1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

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Events at the
1997 World Championships
File:Athletics pictogram.svg
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
10 km walkwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, including fourteen non-finishers. The competition started on August 5, 1997, and ended on August 6, 1997. At over 41%, this edition of the men's decathlon is notable for having the highest fraction of athletes not finishing the competition in the World Championships history. This was equalled 20 years later during the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.

Medalists

Gold Czech Republic Tomáš Dvořák
Czech Republic (CZE)
Silver Finland Eduard Hämäläinen
Finland (FIN)
Bronze Germany Frank Busemann
Germany (GER)

Schedule

Tuesday, August 5
  1. 100 m
  2. Long Jump
  3. Shot Put
  4. High Jump
  5. 400 m
Wednesday, August 6
  1. 110 m hurdles
  2. Discus Throw
  3. Pole Vault
  4. Javelin Throw
  5. 1,500 m

Records

Standing records prior to the 1997 World Athletics Championships
World Record File:Flag of the United States.svg Dan O'Brien (USA) 8891 September 5, 1992 France Talence, France
Event Record File:Flag of the United States.svg Dan O'Brien (USA) 8817 August 20, 1993 Germany Stuttgart, Germany
Season Best File:Flag of the United States.svg Steve Fritz (USA) 8604 June 13, 1997 United States Indianapolis, United States

Results

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. These marks were split between nine competitors with the gold medallist claiming the mark for the javelin throw.
Rank Athlete Decathlon Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) 10,60 7.64 16.32 2.00 47,56 13,61 45.16 5.00 70.34 4.35,40 8837
2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Finland.svg Eduard Hämäläinen (FIN) 10,81 7.56 15.71 1.97 46,71 13,74 50.50 5.20 59.82 4.37,10 8730
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Germany.svg Frank Busemann (GER) 10,76 7.96 13.53 2.09 48,32 13,55 42.56 5.00 63.92 4.29,27 8652
4 File:Flag of the United States.svg Steve Fritz (USA) 10,96 7.30 14.41 2.00 48,70 14,08 48.88 5.00 65.24 4.31,14 8463
5 File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Ramil Ganiyev (UZB) 10,94 7.58 14.76 2.06 48,34 14,35 46.04 5.30 55.14 4.36,78 8445
6 File:Flag of Estonia.svg Erki Nool (EST) 10,67 7.37 14.33 1.91 46,99 14,66 43.20 5.40 65.84 4.42,98 8413
7 File:Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Schmid (GER) 10,93 7.58 14.58 1.97 48,14 14,49 44.38 5.00 67.46 4.43,20 8360
8 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Smith (CAN) 11,04 7.25 17.54 2.03 49,67 14,68 47.80 4.80 65.58 4.54,99 8307
9 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Šebrle (CZE) 10,91 7.71 14.33 2.09 48,16 14,32 43.32 4.20 64.76 4.40,31 8232
10 File:Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Isekenmeier (GER) 11,05 7.56 14.28 1.91 48,56 14,40 47.88 4.60 65.84 4.42,54 8180
11 File:Flag of Estonia.svg Indrek Kaseorg (EST) 11,39 7.16 13.87 2.03 48,66 14,49 41.64 4.90 63.34 4.20,82 8140
12 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Philipp Huber (SUI) 11,08 7.18 14.29 1.85 48,00 14,65 44.88 5.00 58.22 4.20,90 8107
13 File:Flag of France.svg Cédric Lopez (FRA) 11,21 7.13 13.48 2.09 48,88 14,75 40.96 4.60 64.88 4.25,96 8047
14 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcel Dost (NED) 10,97 7.45 13.61 1.91 47,99 14,49 42.42 5.20 51.80 4.36,68 8040
15 File:Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Javier Benet (ESP) 11,04 7.19 13.66 2.03 48,49 14,56 43.30 4.50 55.92 4.33,65 7929
16 File:Flag of Greece.svg Prodromos Korkizoglou (GRE) 10,77 7.29 13.28 2.00 49,59 14,47 44.46 4.80 54.94 4.58,44 7867
17 File:Flag of Barbados.svg Victor Houston (BAR) 10,72 7.57 12.82 2.03 47,91 13,92 33.56 3.50 62.10 4.32,30 7777
18 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Mário Aníbal (POR) 11,09 7.03 14.57 2.03 49,73 15,28 44.28 4.60 53.70 4.39,65 7768
19 File:Flag of France.svg Pierre-Alexandre Vial (FRA) 11.02 7.11 13.35 1.88 48,87 14,83 43.26 4.80 53.70 4.42,29 7708
20 File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Oleg Veretelnikov (UZB) 11,10 7.32 13.93 1.85 48,85 15,39 39.70 4.40 60.28 4.25,68 7698
— File:Flag of the United States.svg Chris Huffins (USA) 10.39 7.85 15.28 2.06 49,05 14,04 49.22 4.60 NM DNS DNF
— File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jagan Hames (AUS) 11.11 7.27 14.08 2.24 49,92 14,36 46.68 DNF — — DNF
— File:Flag of Russia.svg Lev Lobodin (RUS) 11.07 7.07 15.00 49,02 14,38 44.78 DNF — — DNF
— File:Flag of Italy.svg Beniamino Poserina (ITA) 11.10 6.93 14.04 1.91 49,99 14,56 38.42 DNS — — DNF
— File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Robert Změlík (CZE) 10.84 7.28 14.38 49,39 DNF 45.72 DNS — — DNF
— File:Flag of Poland.svg Sebastian Chmara (POL) 11.17 7.56 15.21 48,24 — — — — — DNF
— File:Flag of France.svg Sébastien Levicq (FRA) 11.25 7.01 13.58 1.94 53,43 — — — — — DNF
— File:Flag of Iceland.svg Jón Arnar Magnússon (ISL) 10.61 7.42 15.05 2.00 DNS — — — — — DNF
— File:Flag of Spain.svg Jaime Peñas (ESP) 11.08 7.16 15.33 DNS — — — — — DNF
— File:Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Wilbourn (USA) 10.88 6.94 14.85 1.91 DNS — — — — — DNF
— File:Flag of Latvia.svg Rojs Piziks (LAT) 11.77 6.79 14.05 DNS — — — — — DNF
— File:Flag of Turkey.svg Alper Kasapoğlu (TUR) 11.28 6.91 13.99 1.85 DNS — — — — — DNF
— File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Doug Pirini (NZL) 10.93 7.17 14.38 NM — — — — — — DNF
— File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jack Rosendaal (NED) 11.27 6.94 12.73 — — — — — — — DNF

See also

References

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