Dmitriy Karpov

Dmitriy Karpov

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Personal information
Nationality	Kazakhstan
Born	Dmitriy Karpov (1981-07-23) 23 July 1981 Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, USSR
Alma mater	Karaganda State University
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Spouse	Irina Karpova
Parent(s)	Vera Karpova, Vasily Karpov
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Decathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Decathlon: 8,725 (2004) Heptathlon: 6,229 (2008)

Dmitriy Vasilyevich Karpov (Дмитрий Васильевич Карпов; born 23 July 1981) is a retired Kazakhstani athlete who competes in decathlon and heptathlon (the latter during the winter season). He won the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Personal bests

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Indoor

As of 11 July 2025

Event	Performance	Location	Date
Long jump	7.86 m (25 ft 9+1⁄4 in)	Moscow	31 Jan 2002
60 metres hurdles	7.79	Moscow	23 Feb 2003
Shot put	15.78 m (51 ft 9+1⁄4 in)	Karaganda	25 Feb 2007

Event	Performance	Location	Date	Points
Heptathlon	—	Tallinn	15–16 Feb 2008	6,229 points
60 meters	7.03	Moscow	8 Feb 2004	872 points
Long jump	7.99 m (26 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	Moscow	8 Feb 2004	1,058 points
Shot put	16.26 m (53 ft 4 in)	Hangzhou	12 Feb 2012	867 points
High jump	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	Karaganda	7 Feb 2002	906 points
60 meters hurdles	7.79	Moscow	23 Feb 2003	1,035 points
Pole vault	5.20 m (17 ft 1⁄2 in)	Valencia	9 Mar 2008	972 points
1000 meters	2:42.34	Budapest	7 Mar 2004	848 points
Virtual Best Performance				6,558 points

Outdoor

As of 11 July 2025

Event	Performance	Location	Date
Long jump	8.05 m (26 ft 4+3⁄4 in) (+1.2 m/s)	Almaty	23 Jun 2002
110 metres hurdles	13.93 (+0.5 m/s)	Almaty	10 May 2003
Shot put	16.05 m (52 ft 7+3⁄4 in)	Almaty	4 Jul 2007
Discus throw	52.80 m (173 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	Minsk	31 Jul 2004

Event	Performance	Location	Date	Points
Decathlon	—	Athens	23–24 Aug 2004	8,725 points
100 meters	10.69 (+0.8 m/s)	Ratingen	24 Jun 2006	931 points
	10.50 (+2.2 m/s)	Athens	23 Aug 2004	—
Long jump	7.81 (-0.5 m/s)	Athens	23 Aug 2004	1,012 points
Shot put	16.95 m (55 ft 7+1⁄4 in)	Guangzhou	24 Nov 2010	910 points
High jump	2.12 m (6 ft 11+1⁄4 in)	Desenzano del Garda	10 May 2003	915 points
400 meters	46.81	Athens	23 Aug 2004	968 points
110 meters hurdles	13.97 (+0.9 m/s)	Desenzano del Garda	12 May 2002	978 points
Discus throw	52.33 m (171 ft 8 in)	Götzis	30 May 2004	919 points
Pole vault	5.30 m (17 ft 4+1⁄2 in)	Götzis	1 Jun 2008	1,004 points
Javelin throw	60.31 m (197 ft 10+1⁄4 in)	Ratingen	25 Jun 2006	743 points
1500 meters	4:32.34	Ratingen	25 Jun 2006	729 points
Virtual Best Performance				9,109 points

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Kazakhstan
1999	Asian Junior Championships	Singapore	4th	Decathlon	6714 pts
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	4th	Decathlon	7366 pts
2001	East Asian Games	Osaka, Japan	1st	Decathlon	7567 pts
2002	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	5th	110 m hurdles	14.47 s
			8th	Long jump	7.70 m
	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	2nd	Decathlon	7995 pts
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	3rd	Decathlon	8374 pts
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	Heptathlon	6155 pts
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	3rd	Decathlon	8725 pts (AR)
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	–	Decathlon	DNF
2006	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	1st	Decathlon	8384 pts
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	3rd	Decathlon	8565 pts
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	3rd	Heptathlon	6131 pts
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	–	Decathlon	DNF
2009	Asian Indoor Games	Hanoi, Vietnam	2nd	Heptathlon	5691 pts
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	21st	Decathlon	7952 pts
2010	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	1st	Decathlon	8026 pts
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	21st	Decathlon	7550 pts
2012	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	1st	Heptathlon	5928 pts
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	18th	Decathlon	7926 pts
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	1st	Decathlon	8037 pts
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	–	Decathlon	DNF
2014	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	1st	Heptathlon	5752 pts
	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	4th	Decathlon	7749 pts

External links

• Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Dmitriy Karpov at Olympic.kz (in Russian)