Paul Terek

American Olympic decathlete (born 1979)

This article uses bare URLs, which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot. Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style. Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting, such as reFill (documentation) and Citation bot (documentation). (August 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

|

Paul Anthony Terek (born October 20, 1979, in Dearborn, Michigan) is an American Olympic decathlete. He graduated from Livonia Franklin High School in Livonia, Michigan. His personal best in decathlon is 8312 points, achieved in July 2004 in Sacramento at the United States Olympic Trials. Terek won the bronze medal and was placed on the United States Olympic Team. Out of the ten decathlon events, Terek is strongest in the pole vault, and he is comparatively weak in the 100 m and 400 m sprints.

Terek is also a two-time USA champion in the indoor heptathlon, 2003-4.[1]

In September 2010, Terek became the co-host of Living the Run, a health and fitness radio that airs on ESPN 1280 on the Central Coast of California. Terek and his co-host, Ryan Foran, are health and fitness advocates who are entertaining their fans while interviewing guests and sharing health and fitness tips and news on the weekly radio show.

In 2006, Terek participated in the Japanese televised obstacle course Sasuke, currently syndicated in the United States as Ninja Warrior on the Esquire Network. Terek surpassed most of the other competitors but ultimately failed on the third stage obstacle, the Cliff Hanger, which requires traversal over a water pit with only small fingerholds to keep the competitor from falling into the water. Before the competition, his height and weight were recorded as 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) and 210 lb (95 kg). He was by far the heaviest of all the contestants, weighing almost 60 pounds more than most of them (Makoto Nagano, who won the very same tournament, weighed only 62 kg (137 lb) at a height of 162 cm (5.31 ft)). It was said that Terek's weight was a factor in him falling from the Cliff Hanger early on. In the fall of 2007, Terek participated once again only to fail on the Jumping Spider obstacle in the first stage. He also helped oversee G4's second American Ninja Challenge prior to the 20th Sasuke competition (although Terek himself did not compete in that tournament). He did return to SASUKE in 2009 for the 22nd tournament, but failed the First Stage again, this time on an obstacle called the Slider Jump. The Slider Jump was again his downfall in the 24th tournament.

Prior to his SASUKE appearance in fall 2007, Terek competed in another Japanese televised show called "Pro Sportsman No.1" where he won the namesake's title.

In October 2010 he announced his retirement from international competition.[2]

## Achievements[edit]

Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes

|
|
|
|

Representing the  United States
2003  | World Championships | Paris, France | 12th  | Decathlon
2004  | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 8th  | Decathlon
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 21st  | Decathlon
2005  | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 13th  | Decathlon
Décastar | Talence, France | 12th  | Decathlon
2006  | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | DNF  | Decathlon
2007  | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 10th  | Decathlon

## SASUKE results[edit]

* 17th competition (86): Failed Cliff Hanger - Third Stage
* 19th competition (98): Failed Jumping Spider - First Stage
* 22nd competition (98): Failed Slider Jump - First Stage
* 24th competition (82): Failed Slider Jump - First Stage

## References[edit]

1. ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/USA-Champions/USAIndoorTF/men/Hept.aspx
2. ^ Emons, Brad (2010-10-30). Olympic decathlete Terek retires. Hometownlife.com. Retrieved on 2010-10-31.

## External links[edit]

* Paul Terek at World Athletics

* v
* t
* e

2004 USA Olympic track and field team

Qualification|

2004 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

Men's track
and road athletes|

* Abdihakem Abdirahman
* Bennie Brazell
* Derrick Brew
* Tim Broe
* Dan Browne
* James Carter
* Curt Clausen
* Shawn Crawford
* Alan Culpepper
* Philip Dunn
* Kevin Eastler
* Anthony Famiglietti
* Robert Gary
* Justin Gatlin
* Maurice Greene
* Charlie Gruber
* Otis Harris
* Allen Johnson
* Jonathan Johnson
* Meb Keflezighi
* Daniel Lincoln
* Coby Miller
* John Nunn
* Darvis Patton
* Derrick Peterson
* Jonathon Riley
* Dathan Ritzenhein
* Grant Robison
* Khadevis Robinson
* Andrew Rock
* Duane Ross
* Tim Seaman
* Angelo Taylor
* Terrence Trammell
* Jeremy Wariner
* Alan Webb
* Bernard Williams
* Darold Williamson
* Kelly Willie

Men's field
athletes|

* Kenta Bell
* Bryan Clay
* Walter Davis
* John Godina
* Breaux Greer
* Tora Harris
* Matt Hemingway
* Reese Hoffa
* A. G. Kruger
* Melvin Lister
* Timothy Mack
* Casey Malone
* Derek Miles
* John Moffitt
* Adam Nelson
* Jamie Nieto
* Tom Pappas
* James Parker
* Dwight Phillips
* Jarred Rome
* Toby Stevenson
* Paul Terek
* Ian Waltz

Women's track
and road athletes|

* Hazel Clark
* Jearl Miles Clark
* LaTasha Colander
* Crystal Cox
* Shayne Culpepper
* Colleen De Reuck
* Lashinda Demus
* Gail Devers
* Elva Dryer
* Allyson Felix
* Shalane Flanagan
* Joanna Hayes
* Monique Henderson
* Monique Hennagan
* Sheena Tosta
* Marion Jones
* Deena Kastor
* Muna Lee
* LaShauntea Moore
* Melissa Morrison-Howard
* Kate Tenforde
* Jennifer Rhines
* Sanya Richards-Ross
* Moushaumi Robinson
* Marla Runyan
* Brenda Taylor
* Nicole Teter
* Carrie Tollefson
* DeeDee Trotter
* Teresa Vaill
* Angela Williams
* Lauryn Williams

Women's field
athletes|

* Amy Acuff
* Stephanie Brown
* Shelia Burrell
* Stacy Dragila
* Laura Gerraughty
* Erin Gilreath
* Kristin Heaston
* Aretha Thurmond
* Chaunté Lowe
* Tiombe Hurd
* Jackie Jeschelnig
* Marion Jones
* Kim Kreiner
* Tiffany Lott-Hogan
* Anna Mahon
* Yuliana Pérez
* Michelle Perry
* Rose Richmond
* Jillian Schwartz
* Seilala Sua
* Kellie Suttle
* Grace Upshaw
* Tisha Waller

Coaches|

Authority control databases: People |

* World Athletics

|

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template