1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

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These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 30 participating athletes, including nine non-finishers. The competition started on August 6, 1995, and ended a day later, on August 7, 1995.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of the United States.svg Dan O'Brien
United States (USA)
Silver Flag of Belarus.svg Eduard Hämäläinen
Belarus (BLR)
Bronze Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Smith
Canada (CAN)

Schedule

Sunday, August 6
  1. 100 m
  2. Long Jump
  3. Shot Put
  4. High Jump
  5. 400 m
Monday, August 7
  1. 110 m hurdles
  2. Discus Throw
  3. Pole Vault
  4. Javelin Throw
  5. 1,500 m

Abbreviations

DNSdid not start
DSQdisqualified
NMno mark
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1995 World Athletics Championships
World Record Flag of the United States.svg  Dan O'Brien  (USA)8891September 5, 1992 Flag of France.svg Talence, France
Event Record Flag of the United States.svg  Dan O'Brien  (USA)8817August 20, 1993 Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart, Germany

Results

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. These marks were split between seven competitors with the gold medallist claiming the high jump mark.
RankAthleteDecathlonPoints
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Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Dan O'Brien  (USA)10.577.5514.822.1347.8113.7846.925.2062.904:52.528695
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Belarus.svg  Eduard Hämäläinen  (BLR)10.907.3115.711.9547.0513.7349.965.1055.884:41.018489
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mike Smith  (CAN)10.937.1316.781.9848.1114.5350.844.8064.464:43.068419
4Flag of Estonia.svg  Erki Nool  (EST)10.717.8313.551.9848.2215.2140.405.4062.704:48.358268
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Tomáš Dvořák  (CZE)11.097.4815.181.9849.1113.9543.364.6062.984:31.318236
6Flag of France.svg  Christian Plaziat  (FRA)10.937.2714.292.0448.6014.1242.765.0055.304:32.338206
7Flag of Russia.svg  Lev Lobodin  (RUS)10.937.2015.722.0448.9213.9845.344.6055.744:36.238196
8Flag of the United States.svg  Chris Huffins  (USA)10.347.8514.461.9848.1014.2543.804.6057.385:03.488193
9Flag of France.svg  Sébastien Levicq  (FRA)11.227.1613.912.0150.2014.5741.825.3062.964:30.628136
10Flag of Estonia.svg  Andrei Nazarov  (EST)10.957.3513.342.0749.4614.2343.424.8058.944:41.398088
11Flag of Estonia.svg  Indrek Kaseorg  (EST)11.447.1314.262.0148.5914.3242.564.5060.864:16.998042
12Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Kruger  (GBR)11.197.1414.432.1050.0814.8242.984.8057.304:33.287993
13Flag of New Zealand.svg  Simon Poelman  (NZL)11.047.1315.591.9550.6614.4444.244.8056.284:36.347969
14Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Robert Změlík  (CZE)11.017.2214.351.9550.9014.1541.005.0059.064:39.647963
15Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Poděbradský  (CZE)10.756.9913.531.8346.9014.2140.984.7050.964:12.527961
16Flag of Sweden.svg  Henrik Dagård  (SWE)10.667.2515.021.8047.5314.0243.244.5057.064:56.597899
17Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Mirko Spada  (SUI)11.376.6915.661.8649.9914.4845.624.5058.084:31.197744
18Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Rolf Schläfli  (SUI)11.156.7413.911.8947.8615.0640.284.3060.424:33.827602
19Flag of Russia.svg  Valeriy Belousov  (RUS)11.217.0413.702.1349.8614.1841.5662.424:33.557235
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Ramil Ganiyev  (UZB)10.947.0714.522.0748.45DSQ43.605.2050.00DNF
Flag of Poland.svg  Sebastian Chmara  (POL)11.537.3014.032.07DSQ14.6840.044.8049.16DNF
Flag of Iceland.svg  Jón Arnar Magnússon  (ISL)10.727.2914.641.89DSQ14.1441.464.40DNF
Flag of the United States.svg  Brian Brophy  (USA)11.307.1015.072.0449.90DNF49.08DNF
Flag of Finland.svg  Petri Keskitalo  (FIN)11.057.5715.041.8650.68DSQ43.44DNF
Flag of Latvia.svg  Rojs Piziks  (LAT)11.556.9913.631.9851.3515.08DNF
Flag of Germany.svg  Michael Kohnle  (GER)11.247.4915.351.98DSQDNF
Flag of France.svg  Alain Blondel  (FRA)11.14NM13.881.92DNF
Flag of Germany.svg  Thorsten Dauth  (GER)11.106.7215.161.86DNF
Flag of Spain.svg  Antonio Peñalver  (ESP)11.267.1815.77DNF
Flag of Germany.svg  Paul Meier  (GER)11.517.1114.33DNF

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