Rafer Joseph

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Rafer Joseph
Personal information
Nationality Athletics
Born (1968-07-21) 21 July 1968 (age 56)
Andover, Hampshire, England
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Decathlon
ClubBasingstoke & Mid Hants
Now coaching Sammy Ball
Achievements and titles
Personal bestDecathlon: 7,563 points (1994)

Rafer Ernest Lewis Joseph (born 21 July 1968) is a retired decathlete from England. [1]

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Biography

Joseph became the British decathlon champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1998 AAA Championships. [2] [3]

In 1994, he represented England in the decathlon at the Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. [4] [5] Four years later, he represented England at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [6]

Personal bests

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

As of 3 July 2025
EventPerformanceLocationDate
100 metres 10.9h (+1.8 m/s) Dartford 16 May 1998
110 metres hurdles 15.12 (+0.3 m/s) Watford 21 June 1998
Pole vault 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) Watford 21 June 1998
Discus throw 51.18 m (167 ft 10+3⁄4 in) Basingstoke 21 May 2005
EventPerformanceLocationDatePoints
Decathlon — Brixen 2–3 July 19947,563 points
100 metres 11.17 (-0.3 m/s) Brixen 2 July 1994823 points
Long jump 6.86 m (22 ft 6 in) (+0.4 m/s) Brixen 2 July 1994781 points
Shot put 14.10 m (46 ft 3 in) Brixen 4 July 1998734 points
High jump 1.98 m (6 ft 5+3⁄4 in) Stoke-on-Trent 6 July 1991785 points
400 metres 50.33 Brixen 2 July 1994799 points
110 metres hurdles 14.89 (-0.7 m/s) Tallinn 29 June 1997863 points
Discus throw 50.66 m (166 ft 2+1⁄4 in) Brixen 3 July 1994884 points
Pole vault 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) Watford 21 June 1998790 points
Javelin throw 59.92 m (196 ft 7 in) Brixen 3 July 1994737 points
1500 metres 4:46.91 Brixen 5 July 1998637 points
Virtual Best Performance7,833 points

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". European Athletics.
  2. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "1994 Athletes". teamengland.com [ dead link ]. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "England team in 1994". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Athletes and results". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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