| Joe Detmer | |
| Caption: | Joe Detmer at the Thorpe Cup in 2010 |
| Fullname: | Joseph Detmer |
| Country: | United States |
| Sport: | Track and field athletics |
| Event: | Icosathlon, Decathlon, heptathlon |
| Collegeteam: | Wisconsin Badgers |
| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Turnedpro: | 2008 |
| National Team: | United States |
| Citizenship: | American |
| Birth Date: | 1983 11, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Lodi, Wisconsin, United States |
| Alma Mater: | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Pb: | Icosathlon: 14,571 WR Decathlon: 8,090 Heptathlon: 5,761 |
Joseph "Joe" Detmer (born November 3, 1983) is an American athlete from Lodi, Wisconsin, that competed in the icosathlon, decathlon and heptathlon. He currently holds the world record in the icosathlon, which he set in 2010.
While competing with the Wisconsin Badgers, Detmer set a school record in the decathlon in 2007, which contributed to the team championship in the National Collegiate Athletic Association in Indoor Track & Field.[1] Detmer went on to set another school record in the Pentathlon, and an American record in the Heptathlon 1000 meter run that season.[2]
In 2010, he won the Thorpe Cup-an annual international track competition between the United States and Germany-in the decathlon. Prior to that, he finished third at the 2009 US Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the decathlon. Joe Detmer went on to compete in the world championship icosathlon in Lynchburg, Virginia in 2010. In that occasion, he improved the world record icosathlon to 14,571 points.[3] Some of his more remarkable performances include the 100 m in 10.93 s, 7.30 m in long jump, and 53.83 on the 400 m hurdles.
| Event | Performance | Date | Place | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=right | 10.91 | align=center | August 7, 2010 | align=center | 881 points | |||
| align=right | 47.03 | align=center | June 23, 2006 | align=center | 957 points | |||
| align=right | 4:05.31 | align=center | May 11, 2008 | align=center | 915 points | |||
| align=right | 14.89 | align=center | May 17, 2008 | align=center | 863 points | |||
| align=right | align=center | May 16, 2012 | align=center | 813 points | ||||
| align=right | align=center | August 8, 2010 | align=center | 883 points | ||||
| align=right | align=center | May 16, 2012 | align=center | 910 points | ||||
| align=right | align=center | June 22, 2012 | align=center | 678 points | ||||
| align=right | align=center | June 23, 2014 | align=center | 671 points | ||||
| align=right | align=center | August 14, 2011 | align=center | 696 points | ||||
| align=right | 8,090 points | align=center | August 8, 2011 | align=center | 8,090 points | |||
| align=right | 14,571 points | align=center | September 25, 2010 | alirhg=center | 14,571 points WR |