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2012 Olympic Games Report: Combined Events
- Publication: London Olympic Games Reports 2012
- Year: 2012
This report produced by Julie Hollman, Kerry Eddie and Melanie Curds has focused on the results of the Top 8 competitors from the heptathlon and the decathlon from the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The report is based upon a mixture of factual information and subjective observations. In the heptathlon 38 athletes started the competition. This Olympic Games was highly competitive and had huge depth. 8th place achieved a score of 6452, which previously would have won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
In the decathlon 31 athletes started the competition. The top 8 were highly competitive and Ashton Eaton achieved the highest winning score in a major championship since the 2004 Athens Olympics.
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