Trond Skramstad (born 6 December 1960) is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

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 ...

. He represented

Kongsberg IF Kongsberg Idrettforening is a Norwegian sports club from Kongsberg, founded in 1899. It has sections for athletics, gymnastics, alpine skiing, ski jumping, cross country skiing, telemark skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, ice hockey, football ...

. Skramstad became Norwegian decathlon champion in 1983, 1985 and 1986. His personal best in decathlon is 8097 points, achieved in June 1984 in

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. This was the Norwegian record until August 1999, when

Benjamin Jensen Benjamin Jensen (born 13 April 1975 in Mandal, Vest-Agder) is a Norwegian decathlete. He represented Mandal og Halse IL, IK Tjalve and IL Norna-Salhus during his active career. His personal best in decathlon is 8160 points, achieved in August 199 ...

improved it to 8160 points.Norwegian all-time list decathlon

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* 1960 births Living people Norwegian decathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Norway Kongsberg IF {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub