Mihail Dudaš

Mihail Dudaš (Serbian Cyrillic: Михаил Дудаш, born 15 November 1989) is a Serbian decathlete and heptathlete. He holds national records in both events.

Mihail Dudaš

Mihail Dudaš with his bronze medal from Göteborg 2013
Personal information
Nationality	Serbian
Born	(1989-11-15) 15 November 1989 (age 35) Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Combined events
Club	AK Vojvodina
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Decathlon: 8275 Heptathlon: 6099
Medal record Men's decathlon Representing  Serbia European Championships 2016 Amsterdam Decathlon European Indoor Championships 2013 Gothenburg Heptathlon European U23 Championships 2009 Kaunas Decathlon 2011 Ostrava Decathlon World Junior Championships 2008 Bydgoszcz Decathlon

Career

He won a bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championship and bronze medals at the U23 European Championship in 2009 and 2011.

His first senior success was achieved at the 2011 World Championship when he finished 6th with a new national record of 8256 points. Next year he competed at the European Outdoor Championship where he came 4th. Dudaš qualified for the 2012 Olympics but couldn't finish decathlon due to migraine. At the 2013 European Indoor Championship he won his first senior medal, bronze in heptathlon and achieved new national record of 6099 points. He improved national record in decathlon at the 2013 World Championship which now stands 8275 points and it brought him 14th place. He missed entire 2014 season due to surgery of Achilles tendon.^[1] He won the bronze medal at the 2016 European Championships.^[2] He qualified for the 2016 Olympic decathlon but again was unable to finish.^[3]

Dudaš is ethnic Rusyn.^[4]

Statistics

Outdoor

As of 21 October 2018

Event	Performance	Location	Date
Decathlon	8275	Moscow	11.08.2013
100 metres	10.67 (-0.5 m/s)	Moscow	10.08.2013
Long jump	7.63 m (25 ft 1⁄4 in) (+1.5 m/s)	Götzis	29.05.2010
Shot put	14.80 m (48 ft 6+1⁄2 in)	Nieuwpoort	30.06.2018
High jump	2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄4 in)	Rio de Janeiro	17.08.2016
400 metres	47.47	Ostrava	14.07.2011
110 metres hurdles	14.52 (-1.9 m/s)	Novi Sad	13.05.2016
Discus throw	47.34 m (155 ft 3+3⁄4 in)	Potchefstroom	26.01.2016
Pole vault	4.90 m (16 ft 3⁄4 in)	Daegu	28.08.2011
Javelin throw	59.98 m (196 ft 9+1⁄4 in)	Helsinki	28.06.2012
1500 metres	4:24.30	Kaunas	17.07.2009

Indoor

As of 21 October 2018.

Event	Performance	Location	Date
Heptathlon	6099	Gothenburg	03.03.2013
60 metres	6.90	Budapest	22.01.2011
Long jump	7.55 m (24 ft 9 in)	Gothenburg	02.03.2013
Shot put	15.01 m (49 ft 2+3⁄4 in)	Novi Sad	18.01.2020
High jump	2.08 m (6 ft 9+3⁄4 in)	Gothenburg	02.03.2013
60 metres hurdles	8.08	Belgrade	06.03.2016
Pole vault	5.10 m (16 ft 8+3⁄4 in)	Belgrade	05.03.2017
1000 metres	2:39.04	Gothenburg	03.03.2013

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Serbia
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	3rd	Decathlon (junior)	7663 pts
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	3rd	Decathlon	7855 pts
2010	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	11th	Decathlon	7966
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	DNF	Decathlon	DNF
	Continental Cup	Split, Croatia	7th	High jump	1.98 m
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	3rd	Decathlon	8117 (NR)
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	6th	Decathlon	8256 (NR)
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	Decathlon	8154
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	–	Decathlon	DNF
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	Heptathlon	6099 (NR)
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	14th	Decathlon	8275 (NR)
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	3rd	Decathlon	8153 pts
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	–	Decathlon	DNF
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	14th	Heptathlon	5239 pts
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	–	Decathlon	DNF

See also

• Serbian records in athletics