Erik Surjan (born 22 June 1983, in Western Australia) is an Australian former track and field athlete who competed in the decathlon.
It was there short after, that Erik took up a scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), under the guidance of Craig Hilliard, coach of former athletes such as Jane Flemming, Jai Taurima, Jana Rawlinson, Kerry Saxby-Junna and 2006 World Junior Long Jump Champion Robbie Crowther.
Unfortunately for Erik, he sustained a serious knee injury in Ratingen, Germany in June, 2005 requiring surgery and missing the entire 2006 season, including the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.
[1] In the lead up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics Surjan suffered a serious leg injury during the Decathlon Men's High Jump event.
Leading the competition by over 500 points and looking set to announce his arrival on the international stage, Surjan snapped the fibula and tibia bones during a mishap ending his campaign.