Dario Dester
# Dario Dester

Dario Dester (born 22 July 2000) is an Italian decathlete, current national record holder of the decathlon outdoor and heptathlon indoor.

## Career

On August 16, 2022, at the Munich 2022 European Championships he beat the decathlon Italian record of Beniamino Poserina which had stood for 26 years.

## Statistics

### National records

* Heptathlon: 6076 pts (Ancona, 21 February 2021) - Current holder
   * 60 m: 7.02 / 875, long jump: 7.66 / 975, shot put: 14.03 / 730, high jump: 2.01 / 813;
   * 60 m hs: 8.13 / 949, pole vault: 5.00 / 910, 1000 m: 2:44.53 / 824.
* Decathlon: 8218 pts (Munich, 16 August 2022) - Current holder

### Personal bests

* Decathlon: 8218 pts (Munich, 16 August 2022)

**By event**

| Event | Performance | Venue | Date | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 m | 10.76 | Grosseto | 30 Aprile 2022 | 915 |
| Long jump | 7.61 m | Arona, Tenerife | 12 June 2021 | 962 |
| Shot put | 14.56 m | Munich | 15 August 2022 | 763 |
| High jump | 2.07 m | Saronno | 27 April 2019 | 868 |
| 400 m | 47.70 | Arona, Tenerife | 4 June 2022 | 924 |
| 110 m hs | 14.11 | Modena | 25 April 2022 | 960 |
| Discus throw | 43.04 m | Munich | 16 July 2022 | 727 |
| Pole vault | 4.95 m | Saronno | 29 May 2021 | 895 |
| Javelin throw | 57.24 m | Munich | 16 August 2022 | 687 |
| 1500 m | 4:28.64 | Grosseto | 1 May 2022 | 754 |

### Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event | Performance | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń | 7th | Heptathlon | 5835 pts | |
| 2021 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn | 4th | Heptathlon | 7935 pts | NU23R |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich | 6th | Decathlon | 8218 pts | NR |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul | – | Heptathlon | DNF | |

### National titles

Dester has won four national championship at individual senior level.

* Italian Athletics Championships
   * Decathlon: 2020, 2022
* Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
   * Heptathlon: 2021, 2022
