# Mihail Dudaš

Mihail Dudaš (Serbian Cyrillic: Михаил Дудаш, born 1 November 1989) is a Serbian decathlete and heptathlete. He holds national records in both events.

## Career

He won a bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championship and bronze medals at the U23 European Championship in 2009 and 2011.
His first senior success was achieved at the 2011 World Championship when he finished 6th with a new national record of 8256 points. Next year he competed at the European Outdoor Championship where he came 4th. Dudaš qualified for the 2012 Olympics but couldn't finish decathlon due to migraine. At the 2013 European Indoor Championship he won his first senior medal, bronze in heptathlon and achieved new national record of 6099 points. He improved national record in decathlon at the 2013 World Championship which now stands 8275 points and it brought him 14th place. He missed entire 2014 season due to surgery of Achilles tendon. He won the bronze medal at the 2016 European Championships. He qualified for the 2016 Olympic decathlon but again was unable to finish.
Dudaš is ethnic Rusyn.

## Statistics
### Outdoor

    As of 21 October 2018
| Event | Performance | Location | Date |
| Decathlon | 8275 | Moscow | 11.08.2013 |
| 100 metres | 10.67 (-0.5 m/s) | Moscow | 10.08.2013 |
| Long jump | 7.63 m (25 ft 1⁄4 in) (+1.5 m/s) | Götzis | 29.05.2010 |
| Shot put | 14.80 m (48 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Nieuwpoort | 30.06.2018 |
| High jump | 2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | Rio de Janeiro | 17.08.2016 |
| 400 metres | 47.47 | Ostrava | 14.07.2011 |
| 110 metres hurdles | 14.52 (-1.9 m/s) | Novi Sad | 13.05.2016 |
| Discus throw | 47.34 m (155 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Potchefstroom | 26.01.2016 |
| Pole vault | 4.90 m (16 ft 3⁄4 in) | Daegu | 28.08.2011 |
| Javelin throw | 59.98 m (196 ft 9+1⁄4 in) | Helsinki | 28.06.2012 |
| 1500 metres | 4:24.30 | Kaunas | 17.07.2009 |

### Indoor

    As of 21 October 2018.
| Event | Performance | Location | Date |
| Heptathlon | 6099 | Gothenburg | 03.03.2013 |
| 60 metres | 6.90 | Budapest | 22.01.2011 |
| Long jump | 7.55 m (24 ft 9 in) | Gothenburg | 02.03.2013 |
| Shot put | 15.01 m (49 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | Novi Sad | 18.01.2020 |
| High jump | 2.08 m (6 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | Gothenburg | 02.03.2013 |
| 60 metres hurdles | 8.08 | Belgrade | 06.03.2016 |
| Pole vault | 5.10 m (16 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Belgrade | 05.03.2017 |
| 1000 metres | 2:39.04 | Gothenburg | 03.03.2013 |

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Serbia ||||||
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | Decathlon (junior) | 7663 pts |
| 2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 3rd | Decathlon | 7855 pts |
| 2010 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 11th | Decathlon | 7966 |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | DNF | Decathlon | DNF |
| 2010 | Continental Cup | Split, Croatia | 7th | High jump | 1.98 m |
| 2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 3rd | Decathlon | 8117 (NR) |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 6th | Decathlon | 8256 (NR) |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 4th | Decathlon | 8154 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | – | Decathlon | DNF |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 3rd | Heptathlon | 6099 (NR) |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 14th | Decathlon | 8275 (NR) |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3rd | Decathlon | 8153 pts |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | – | Decathlon | DNF |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 14th | Heptathlon | 5239 pts |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | – | Decathlon | DNF |