16 Facts About Kip Janvrin

Kip Janvrin is a 1988 graduate of Simpson College, an NCAA Division III school in Indianola, Iowa.

Kip Janvrin won three NCAA Division III titles in the decathlon, as well as individual titles in the pole vault and 400 meter hurdles.

Kip Janvrin won the decathlon at the 1989 Olympic Festival with 7,863 points held at Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma.

Kip Janvrin took the bronze medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games and won the 1995 Pan American Games.

Kip Janvrin achieved his then personal best result of 8,345 points at the USA Olympic Trials in June 1996 in Atlanta.

Kip Janvrin finished fourth and his score was the most points for a non-qualifying athlete ever in the history of the event Kip Janvrin would not make the team for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta which consist of the top three qualifiers, Dan O'Brien, Steve Fritz and Chris Huffins.

Later that summer Kip Janvrin would establish his all-time personal best of 8462 points at the Thorpe Cup, which is a decathlon meet between Germany and the USA, and was held in Edwardsville, Illinois.

Kip Janvrin finished in fourth place at both the 1998 and 1999 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Kip Janvrin ran a 4:12.01, which was the fastest time of the day and gave him 8057 points and qualified him for the 2000 Olympics.

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Kip Janvrin finishing twenty-first with a score of 7726 points.

Kip Janvrin is the oldest United States decathlete to ever compete in the Olympics.

At the 2004 United States Olympic trials in Sacramento, Kip Janvrin finished 12th with 7,210 points.

Kip Janvrin has won the decathlon a record 15 times at the Drake Relays, the most by any athlete in the history of the competition.

Kip Janvrin was the world record holder in the Icosathlon, which is the double decathlon, from September 8,2002 to September 25,2010 with scores of 6,912 on day one and 7,273 on day two for 14,185 points total.

Kip Janvrin holds the world record for most career decathlon wins and is the American record holder for most career decathlons over 8,000 points.

Kip Janvrin won the decathlon a record 15 times at the Drake Relays, which is the most by any athlete in the history of the competition.