Damjan Sitar

Damjan Sitar (born August 17, 1981 in Maribor) is a Slovenian decathlete. He set both a national record and a personal best score of 7,718 points, by winning his event at the 2008 Slovenian Open Athletics Championships, coincidentally in his home city.

Sitar represented Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in men's decathlon. During the event, he set a personal best of 47.23 metres in the javelin throw, but received poor scores in the shot put, discus throw, and pole vault, which cost him a chance for a medal. In the end, Sitar finished only in twenty-third place, with a total score of 7,336 points.

Personal bests Event Performance Location Date 100 metres 11.04 Maribor May 28, 2005 400 metres 49.31 Maribor July 2, 2005 1500 metres 4:23.76 Maribor May 31, 2008 110 metres hurdles 14.46 Maribor May 28, 2006 Long jump 7.43 Maribor May 27, 2006 High jump 2.12 Maribor May 27, 2006 Pole vault 4.50 Maribor May 31, 2008 Shot put 13.54 Ljubljana June 3, 2007 Discus throw 43.41 Maribor May 31, 2008 Javelin throw 47.23 Beijing August 22, 2008 Decathlon 7718 Maribor May 31, 2008 Heptathlon (indoor) 5751 Linz February 12, 2006

All information taken from IAAF profile.