Arnold Michael

 Date/Place of birth: 22.3.67 Wr.Neustadt
Height/Weight: 1.84 m / 79 kg
Coach: Irek Krawcewics
Team: SV Schwechat (LG Montfort)


Michael Arnold 1992 in Villach

Michael Arnold started with Athletics when he was very young. His first national title he won 1983, when he was first at the under 18 Decathlon Chamionships. Second was the one year older Gernot Kellermayr, who will be his biggest opponent in Austria for the next years.

As a Junior he qualified for both international Championships, 1985 for the European and 1986 for the first World Junior Championships. In Athens 1986 he also scored his first +7000 score in Decathlon. In 1987 he won his first national Austrian senior title in the Decathlon. Until the Pole Vault it looked like that Kellermayr would win, but he cleard only 4,30 meters, from this moment on the Arnold was the favorite for the title.

In 1988 he had bad luck at the Austrian Championships, where he and Georg Werthner tried to qualify for the Olympic Games. After a good start with 10,94 - 7,68 - 12,33 -2,06 Arnold had to give up because of an injured muscle. Werthner won with 7916 points, and qualified for his 4th Olympic Games. After that Arnold tried to make the team new strong event the Long Jump, but he couldnīt make it.

In the Indoorseason of 1989 Arnold won the national title in the Long Jump and qualified for the European Championships, but there he had three fouls.

In Götzis at least he had a competition, he scored 7866 points and jumped 7,93 meters and also 7,90 meters with regular wind.

In 1990 he won his second national senior title in the Decathlon and qualified for the European Chamionships in Split, where he placed 17th .

He 1991 he took a year off, and moved to Vorarlberg with his wife. In his last season 1992 he started then for the LG Montfort and placed 4th at the national Decathlon Championships.

Progression:

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

5990*)

6568*) 5910

6814*) 6683

6862

7169

7577

--

7866

7831

--

7715

*) Age group Decathlons with various reductions (All Decathlons calculated with the 1985 scoring tables)

Best results:

EC

Dec: 17. 7515 - 1990 Split

EC-i

LJ: nm - 1989 Den Haag

WC-J

Dec: 12. 7039 - 1986 Athen

EC-J

Dec: 14. 6544 - 1985 Cottbus

NC:

Dec:

1. 7577 - 1987 Schwechat

1. 7831 - 1990 Linz

4x400: 1. 3:16,21 - 1988 Wien

LJ:

1. 7,75 i - 1989 Wien

Personal bests:

100:

10,82

>2.0

30.5.92 Götzis

LJ:

7,93

+3.0

17.6.89 Götzis

SP:

14,33

7.5.89 Wien

HJ:

2,06

20.8.88 Kapfenberg

400:

49,63

28.8.90 Split

110H:

14,38

+1.1

18.6.89 Götzis

DT:

47,22

20.4.89 Schwechat

PV:

4,40

i

6.2.93 Dornbirn

JT:

60,14

22.7.90 Linz

1500:

4:36,07

22.7.90 Linz

Total points based on PB: 8299 points

All Decathlons >7000 points:

7039

11,40

+3.7

6,87

+2.5

12,68

1,97

51,65

15,16

+1.2

31,96

4,20

55,00

4:45,08

12 WC-J

17./18.7.86

Athen

7169

11,31

+2.0

6,88

12,09

1,97

50,94

14,81

+1.1

35,10

4,00

57,04

4:39,69

1 RC

27./28.9.86

Südstadt

7405

11,23

6,97

13,69

2,02

50,63

14,76

40,34

3,80

56,82

4:41,83

20

23./24.5.87

Götzis

7577

11,08

+3.3

7,37

+2.1

13,28

2,03

51,09

14,81

+2.4

39,66

4,10

59,70

4:46,21

1 NC

4./5.7.87

Schwechat

7866

10,83

-0.6

7,93

+3.0

13,04

1,96

50,46

14,38

+1.1

42,88

4,30

54,64

4:39,37

8

17./18.6.89

Götzis

7409

10,95

7,30

12,64

1,93

50,20

15,34

42,54

4,10

57,76

4:55,39

20

16./17.6.90

Götzis

7831

10,85

+3.2

7,53

12,53

2,00

50,07

14,79

-0.6

45,48

4,10

60,14

4:36,07

1 NC

21./22.7.90

Linz

7515

11,20

-0.6

7,23

+0.6

13,39

1,98

49,63

14,81

+0.7

37,74

4,00

59,46

4:39,77

17 EC

28./29.8.90

Split

7715

10,82

>2.0

7,59

13,40

1,96

50,14

15,09

41,32

4,30

54,36

4:36,13

13

30./31.5.92

Götzis

7174

11,23

7,13

13,12

1,88

51,24

15,16

39,48

4,20

52,32

4:51,44

4 NC

29./30.8.92

Villach