Lindon Victor is the NCAA Division I Decathlon record holder (8,539pts) and one of only five athletes to have earned back-to-back NCAA Div I Decathlon titles. A Texas A&M alumni, Victor is a Grenadian Olympian and Decathlon record holder, having surpassed his brother Kurt Felix’s 8,509pts. Together, they hold the record for best Decathlon score by brothers at 17,048pts. In 2018, Victor earned the Commonwealth Games gold medal with his 8,303 point performance. In 2017 he was awarded the Grenada National Sports Awards Sportsman of the Year and was also a NCAA Bowerman Award finalist.
Country: Grenada
Event: Decathlon / Heptathlon
Birthdate: February 28, 1993
Hometown: St. David’s
College: Texas A&M, Class of 2017
Sponsor: PUMA
PERSONAL RECORDS
Outdoor
Decathlon: 8,539pts (2017)
100m: 10.56 +1.1wind (2019)
400m: 48.24 (2017)
1500m: 4:43.81 (2016)
110m Hurdles: 14.45 +1.8 (2017)
High Jump: 2.09m / 6’10.25” (2017)
Pole Vault: 4.90m / 16’0.75” (2019)
Long Jump: 7.51 / 24’7.75” (2019)
Shot Put: 16.52 / 54’2.5” (2017)
Discus Throw: 55.87 / 183’3” (2019)
Javelin Throw: 71.23 / 233’8” (2014)
Indoor
Heptathlon: 5,976pts (2017)
60m: 6.94 (2017)
1000m: 2:51.14 (2017)
60m Hurdles: 8.24 (2016)
High Jump: 2.07m / 6’9.5” (2017)
Pole Vault: 4.76m / 15’7.25” (2017)
Long Jump: 7.38m / 24’2.5” (2018)
Shot Put: 16.55m / 54’3.75” (2017)
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Major Records
Grenada Decathlon Record (8,539pts)
Grenada Pole Vault Record (4.90m / 16’0.75”)
NCAA Decathlon Record (8,539pts)
World Record for Best Decathlon Score by Brothers with Kurt Felix (8,509pts) - 17,048pts; previous world best of 16,529 held by Tom Pappas (8,784pts) and Billy Pappas (7,745)
2019
Pan American Games Silver Medalist, Decathlon (8,240pts)
Götzis Hypo-Meeting Runner-Up: 8,473pts
2018
Commonwealth Games Champion, Decathlon (8,303pts)
2017
NCAA Div I Champion, Decathlon
NCAA Div I Decathlon Record Holder (8,539pts)
NCAA Div I Outdoor All-American, Decathlon
NCAA Div I Indoor All-American, Heptathlon
SEC Outdoor Champion, Decathlon
Bowerman Award Finalist
Grenada National Sports Awards Sportsman of the Year
2016
2016 Rio Olympics, Decathlon - 16th (7,998pts)
2016 Rio Olympics Closing Ceremony Flag Bearer
NCAA Div I Champion, Decathlon
NCAA Div I Outdoor All-American, Decathlon
SEC Outdoor Champion, Decathlon
USTFCCCA National Field Athlete of the Year
USTFCCCA South Central Field Athlete of the Year
SEC Field Athlete of the Year
Bowerman Award Semifinalist
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