Paul Terek

Paul Terek

Paul Anthony Terek (born October 20, 1979 in Dearborn, Michigan) is an American decathlete. His personal best in decathlon is 8312 points, achieved in July 2004 in Sacramento. Out of the ten decathlon events, Terek is strongest in the pole vault, and he is comparatively weak in the 100 m and 400 m sprints.

In 2006, Terek participated in the Japanese televised obstacle course Sasuke, currently syndicated in the United States as Ninja Warrior on the G4 network. Terek surpassed most of the other competitors but ultimately failed on the third stage obstacle, the Cliff Hanger, which requires traversal over a water pit with only small fingerholds to keep the competitor from falling into the water. Before the competition, his height and weight were recorded as convert|6|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on|lk=on and convert|200|lb|kg|abbr=on|lk=on. He was by far the heaviest of all the contestants, weighing almost 60 pounds more than most of them (Makoto Nagano weighed only convert|62|kg|lb|abbr=on at a height of convert|162|cm|ft|abbr=on. In the fall of 2007, Terek participated once again only to fail on the Jumping Spider obstacle in the first stage.

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