Trond Skramstad Explained

Trond Skramstad (born 6 December 1960) is a Norwegian decathlete. He represented Kongsberg IF. Skramstad became Norwegian decathlon champion in 1983, 1985 and 1986.[1]

Representing the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers track and field team, in 1982 Skramstad became decathlon champion at both the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships and the NCAA Division II Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, achieving both feats in a ten-day span.[2]

His personal best in decathlon is 8097 points, achieved in June 1984 in Emmitsburg at Mount St. Mary's University . This was the Norwegian record until August 1999, when Benjamin Jensen improved it to 8160 points.[3]

Achievements

Representing
1982European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece18thDecathlon
1983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland11th [4] Decathlon
1984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States17thDecathlon

Notes and References

  1. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mdec.htm Norwegian championships in decathlon
  2. Web site: Trond Skramstad . 2024-05-17 . Mount St. Mary's University . en.
  3. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/MDEC.htm Norwegian all-time list decathlon
  4. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/internasjonal/ms.htm Norwegian international athletes - S