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.

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Records

Standing records prior to the 1997 season in track and field
World Record Flag of the United States.svg  Dan O'Brien  (USA)8891September 5, 1992 Flag of France.svg Talence, France

1997 World Year Ranking

RankPointsAthleteVenueDateNote
18837Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Tomáš Dvořák  (CZE)Athens, Greece1997-08-06
28730Flag of Finland.svg  Eduard Hämäläinen  (FIN)Athens, Greece1997-08-06 NR
38652Flag of Germany.svg  Frank Busemann  (GER)Athens, Greece1997-08-06
48604Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Fritz  (USA)Indianapolis, United States1997-06-13
58555Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Michael Smith  (CAN)Götzis, Austria1997-06-01
68534Flag of Estonia.svg  Erki Nool  (EST)Götzis, Austria1997-06-01
78470Flag of Iceland.svg  Jón Arnar Magnússon  (ISL)Götzis, Austria1997-06-01
88458Flag of the United States.svg  Chris Huffins  (USA)Indianapolis, United States1997-06-13
98445Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Ramil Ganiyev  (UZB)Athens, Greece1997-08-06 NR
108380Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Roman Šebrle  (CZE)Catania, Italy1997-08-20
118360Flag of Germany.svg  Stefan Schmid  (GER)Athens, Greece1997-08-06
128322Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Javier Benet  (ESP)Alhama de Murcia, Spain1997-06-01
138310Flag of Germany.svg  Klaus Isekenmeier  (GER)Alhama de Murcia, Spain1997-06-01PB
148290Flag of Poland.svg  Sebastian Chmara  (POL)Maribor, Slovenia1997-06-29
158268Flag of the United States.svg  Shawn Wilbourn  (USA)Indianapolis, United States1997-06-13PB
168259Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jagan Hames  (AUS)Adelaide, Australia1997-03-30
178239Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Robert Změlík  (CZE)Alhama de Murcia, Spain1997-06-01
188228Flag of the United States.svg  Kip Janvrin  (USA)Indianapolis, United States1997-06-13
198211Flag of Germany.svg  Michael Kohnle  (GER)Ratingen, Germany1997-06-01
208184Flag of Russia.svg  Lev Lobodin  (RUS)Götzis, Austria1997-06-01
218182Flag of Spain.svg  Antonio Peñalver  (ESP)Alhama de Murcia, Spain1997-06-01
228173Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Kamil Damašek  (CZE)Talence, France1997-09-14
238140Flag of Estonia.svg  Indrek Kaseorg  (EST)Athens, Greece1997-08-06
248128Flag of Spain.svg  Jaime Peñas  (ESP)Alhama de Murcia, Spain1997-06-01PB
258123Flag of the United States.svg  Darwin Vandehoef  (USA)Indianapolis, United States1997-06-13

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