Robert de Wit

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Robert ("Rob") Hubert Maria de Wit (born 7 August 1962 in Eindhoven, North Brabant) is a retired decathlete from the Netherlands. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988 and is still holding the Dutch national record of 8.447 points in the declathon, achieved in 1988.

In 1994 De Wit participated in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, as a member of the Dutch bobsledding team, finishing in 24th place in the two-mans discipline.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 12thDecathlon
1986 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 6th Decathlon
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 9thDecathlon
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy DNFDecathlon
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 8thDecathlon
1990 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 14th Decathlon
1992 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 6th Decathlon
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 10thDecathlon

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References

Awards
Preceded by Herman van Leeuwen Cup
1988
1992
Succeeded by
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