1997 in the decathlon
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This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1997 in the men's decathlon. One of the main events during this season were the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece, where the competition started on August 5, 1997, and ended on August 6, 1997.
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1997 season in track and field | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | File:Flag of the United States.svg Dan O'Brien (USA) | 8891 | September 5, 1992 | France Talence, France |
1997 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Points | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8837 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) | Athens, Greece | 1997-08-06 | |
| 2 | 8730 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Eduard Hämäläinen (FIN) | Athens, Greece | 1997-08-06 | NR |
| 3 | 8652 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Frank Busemann (GER) | Athens, Greece | 1997-08-06 | |
| 4 | 8604 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Steve Fritz (USA) | Indianapolis, United States | 1997-06-13 | |
| 5 | 8555 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Smith (CAN) | Götzis, Austria | 1997-06-01 | |
| 6 | 8534 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Erki Nool (EST) | Götzis, Austria | 1997-06-01 | |
| 7 | 8470 | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Jón Arnar Magnússon (ISL) | Götzis, Austria | 1997-06-01 | |
| 8 | 8458 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Chris Huffins (USA) | Indianapolis, United States | 1997-06-13 | |
| 9 | 8445 | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Ramil Ganiyev (UZB) | Athens, Greece | 1997-08-06 | NR |
| 10 | 8380 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Šebrle (CZE) | Catania, Italy | 1997-08-20 | |
| 11 | 8360 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Schmid (GER) | Athens, Greece | 1997-08-06 | |
| 12 | 8322 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Javier Benet (ESP) | Alhama de Murcia, Spain | 1997-06-01 | |
| 13 | 8310 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Isekenmeier (GER) | Alhama de Murcia, Spain | 1997-06-01 | PB |
| 14 | 8290 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Sebastian Chmara (POL) | Maribor, Slovenia | 1997-06-29 | |
| 15 | 8268 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Wilbourn (USA) | Indianapolis, United States | 1997-06-13 | PB |
| 16 | 8259 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jagan Hames (AUS) | Adelaide, Australia | 1997-03-30 | |
| 17 | 8239 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Robert Změlík (CZE) | Alhama de Murcia, Spain | 1997-06-01 | |
| 18 | 8228 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Kip Janvrin (USA) | Indianapolis, United States | 1997-06-13 | |
| 19 | 8211 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kohnle (GER) | Ratingen, Germany | 1997-06-01 | |
| 20 | 8184 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Lev Lobodin (RUS) | Götzis, Austria | 1997-06-01 | |
| 21 | 8182 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Peñalver (ESP) | Alhama de Murcia, Spain | 1997-06-01 | |
| 22 | 8173 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kamil Damašek (CZE) | Talence, France | 1997-09-14 | |
| 23 | 8140 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Indrek Kaseorg (EST) | Athens, Greece | 1997-08-06 | |
| 24 | 8128 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Jaime Peñas (ESP) | Alhama de Murcia, Spain | 1997-06-01 | PB |
| 25 | 8123 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Darwin Vandehoef (USA) | Indianapolis, United States | 1997-06-13 |
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