 12 September 1996) is a New Zealand decathlete who won the gold medal in that event at the 2019 Summer Universiade.
Booth has represented New Zealand at youth and senior level at the Oceania Championships in Tahiti and Cairns, and at senior level at the World University Games in South Korea, Taipei and Napoli. He was the 2013 Oceania Octathlon Champion, the 2014 New Zealand Under 20 Decathlon Champion, and the 2015 Australian Under 20 Decathlon Champion.
In 2019 Booth broke the New Zealand indoor Heptathlon record in Fayetteville with a score of 5819 points. He placed 8th at the NCAA Indoor champs in Birmingham Alabama. Booth then placed 6th at the NCAA Outdoor championships with a PB score of 7680 points. At the World University Games in Napoli he won the gold medal, adding to his bronze medal from the 2017 games, with another personal best score of 7827 points.
After a Covid interrupted season in 2020 Booth, representing Long Beach State University in California, won the 2021 Big West Outdoor Conference Championships (7520pts) [1] and at the NCAA Championships he broke the school record with a score of 7644pts, [2] which placed 6th overall.
In March 2022 Booth won his first New Zealand Senior Decathlon title. [3]
His best decathlon score of 7827pts, at Napoli ranks him fourth on the New Zealand decathlon "all time" list. [4]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing New Zealand | |||||
2013 | 2013 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships | Tahiti | 1st | Octathlon | 5231pts |
Representing Waitakere City Athletics Club | |||||
2014 | 2014 New Zealand Junior Decathlon Championships | Waitakere | 1st | Decathlon | 6287pts |
Representing Auckland Athletics | |||||
2015 | 2015 New Zealand Decathlon Championships | Hamilton | 2nd | Decathlon | 6983pts |
2015 | 2015 Australian Junior Decathlon Championships | Brisbane | 1st | Decathlon | 7379pts |
2015 | 2015 NZ Athletic Championships | Wellington | 1st | Under 20 4x400 | 3m 20.28sec |
Representing New Zealand | |||||
2015 | 2015 Oceania Area Championships | Cairns | 2nd | Decathlon | 6183pts |
2015 | 2015 Summer Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 13th | Decathlon | 6905pts |
Representing New Zealand | |||||
2016 | 2016 Australian/Oceania Decathlon Championships | Sydney | 7th | Decathlon | 6721pts |
Representing New Zealand | |||||
2017 | 2017 Summer Universiade | Taipei | 3rd | Decathlon | 7523pts |
Representing Kansas State Wildcats | |||||
2018 | Big 12 Outdoor Championships | Texas | 2nd | Decathlon | 7508pts |
2018 | 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Oregon | 14th | Decathlon | 7458pts |
Representing Kansas State Wildcats | |||||
2019 | 2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Alabama | 8th | Heptathlon | 5719pts |
2019 | Big 12 Outdoor Championships | Oklahoma | 2nd | Decathlon | 7602pts |
2019 | 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Texas | 6th | Decathlon | 7680 pts |
Representing New Zealand | |||||
2019 | 2019 Summer Universiade | Napoli | 1st | Decathlon | 7827 pts |
Representing Kansas State Wildcats | |||||
2020 | Big 12 Indoor Championships | Iowa | 3rd | Heptathlon | 5639pts |
2020 | 2020 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque | CANCELLED | Heptathlon | 5639pts (qualifier) |
Representing Long Beach State | |||||
2021 | Big West Outdoor Championships | Irvine, CA | 1st | Decathlon | 7520pts |
2021 | 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Oregon | 6th | Decathlon | 7644pts |
Representing Auckland Athletics | |||||
2022 | 2022 New Zealand Decathlon Championships | Hastings | 1st | Decathlon | 7337pts |
New Zealand Athletics Rankings [4] Auckland Athletics Rankings [5] Tilastopaja [6] Tfrrs [7]
Event | Points | Place | Date |
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Senior Decathlon | 7827 points | Naples | 10 July 2019 |
Junior Decathlon | 7379 points | Brisbane | 28 March 2015 |
Youth Decathlon | 6058 points | Hastings | 10 November 2014 |
Octathlon | 5231 points | Tahiti | 5 June 2013 |
Event | Performance | Location | Date | Points |
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Decathlon | 7,827 points | Naples | July 10, 2019 | 7,827 points |
100 metres | 10.95 (+1.3 m/s) | Norman | May 11, 2019 | 872 points |
Long jump | 7.22 m (23 ft 8+1⁄4 in) (+1.5 m/s) | Austin | June 5, 2019 | 866 points |
Shot put | 13.61 m (44 ft 7+3⁄4 in) | Irvine | May 13, 2021 | 704 points |
High jump | 2.03 m (6 ft 7+3⁄4 in) | Wellington | March 4, 2023 | 831 points |
400 metres | 49.73 | Austin | June 5, 2019 | 827 points |
110 metres hurdles | 15.26 (3.3 m/s) | Hastings | January 22, 2022 | 818 points |
Discus throw | 44.63 m (146 ft 5 in) | Hastings | January 22, 2022 | 759 points |
Pole vault | 4.80 m (15 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Napoli | July 10, 2019 | 849 points |
Javelin throw | 62.44 m (204 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Sydney | Mar 31, 2017 | 775 points |
1500 metres | 4:28.17 | Sydney | December 3, 2017 | 757 points |
Virtual Best Performance | 8,058 points |
Event | Performance | Location | Date |
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60m | 7.07sec | Birmingham, Alabama | 8 Mar 2019 |
60m hurdles | 8.51sec | Manhattan, Kansas | 12 Dec 2018 |
Long Jump | 7.39m | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 25 Jan 2019 |
Shot Put | 14.28m | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 25 Jan 2019 |
High jump | 2.03m | Birmingham, Alabama | 9 Mar 2019 |
Pole Vault | 4.80m | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 1 Feb 2020 |
1000 m | 2:44.64sec | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 1 Feb 2020 |
Pentathlon | 3973 pts | Manhattan, Kansas | 7 Dec 2018 |
Heptathlon | 5819 pts | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 26 Jan 2019 |
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