Mihail Dudaš ( sr-cyr, Михаил Дудаш, born 1 November 1989) is a

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decathlete The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄ ...

and

heptathlete A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...

. He holds

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in both events.

Career

He won a bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championship and bronze medals at the U23 European Championship in 2009 and 2011. His first senior success was achieved at the 2011 World Championship when he finished 6th with a new national record of 8256 points. Next year he competed at the European Outdoor Championship where he came 4th. Dudaš qualified for the

2012 Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

but couldn't finish decathlon due to migraine. At the 2013 European Indoor Championship he won his first senior medal, bronze in heptathlon and achieved new national record of 6099 points. He improved national record in decathlon at the 2013 World Championship which now stands 8275 points and it brought him 14th place. He missed entire 2014 season due to surgery of

Achilles tendon The Achilles tendon or heel cord, also known as the calcaneal tendon, is a tendon at the back of the lower leg, and is the thickest in the human body. It serves to attach the plantaris, gastrocnemius (calf) and soleus muscles to the calcane ...

. He won the bronze medal at the 2016 European Championships. He qualified for the 2016 Olympic decathlon but again was unable to finish. Dudaš is ethnic

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Statistics

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Indoor

International competitions

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dudas, Mihal 1989 births Living people Rusyn people Serbian decathletes Serbian people of Rusyn descent Sportspeople from Novi Sad Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Serbia European Athletics Championships medalists Pannonian Rusyns