Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

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Men's decathlon
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
File:Athletics pictogram.svg
Pictogram of athletics
VenuesCentennial Olympic Stadium
DatesJuly 31-August 1
Competitors40 from 25 nations
Winning result8824
Medalists
File:Gold medal icon.svg Dan O'Brien
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
File:Silver medal icon.svg Frank Busemann
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Tomáš Dvořák
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
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These are the official results of the men's decathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]

Medalists

Gold Dan O'Brien
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Silver Frank Busemann
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Bronze Tomáš Dvořák
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic

Schedule

July 31
  1. 100 m
  2. Long Jump
  3. Shot Put
  4. High Jump
  5. 400 m
August 1
  1. 110 m hurdles
  2. Discus Throw
  3. Pole Vault
  4. Javelin Throw
  5. 1,500 m

Records

Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics
World Record File:Flag of the United States.svg Dan O'Brien (USA) 8891 September 5, 1992 File:Flag of France.svg Talence, France
Olympic Record File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daley Thompson (GBR) 8847 [2] August 9, 1984 File:Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles, United States

Results

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. Since three men cleared 5.40 metres in the pole vault, these marks were split between eleven competitors with the gold medallist claiming the high jump mark.
Rank Athlete Decathlon Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
File:Gold medal icon.svg File:Flag of the United States.svg Dan O'Brien (USA) 10.50 7.57 15.66 2.07 46.82 13.87 48.78 5.00 66.90 4:45.89 8824
File:Silver medal icon.svg File:Flag of Germany.svg Frank Busemann (GER) 10.60 8.07 13.60 2.04 48.34 13.47 45.04 4.80 66.86 4:31.41 8706
File:Bronze medal icon.svg File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) 10.64 7.60 15.82 1.98 48.29 13.79 46.28 4.70 70.16 4:31.25 8664
4 File:Flag of the United States.svg Steve Fritz (USA) 10.90 7.77 15.31 2.04 50.13 13.97 49.84 5.10 65.70 4:38.26 8644
5 File:Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Eduard Hämäläinen (BLR) 10.85 7.48 16.32 1.98 46.91 13.95 49.62 5.00 57.66 4:34.68 8613
6 File:Flag of Estonia.svg Erki Nool (EST) 10.65 7.88 14.01 2.01 47.26 15.03 42.98 5.40 65.48 4:43.36 8543
7 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Robert Změlík (CZE) 10.83 7.64 13.53 1.95 49.55 14.17 43.44 5.40 67.20 4:38.45 8422
8 File:Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg Ramil Ganiyev (UZB) 10.84 7.61 14.71 2.13 49.14 14.88 44.86 5.20 53.70 4:42.74 8318
9 File:Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Peñalver (ESP) 10.95 7.27 16.91 2.07 50.41 14.35 48.92 4.70 57.08 4:37.71 8307
10 File:Flag of the United States.svg Chris Huffins (USA) 10.47 7.49 15.57 2.04 48.83 14.10 48.72 4.70 60.62 5:14.36 8300
11 File:Flag of France.svg Christian Plaziat (FRA) 10.85 7.82 14.85 2.04 49.07 14.52 45.34 4.90 52.18 4:35.00 8282
12 File:Flag of Iceland.svg Jón Arnar Magnússon (ISL) 10.67 7.28 15.52 1.95 47.17 14.22 43.78 4.80 61.10 4:46.97 8274
13 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Smith (CAN) 11.08 7.47 16.97 1.95 51.97 14.78 49.54 5.00 64.34 4:43.81 8271
14 File:Flag of Germany.svg Frank Müller (GER) 10.95 7.25 14.69 1.95 49.05 14.86 45.90 5.10 66.10 4:37.50 8253
15 File:Flag of Poland.svg Sebastian Chmara (POL) 11.28 7.75 14.51 2.10 48.75 14.59 42.60 4.90 54.84 4:26.96 8249
16 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kamil Damašek (CZE) 10.86 7.22 15.51 2.01 47.35 14.94 42.66 4.90 55.84 4:26.86 8229
17 File:Flag of France.svg Sébastien Levicq (FRA) 11.17 7.16 14.05 1.92 50.55 14.50 45.00 5.40 64.42 4:29.50 8192
18 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcel Dost (NED) 10.87 7.21 13.91 1.95 48.19 14.52 41.92 5.20 57.76 4:38.81 8111
19 File:Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Javier Benet (ESP) 10.95 7.30 13.91 1.98 48.67 14.36 44.30 4.80 59.44 4:36.04 8107
20 File:Flag of Germany.svg Dirk-Achim Pajonk (GER) 10.67 7.50 14.46 1.95 48.81 14.79 41.94 4.50 54.16 4:21.62 8045
21 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jack Rosendaal (NED) 11.24 7.33 13.59 2.07 50.93 14.46 41.24 4.70 63.80 4:25.98 8035
22 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Vitaliy Kolpakov (UKR) 11.15 7.53 14.33 2.07 48.12 14.30 45.66 4.80 53.58 5:05.41 8025
23 File:Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg Rojs Piziks (LAT) 11.40 6.86 14.60 2.16 51.48 15.20 45.90 5.00 58.40 4:30.88 7994
24 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Doug Pirini (NZL) 10.89 7.33 14.75 1.89 48.56 14.88 45.34 4.60 58.02 4:39.09 7961
25 File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Eugenio Balanque (CUB) 10.71 6.36 14.11 1.89 47.46 14.07 41.64 4.70 59.92 4:38.97 7873
26 File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Raúl Duany (CUB) 11.20 7.30 13.78 2.07 50.50 14.84 38.56 4.40 62.86 4:35.59 7802
27 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Zsolt Kürtösi (HUN) 11.09 7.05 14.29 2.01 50.43 14.64 43.22 4.60 54.80 4:43.21 7755
28 File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Philipp Huber (SUI) 11.06 7.15 13.34 1.86 48.72 15.08 43.42 4.60 51.96 4:18.15 7743
29 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Alper Kasapoglu (TUR) 11.07 7.22 12.89 1.92 49.61 14.55 40.64 4.80 45.24 4:38.69 7575
30 File:Flag of Italy.svg Beniamino Poserina (ITA) 11.05 6.89 1.98 49.52 14.68 43.42 4.80 56.78 4:58.28 7013
31 File:Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Afanasyev (RUS) 11.44 6.74 13.38 1.98 50.83 14.79 43.08 55.12 4:41.00 6711
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Indrek Kaseorg (EST) 11.40 7.26 13.11 2.07 49.03 14.53 39.46 DNF
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Lev Lobodin (UKR) 10.85 7.35 15.57 1.95 48.96 DNF
File:Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg Oleg Veretelnikov (UZB) 11.06 7.24 12.66 1.95 49.65 DNF
File:Flag of Australia.svg Scott Ferrier (AUS) 11.26 6.61 12.57 DNF
File:Flag of Barbados.svg Victor Houston (BAR) 10.76 7.53 11.97 DNF
File:Flag of Australia.svg Peter Winter (AUS) 10.85 13.43 DNF
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Alex Kruger (GBR) 11.38 6.55 DNF
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Andrei Nazarov (EST) 11.04 DNF
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Dezső Szabó (HUN) 10.94 DNF

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Decathlon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. Score according to the 1985 tables

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