Gunnar Nixon

American Decathlete

Gunnar Nixon was born in Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States on January 13th, 1993 and is the American Decathlete. At the age of 31, Gunnar Nixon biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
January 13, 1993
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States
Age
31 years old
Zodiac Sign
Capricorn
Profession
Athletics Competitor
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Gunnar Nixon Career

Born in Weatherford, Oklahoma, he was the fourth child of Tim and Kerri Nixon. He was raised in Tulsa until he moved to Edmond as a high school sophomore. He attended Edmond Santa Fe High School, where he started taking part in decathlon competitions and broke the national high school record with a score of 8035 points (which brought him the Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year Award in the men's section). He won at the Arcadia Invitational high school competition with a meet record of 7573 points (with junior implements). He entered the individual high jump at the 2012 Summer Youth Olympics and placed sixth in his final. At the 2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships he took the silver medal in the decathlon behind American team mate Kevin Lazas.

He won an athletic scholarship to study at the University of Arkansas. In his first season for the Arkansas Razorbacks he broke the world junior record for the indoor heptathlon with a score of 6022 points. He followed this with a runner-up finish at the Southeastern Conference indoor championships, then gained his first All-American honours with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championship. In the outdoor season he came third at the SEC Outdoor Championship meet then came fifth with an American junior record of 7892 points at the NCAA Outdoor Championship. He won both the American junior title, and the gold medal at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics.

Nixon started the 2013 indoor season with a heptathlon personal record of 6232 points to win at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships – his first national title. At the Hypo-Meeting in Europe in May he broke 8000 points for the first time in a decathlon with senior implements, taking third place with a score of 8136 points. Forgoing collegiate competition that year, he focused on the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. There he led for the first day but fell behind Ashton Eaton in the second day to close the decathlon with a personal record of 8198 points for second place. This earned him selection for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.

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