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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 January 1995 Brisbane, Australia |
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Website | Official Website |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Decathlon |
| Club | Tigers Athletics Club |
| Coached by | Chris Gaviglio |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Decathlon: 8393 (2022) Decathlon (Junior): 8094 |
Cedric Dubler (born 13 January 1995) is an Australian decathlete. [1]
As a young boy, Dubler was good at basketball, volleyball, and soccer. At Little Athletics, he excelled at every type of event including 800m, long jump and sprints, and cross-country. Dubler joined coach Eric Brown who trained him on the pole vault and Brown soon realized that Dubler was a potential decathlete.
When only 17 years of age, Dubler was placed an amazing fourth at the 2012 World U20 Championships. Two years later he won silver at the IAAF U20 World Junior Championships in Eugene, setting a former Oceania Junior Record of 8094 points. [2] He was one of Australia's finest ever junior decathlete together with his training partner Ash Moloney. [3]
In 2016, Dubler qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Dubler competed as Australia's first decathlete in 16 years [4] at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, placing 14th. [5] He was the first Australian since Sydney 2000 to compete at the Games and moved up to number three Australian all-time with a score of 8024, after qualifying with 8114 points.
In 2017, Dubler defended his national title and was placed 18th at the 2017 IAAF World Championships.
Dubler continued to make improvements in the 110m hurdles, discus, and pole vault, and at the National Championships and Commonwealth Games trials he achieved PBs in the 100m, shot, 110m hurdles, pole vault, javelin, and 1500m. [3]
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Dubler gained admiration for sacrificing his own final 1500m leg of the decathlon to act as a "pacer" and motivator for Ashley Moloney. Dubler's selflessness was acknowledged by many commentators as being instrumental in Moloney's bronze medal win, [6] and was lauded by the Australian media as one of the most memorable moments of the Tokyo Olympics. [7] [8] On 30 April 2022, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach presented Dubler with the inaugural Cecil Healy Award for Outstanding Sportsmanship displayed at an Olympic Games. [9]
| Event | Performance | Location | Date | Decathlon Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decathlon | 8,393 points | Sydney | 2 April 2022 | 8,393 points |
| 100 metres | 10.63 sec (+1.7 m/s) | Gold Coast | 16 February 2018 | 945 points |
| Long jump | 7.92 m (+3.2 m/s)* | Sydney | 1 April 2022 | • |
| 7.90 m (+2.5 m/s) | Brisbane | 16 December 2023 | 1,035 points | |
| Shot put | 13.35 m | Tokyo | 4 August 2021 | 685 points |
| High Jump | 2.15 m | Sydney | 31 March 2016 | 944 points |
| 400 metres | 47.14 sec | Sydney | 1 April 2022 | 951 points |
| 110 metres hurdles | 13.86 sec (+1.1 m/s) | Perth | 13 January 2018 | 993 points |
| Discus throw | 46.01 m | Mackay | 4 October 2020 | 788 points |
| Pole vault | 5.20 m | Gold Coast | 17 February 2018 | 972 points |
| Javelin throw | 62.48 m | Brisbane | 20 December 2020 | 775 points |
| 1500 metres | 4:29.69 sec | Götzis | 26 May 2019 | 747 points |
| Virtual Best Performance | 8,835 points | |||
* not legal
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Australia | ||||||
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | Decathlon (Junior) | 7584 | |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, USA | 2nd | Decathlon (Junior) | 8094 | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14th | Decathlon | 8024 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 18th | Decathlon | 7728 | |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 3rd | Decathlon | 7983 | |
| 2019 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 8th | Decathlon | 8185 | |
| Oceania Championships | Townsville, Australia | 2nd | Decathlon | 8031 | ||
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 11th | Decathlon | 8101 | ||
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 21st | Decathlon | 7008 | |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, USA | 8th | Decathlon | 8246 | |
| Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | Decathlon | 8030 | ||
| 2023 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 14th | Decathlon | 8009 | |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | — | Decathlon | DNF | ||
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