Athlete Profile

Dan O'Brien

COUNTRY United States
DATE OF BIRTH 18 JUL 1966

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IAAF Hall of Fame members Dan o'Brien, Ed Moses, Stefka Kostadinova and Kip Keino at the IAAF Centenary Gala in Barcelona
IAAF President Lamine Diack, IAAF Hall of Fame members Irina Szewinska, Peter Snell, Dan O'Brien and Ed Moses at the IAAF Centenary Gala in Barcelona
Frankie Fredericks, Pauline Davis-Thompson, Dan O'Brien, Irena Szewinska, Yelena Isinbayeva, Fermin Cacho and Meseret Defar at the IAAF/Nestlé Kids' Athletics event in Barcelona
Frankie Fredericks fires the starting gun at the IAAF/Nestlé Kids' Athletics event in Barcelona

PERSONAL BESTS
PROGRESSION
HONOURS

	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
Personal Best - Outdoor
100 Metres	10.23		New York, NY	12 JUN 1991
400 Metres	46.53		Tokyo	29 AUG 1991
1500 Metres	4:37.50		Tokyo	30 AUG 1991
110 Metres Hurdles	13.47	0.0	San José, CA	27 MAY 1995
High Jump	2.20		Sankt-Peterburg	28 JUL 1994
Pole Vault	5.20		Göteborg	07 AUG 1995
Pole Vault	5.20		Tokyo	30 AUG 1991
Pole Vault	5.20		Stuttgart	20 AUG 1993
Pole Vault	5.20		Atlanta, GA	22 JUN 1996
Pole Vault	5.20		Talence	11 SEP 1994
Pole Vault	5.20		Uniondale, NY	20 JUL 1998
Long Jump	8.08	+1.8	Talence	04 SEP 1992
Shot Put	16.69		Talence	04 SEP 1992
Discus Throw	52.71		Modesto, CA	11 MAY 2002
Javelin Throw	66.90		Atlanta, GA	01 AUG 1996
Decathlon	8891		Talence	05 SEP 1992

	Performance	Place	Date
Personal Best - Indoor
60 Metres	6.67	Toronto (SD)	13 MAR 1993
1000 Metres	2:57.96	Toronto (SD)	14 MAR 1993
50 Metres Hurdles	6.63	Los Angeles, CA	13 FEB 1999
60 Metres Hurdles	7.76	New York, NY	05 FEB 1999
High Jump	2.13	Toronto (SD)	13 MAR 1993
Pole Vault	5.20	Toronto (SD)	14 MAR 1993
Long Jump	7.84	Toronto (SD)	13 MAR 1993
Shot Put	16.02	Toronto (SD)	13 MAR 1993
Heptathlon	6476	Toronto (SD)	14 MAR 1993

Progression - Outdoor
100 Metres
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
2004	11.06		Tempe, AZ	20 MAR
1996	10.32	+1.7	Atlanta, GA	21 JUN
1995	10.57	+0.8	Göteborg	06 AUG
1993	10.57	+0.9	Stuttgart	19 AUG
1991	10.23		New York, NY	12 JUN
400 Metres
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
1995	47.81		Göteborg	06 AUG
1993	47.46		Stuttgart	19 AUG
1991	46.53		Tokyo	29 AUG
1500 Metres
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
1995	4:52.52		Göteborg	07 AUG
1993	4:40.08		Stuttgart	20 AUG
1991	4:37.50		Tokyo	30 AUG
110 Metres Hurdles
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
2004	14.30	+1.0	Modesto, CA	08 MAY
2002	14.23	+1.2	Modesto, CA	11 MAY
1998	13.53	+1.3	Modesto, CA	09 MAY
1997	14.05	-0.5	Eugene, OR	25 MAY
1995	13.47	0.0	San José, CA	27 MAY
1993	13.93		San José, CA	29 MAY
1991	13.94	-1.2	Tokyo	30 AUG
High Jump
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
1995	2.13		Göteborg	06 AUG
1994	2.20		Sankt-Peterburg	28 JUL
1993	2.03		Stuttgart	19 AUG
1991	1.91		Tokyo	29 AUG
Pole Vault
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
1998	5.20		Uniondale, NY	20 JUL
1996	5.20		Atlanta, GA	22 JUN
1995	5.20		Göteborg	07 AUG
1994	5.20		Talence	11 SEP
1993	5.20		Stuttgart	20 AUG
1991	5.20		Tokyo	30 AUG
Long Jump
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
2004	6.68	-0.9	Tempe, AZ	20 MAR
2002	6.59	+1.6	Modesto, CA	11 MAY
1995	7.79	0.0	San José, CA	27 MAY
1993	7.99	+0.4	Stuttgart	19 AUG
1992	8.08	+1.8	Talence	04 SEP
1991	7.90	+0.6	Tokyo	29 AUG
Shot Put
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
2004	14.45		Tempe, AZ	26 MAR
1995	14.82		Göteborg	06 AUG
1993	15.41		Stuttgart	19 AUG
1992	16.69		Talence	04 SEP
1991	16.24		Tokyo	29 AUG
Discus Throw
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
2004	48.61		Tel Aviv	26 MAR
2002	52.71		Modesto, CA	11 MAY
1995	46.92		Göteborg	07 AUG
1993	47.92		Stuttgart	20 AUG
1991	47.20		Tokyo	30 AUG
Javelin Throw
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
2003	62.04		Modesto, CA	10 MAY
1996	66.90		Atlanta, GA	01 AUG
1995	62.90		Göteborg	07 AUG
1993	62.56		Stuttgart	20 AUG
1991	60.66		Tokyo	30 AUG
Decathlon
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
1998	8755		Uniondale, NY	20 JUL
1996	8824		Atlanta, GA	01 AUG
1995	8695		Göteborg	07 AUG
1994	8715		Sankt-Peterburg	29 JUL
1993	8817		Stuttgart	20 AUG
1992	8891		Talence	05 SEP
1991	8812		Tokyo	30 AUG
1990	8358		Seattle, WA	25 JUL

Progression - Indoor
60 Metres
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
1993	6.67		Toronto (SD)	13 MAR
1000 Metres
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
1993	2:57.96		Toronto (SD)	14 MAR
50 Metres Hurdles
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
1999	6.63		Los Angeles, CA	13 FEB
60 Metres Hurdles
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
2004	8.17		Pullman, WA	24 JAN
2004	8.17		Pullman, WA	23 JAN
1993	7.85		Toronto (SD)	14 MAR
High Jump
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
1993	2.13		Toronto (SD)	13 MAR
Pole Vault
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
2004	4.70		Pullman, WA	24 JAN
1993	5.20		Toronto (SD)	14 MAR
Long Jump
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
1993	7.84		Toronto (SD)	13 MAR
Shot Put
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
2002	14.79		Lincoln, NE	09 FEB
1993	16.02		Toronto (SD)	13 MAR
Heptathlon
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
1993	6476		Toronto (SD)	14 MAR

Heptathlon
	Rank	Mark	Wind	Place	Date
4th IAAF World Indoor Championships	1	6476		Toronto (SD)	14 MAR 1993
Decathlon
	Rank	Mark	Wind	Place	Date
26th Olympic Games	1	8824		Atlanta, GA	01 AUG 1996
5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics	1	8695		Göteborg	07 AUG 1995
4th IAAF World Championships in Athletics	1	8817		Stuttgart	20 AUG 1993
3rd IAAF World Championships in Athletics	1	8812		Tokyo	30 AUG 1991

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