Athletics: Record: Neugebauer celebrates decathlon victory for the U.S. – Sports

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At the collegiate tournament in Eugene, Oregon, Neugebauer scored 8,961 points, just shy of the 9,000-point mark, and with the trophy secure in her hands, the athletic player inspired her teammates to dance for joy on the court.

“wonderful”

“It's incredible, it's amazing, I can't put into words how I feel,” said Leo from Germany a few days before his 24th birthday. “I can't put into words what I'm thinking, I've been working a lot for the last two years.” His third record this year is a powerful testament to that. With a height of 1.98 meters, Leo is already in sixth place among the top records.

No Hinsen, no Schenk, no Buseman.

Neither Jurgen Hinsen, Christian Schenk nor Frank Busemann have ever surpassed the 9,000-point mark, but Neugebauer seems to have no limits. “We don't have limits. I don't want to put any pressure on him, but he can do things that nobody has done before,” coach Jim Graham told the ARD “Sportshow.” One of four athletes to reach the 9,000-point mark, Frenchman Kevin Mayer's world record is 9,126 points.

Neugebauer will compete next week against Niklas Kaul and others at the NCAA championships ahead of the European Championships in Rome. “I miss the high points. This steady improvement in performance over the past two years is remarkable. You see how Leo is constantly improving, it's crazy,” national team coach Christopher Hallmann told the German Press Agency.

“Leo loves to socialize. The more popular he is, the more focused he is. I think that motivates him more than it pressures him,” Holman said of Paris.

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The VfB Stuttgart starter hit his stride almost a year ago when he broke decathlon legend Hinsen's old record with 8,836 points, and now he added another 125 points on Friday night in Germany, thanks in part to a decathlon world record in the discus. This winter, Neugebauer broke Busemann's 22-year-old record in the indoor heptathlon.

“That's a good thing, he's been in such good form for so many years that every time he competes he's dangerous for everybody,” ARD's Buseman said of “Big Leo, Crazy Leo” on Friday morning. The Atlanta Olympic silver medalist said his poise, consistency and performance “on the top stage” were impressive. “Unfortunately, that's what makes him the favorite in Paris.”

“It's probably worth its weight in gold.”

At the world championships in Budapest, where there were no medals for the German Athletics Federation, Neugebauer was in line for gold after the first day but eventually dropped back to fifth place. “It was great to achieve that at the World Cup in Budapest last year, and it would be well worth winning gold in Paris,” Busemann said.

Born in Görlitz and raised in Baden-Württemberg, Neugebauer moved to the United States in 2019. There, he studied economics at the University of Texas at Austin, where he also gained experience in the best environment. This powerhouse team is not only popular in Germany, but also famous in the United States. For example, the Wall Street Journal wrote an article titled “America's Best Athletes Are Big Germans.”

Leo, “a boy full of humor”

Described by colleague Kaul as a “fun-loving guy,” Neugebauer enjoys the “American lifestyle.” “He's a funny guy. If he wasn't funny, something's wrong,” said Graham, the home-coach.

“I was going for 9,000 points. I beat everybody. But there are other disciplines where I can get points,” said the muscular man, who weighed more than 100 kilograms, after he lost the final prize in the 1,500-meter race at a nearly perfect decathlon in Eugene.

9,000 “for the above purposes”

“9,000 is a declared goal and we need to get there. Leo is still young but he still has everything in front of him and at a high level,” Buseman said. “He has to stay healthy and it's just a habit. I trust Paris.”