A multi-event competition couldn't have been any closer.
After concluding the seven event competition tied with 6,067 points apiece, Olympic Decathlon champion Roman Sebrle was given the nod over German Andre Niklaus to claim his fifth win at the Reval Hotels Cup Heptathlon in Tallinn, Estonia, over the weekend.
Rahnu (6,005) and Pahapill (5,969) were third and fourth, showing that the new Estonian generation, following in the footsteps of now retired 2000 Olympic champion Erki Nool, will be a significant force. The two now hope that their position on the World list will be high enough to warrant an IAAF invitation later this month for the World Indoor Championships in Moscow.
Results :
1. Roman Šebrle, CZE 6067
(7,10 - 740 – 14,66 – 207 – 8,08 – 485 – 2:42.44)
2. Andre Niklaus, GER 6067
(7,18 – 736 – 13,71 – 201 – 8,19 – 535 – 2:40.38)
3. Kristjan Rahnu, EST 6005
(6.90 - 722 – 15,45- 207 - 8.00 - 455 - 2:48.74)
4. Mikk Pahapill, EST 5969
(7.15 - 741 - 15.30 - 207 - 8.34 - 505 - 2:53.81)
5. Aleksandr Parkhomenko, BLR 5909
6. Andres Raja, EST 5897
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