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Zach Ziemek

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Zach Ziemek
Ziemek at the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Personal information
Full nameZachery Ziemek
Born (1993-02-23) February 23, 1993 (age 32)
Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S.
Home townItasca, Illinois, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventDecathlon
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Eugene Decathlon

Zachery (Zach) Ziemek (born February 23, 1993) is an American athlete competing in the decathlon. Ziemek won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene with a personal best score of 8676.[2] In 2021 he finished 6th at the Tokyo Olympics.[3] He represented his country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, where he finished 15th.[3] Ziemek finished 7th in the decathlon at the 2016 Olympics.[4]

Career

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At the 2020 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) Ziemek came third behind Garrett Scantling and Steve Bastien (athlete) with an Olympic qualifying score to earn a spot at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[5][6] At the trials, Ziemek set the world record in the decathlon jumping events with performances of 7.74 in the long jump, 2.14 in the high jump, and 5.55 in the pole vault.[7] Only three other men have ever gone higher in an 8000+pt decathlon: Erki Nool (5.60 m in his 8628, 1998), Aleksandr Averbukh (5.60 m in his 8084, 1997) and Timothy Bright (5.70 m in his 8216, 1988)[8]

His main personal bests are 8471 points in the decathlon (Eugene 2021)[3] and 6173 points in the indoor heptathlon (Birmingham 2016).[3]

Ziemek resides in Sun Prairie, WI and trains at his alma mater the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is coached by Nate Davis, assistant coach for the Wisconsin track & field team. He is married to Victoria Paulson Ziemek.[9]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  United States
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 15th Decathlon 8006 pts[3]
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th Decathlon 8392 pts[3]
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom – Decathlon DNF
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 6th Heptathlon 5941 pts
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 6th Decathlon 8435 pts
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 3rd Decathlon 8676 pts
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary — Decathlon DNF
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 17th Decathlon 7983 pts

Personal bests

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References

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  1. ^ "Zach Ziemek | Men's Track & Field". Wisconsin Badgers.
  2. ^ "Mayer regains world decathlon title in Oregon | REPORT | WCH 22 | World Athletics". WorldAthletics.org. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Zachery ZIEMEK | Profile | World Athletics". WorldAthletics.org. Archived from the original on August 7, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Zach Ziemek". Olympics.com.
  5. ^ "The Latest: Scantling wins decathlon, off to Tokyo Games". AP. June 21, 2021. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field". results.usatf.org. Archived from the original on June 20, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "All Time Decathlon Event Performances". decathlon2000.com.
  8. ^ "Review: Ratingen and US Trials – the Virtual Thorpe Cup". decathletesofeurope.co.uk. June 23, 2021.
  9. ^ Gregory, Ryan (July 15, 2021). "Sun Prairie resident will return to Olympics". hngnews.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  10. ^ "Men's Javelin Throw". Archived from the original on April 26, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
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