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Curtis Beach

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Curtis Beach
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Curtis Lee Beach (born July 22, 1990) is a retired American decathlete and a two-time NCAA heptathlon champion who holds the world heptathlon best in the 1000 meters.

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Early life and high school

Beach was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the oldest son of Jeana King-Beach and David Beach.[3] From a young age, he showed athletic promise, joining a track club at eight and competing in his first decathlon at fourteen.[4][5][6] At Albuquerque Academy, he won 17 individual New Mexico state titles and set national high school records in the pentathlon and decathlon (with both high school and international implements).[7][8][9][10] DyeStat later declared him "the greatest US high school decathlete ever."[11]

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College

Beach attended Duke University, where he became a two-time NCAA national champion in the indoor heptathlon, winning in 2012 and 2014.[12][13] In 2011, he set a collegiate record in the decathlon 1500 meters, and then set back-to-back world records in the heptathlon 1000 meters in 2010 and 2012.[14][15][16] He also secured a second-place finish in the decathlon at the NCAA Championships in 2011.[17]

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Professional career

After graduating from Duke, Beach underwent Tommy John surgery,[18][19] then for the next three years competed professionally for Nike.[20][21] In 2016, he won a U.S. indoor national championship and placed fourth at the World Indoor Championships.[22][23] He also explored other events, including a focus on the 400 meters hurdles in 2017.[24]

Personal bests

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Post-career

Beach announced his retirement from the decathlon in April 2021.[38] He is currently an assistant coach for the women's track & field team at Point Loma Nazarene University, primarily working with vertical and horizontal jumps.[21]

Honors and awards

Governor Bill Richardson declared July 1, 2009, to be "Curtis Lee Beach Day" in recognition of the day that Beach was named the 2009 Gatorade National Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year.[1][39][40] He received the Fair Play award for cheering on Ashton Eaton during the final leg of the decathlon 1500 meters at the 2012 US Olympic Trials.[41][42][43] In 2015, he was inducted into the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame.[44][45]

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