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Willem Coertzen (born 30 December 1982 in Nigel) is a South African track and field athlete who competes in the decathlon. He was the silver medallist in the event at the African Championships in Athletics in 2008. He is the current South African national record holder in the event with his score of 8343. He began taking part in decathlon competitions in 2007 for Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers in the United Kingdom, where he won the South of England Decathlon Championship in Bedford with a total of 7245 points. The following year he returned to his native South Africa to win his first national decathlon title, then recorded a personal best of 7721 points in Réduit.〔(Willem Coertzen ). Power of 10. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.〕 A month later at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics in Addis Ababa, he took the silver medal in the decathlon behind Algeria's Larbi Bouraada and also managed a bronze medal in the pole vault event with a modest clearance of 4.00 m.〔(2008 African Championships ). Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-06.18.〕 He underwent a groin operation in November that year, leading him to miss the following year's national championships.〔(SA record for Coertzen ). SASCOC (2009-05-27). Retrieved on 2011-06-18.〕 The following May he completed two decathlons: he set a new South African record in the event with a score of 7907 points for third place at the Multistars meeting in Desenzano del Garda.〔Sampaolo, Diego (2009-05-10). (Ennis improves to 6587 pts in Desenzano del Garda – IAAF Combined Events Challenge ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.〕 Although he was eleventh at the 2009 Hypo-Meeting in Götzis later that month, he improved his record further with a total of 8054 points, clearing the 8000-point mark for the first time in his career.〔(2009 Hypo-Meeting Decathlon Final Standings ). IAAF (2009). Retrieved on 2011-06-18.〕 He was selected to represent his country at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and he significantly improved upon his past marks. Reflecting upon his performance of 8146 points in the men's decathlon in Berlin, he said: "Six personal bests out of 10 events, 14th in the world, and a new national record - who could be unhappy with that?".〔(Personal best for Coertzen in Berlin ). IOL Sport (2009-08-21). Retrieved on 2011-06-18.〕 One of these personal bests was in the pole vault, which he achieved after an incident where his pole snapped in three places during a jump. He competed sparingly in 2010, but returned to international competition the following year.〔 He edged out Olympic medallist Dmitriy Karpov at the TNT - Fortuna Meeting in June 2011, taking third place with a score of 8094 points (which included personal bests in the discus throw, shot put and 1500 metres).〔Procházka, Michal (2011-06-17). (Chernova impresses with 6773pts tally in Kladno – IAAF Combined Events Challenge ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.〕 He improved his national record to 8244 points at the 2012 South African Championships, setting bests in the pole vault, 1500 m and javelin throw.〔Williamson, Norrie (2012-04-14). (Mokoka plays star role in Port Elizabeth – South African Champs ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-21.〕 He came a close second to Damian Warner at the 2013 Decastar meeting, finishing with 8118 points (including a 2.08 m personal best in the high jump).〔van Kuijen, Hans (2013-09-15). (Warner and Melnychenko win in Talence – IAAF Combined Events Challenge ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-09-21.〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Willem Coertzen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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