1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

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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.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Dvořák
Czech Republic (CZE)
Silver Flag of Finland.svg Eduard Hämäläinen
Finland (FIN)
Bronze Flag of Germany.svg 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 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
Season Best Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Fritz  (USA)8604June 13, 1997 Flag of the United States.svg 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.
RankAthleteDecathlonPoints
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Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Tomáš Dvořák  (CZE)10,607.6416.322.0047,5613,6145.165.0070.344.35,408837
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Eduard Hämäläinen  (FIN)10,817.5615.711.9746,7113,7450.505.2059.824.37,108730
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Frank Busemann  (GER)10,767.9613.532.0948,3213,5542.565.0063.924.29,278652
4Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Fritz  (USA)10,967.3014.412.0048,7014,0848.885.0065.244.31,148463
5Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Ramil Ganiyev  (UZB)10,947.5814.762.0648,3414,3546.045.3055.144.36,788445
6Flag of Estonia.svg  Erki Nool  (EST)10,677.3714.331.9146,9914,6643.205.4065.844.42,988413
7Flag of Germany.svg  Stefan Schmid  (GER)10,937.5814.581.9748,1414,4944.385.0067.464.43,208360
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Michael Smith  (CAN)11,047.2517.542.0349,6714,6847.804.8065.584.54,998307
9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Roman Šebrle  (CZE)10,917.7114.332.0948,1614,3243.324.2064.764.40,318232
10Flag of Germany.svg  Klaus Isekenmeier  (GER)11,057.5614.281.9148,5614,4047.884.6065.844.42,548180
11Flag of Estonia.svg  Indrek Kaseorg  (EST)11,397.1613.872.0348,6614,4941.644.9063.344.20,828140
12Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Philipp Huber  (SUI)11,087.1814.291.8548,0014,6544.885.0058.224.20,908107
13Flag of France.svg  Cédric Lopez  (FRA)11,217.1313.482.0948,8814,7540.964.6064.884.25,968047
14Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marcel Dost  (NED)10,977.4513.611.9147,9914,4942.425.2051.804.36,688040
15Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Javier Benet  (ESP)11,047.1913.662.0348,4914,5643.304.5055.924.33,657929
16Flag of Greece.svg  Prodromos Korkizoglou  (GRE)10,777.2913.282.0049,5914,4744.464.8054.944.58,447867
17Flag of Barbados.svg  Victor Houston  (BAR)10,727.5712.822.0347,9113,9233.563.5062.104.32,307777
18Flag of Portugal.svg  Mário Aníbal  (POR)11,097.0314.572.0349,7315,2844.284.6053.704.39,657768
19Flag of France.svg  Pierre-Alexandre Vial  (FRA)11.027.1113.351.8848,8714,8343.264.8053.704.42,297708
20Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Oleg Veretelnikov  (UZB)11,107.3213.931.8548,8515,3939.704.4060.284.25,687698
Flag of the United States.svg  Chris Huffins  (USA)10.397.8515.282.0649,0514,0449.224.60NMDNSDNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jagan Hames  (AUS)11.117.2714.082.2449,9214,3646.68DNFDNF
Flag of Russia.svg  Lev Lobodin  (RUS)11.077.0715.0049,0214,3844.78DNFDNF
Flag of Italy.svg  Beniamino Poserina  (ITA)11.106.9314.041.9149,9914,5638.42DNSDNF
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Robert Změlík  (CZE)10.847.2814.3849,39DNF45.72DNSDNF
Flag of Poland.svg  Sebastian Chmara  (POL)11.177.5615.2148,24DNF
Flag of France.svg  Sébastien Levicq  (FRA)11.257.0113.581.9453,43DNF
Flag of Iceland.svg  Jón Arnar Magnússon  (ISL)10.617.4215.052.00DNSDNF
Flag of Spain.svg  Jaime Peñas  (ESP)11.087.1615.33DNSDNF
Flag of the United States.svg  Shawn Wilbourn  (USA)10.886.9414.851.91DNSDNF
Flag of Latvia.svg  Rojs Piziks  (LAT)11.776.7914.05DNSDNF
Flag of Turkey.svg  Alper Kasapoğlu  (TUR)11.286.9113.991.85DNSDNF
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Doug Pirini  (NZL)10.937.1714.38NMDNF
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jack Rosendaal  (NED)11.276.9412.73DNF

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