Damian Warner runs 100m world best in decathlon

Canadian decathlon record holder Damian Warner ran the fastest ever 100m within a decathlon competition on Saturday at Gotzis. Warner’s 10.12 helped him to the top spot in the event after day one of competition. The previous world best 100m within a decathlon was held by Warner at 10.15.

?? @DamianWarner sitting atop the leaderboard after Day 1 at the Gotzis #Hypomeeting!

100m – 10.12s (PB)(Fastest 100m ever in the decathlon, passes previous record he set of 10.15 in 2017)?
Long Jump – 7.67m (SB)
Shot Put – 15.34m (PB)
High Jump – 2.00m (SB)
400m – 47.38s (SB) pic.twitter.com/9T0MraMVTe

— Athletics Canada (@AthleticsCanada) May 25, 2019

His time from Saturday is also the fastest time run by a Canadian in 2019 outdoors, putting him in front of 2018 national champion Aaron Brown.

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This time last year Warner broke his own Canadian decathlon record at Gotzis and set the world leading score at the time for the decathlon. Gotzis is a combined-events meet that takes place in Austria. Warner has won the meet four times.

10.12! ?
Damian Warner storms to a world decathlon 100m best and PB at #meetingoetzis.
Trackside: "I never expected to run that fast, but I'll certainly take it. I've got to get ready for some long jump." #hypomeeting

— AW (@AthleticsWeekly) May 25, 2019

Warner said post-race, “I never expected to run that fast, but I’ll certainly take it. I’ve got to get ready for some long jump.”