10 Facts About Cedric Dubler

Cedric Dubler was born on 13 January 1995 and is an Australian decathlete.

Cedric Dubler joined coach Eric Brown who trained him on the pole vault and Brown soon realized that Cedric Dubler was a potential decathlete.

When only 17 years of age, Cedric Dubler placed fourth at the 2012 World U20 Championships.

Cedric Dubler was one of Australia's finest ever junior decathlete together with his training partner Ash Moloney.

Cedric Dubler competed as Australia's first decathlete in 16 years at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, placing 14th.

Cedric Dubler was the first Australian since Sydney 2000 to compete at the Games and moved up to number three Australian all-time with a score of 8024, after qualifying with 8114 points.

In 2017, Cedric Dubler defended his national title and was placed 18th at the 2017 IAAF World Championships.

Cedric Dubler continued to make improvements in the 110m hurdles, discus, and pole vault, and at the National Championships and Commonwealth Games trials he achieved PBs in the 100m, shot, 110m hurdles, pole vault, javelin, and 1500m.

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Cedric Dubler gained admiration for sacrificing his own final 1500m leg of the decathlon to act as a "pacer" and motivator for Ashley Moloney.

Cedric Dubler's selflessness was acknowledged by many commentators as being instrumental in Moloney's bronze medal win, and was lauded by the Australian media as one of the most memorable moments of the Tokyo Olympics.