Records
| Standing records prior to the 1997 season in track and field | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  | 8891 | September 5, 1992 |  |
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.
| Standing records prior to the 1997 season in track and field | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | | 8891 | September 5, 1992 | |
| Rank | Points | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8837 |  | Athens, Greece | 1997-08-06 | |
| 2 | 8730 |  | Athens, Greece | 1997-08-06 | NR |
| 3 | 8652 |  | Athens, Greece | 1997-08-06 | |
| 4 | 8604 | | Indianapolis, United States | 1997-06-13 | |
| 5 | 8555 |  | Götzis, Austria | 1997-06-01 | |
| 6 | 8534 |  | Götzis, Austria | 1997-06-01 | |
| 7 | 8470 |  | Götzis, Austria | 1997-06-01 | |
| 8 | 8458 | | Indianapolis, United States | 1997-06-13 | |
| 9 | 8445 |  | Athens, Greece | 1997-08-06 | NR |
| 10 | 8380 | | Catania, Italy | 1997-08-20 | |
| 11 | 8360 | | Athens, Greece | 1997-08-06 | |
| 12 | 8322 |  | Alhama de Murcia, Spain | 1997-06-01 | |
| 13 | 8310 | | Alhama de Murcia, Spain | 1997-06-01 | PB |
| 14 | 8290 |  | Maribor, Slovenia | 1997-06-29 | |
| 15 | 8268 | | Indianapolis, United States | 1997-06-13 | PB |
| 16 | 8259 |  | Adelaide, Australia | 1997-03-30 | |
| 17 | 8239 | | Alhama de Murcia, Spain | 1997-06-01 | |
| 18 | 8228 | | Indianapolis, United States | 1997-06-13 | |
| 19 | 8211 | | Ratingen, Germany | 1997-06-01 | |
| 20 | 8184 |  | Götzis, Austria | 1997-06-01 | |
| 21 | 8182 | | Alhama de Murcia, Spain | 1997-06-01 | |
| 22 | 8173 | | Talence, France | 1997-09-14 | |
| 23 | 8140 | | Athens, Greece | 1997-08-06 | |
| 24 | 8128 | | Alhama de Murcia, Spain | 1997-06-01 | PB |
| 25 | 8123 | | Indianapolis, United States | 1997-06-13 |
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