The Thorpe Cup is an annual international

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and

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meeting between the

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and

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. First held in 1993 in

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, the 2009 and 2010 events were staged at the Georg-Gaßmann-Stadion in

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. The meeting is named after the famous Olympian

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. Tom Pappas holds the meeting record with 8569 points scored at the 2009 event.

References

External links

Zehnkampfteam.de
– Germany's decathlon team

at leichtathletik.de
Steele Named 2010 USA Decathlon Coach

Deutsche Zehnkämpfer gewinnen Thorpe Cup
Annual track and field meetings Athletics competitions in Germany Track and field competitions in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 1993 Combined events competitions Germany–United States relations {{Athletics-stub