1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon

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The men's decathlon competition at the 1998 European Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, was held on 18 August and 19 August 1998. The event was one of the permit meetings of the inaugural 1998 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of Estonia.svg Erki Nool
Estonia (EST)
Silver Flag of Finland.svg Eduard Hämäläinen
Finland (FIN)
Bronze Flag of Russia.svg Lev Lobodin
Russia (RUS)

Schedule

18 August
  1. 100 m
  2. Long jump
  3. Shot put
  4. High jump
  5. 400 m
19 August
  1. 110 m hurdles
  2. Discus throw
  3. Pole vault
  4. Javelin throw
  5. 1,500 m

Records

World record Flag of the United States.svg  Dan O'Brien  (USA)88915 September 1992 Flag of France.svg Talence, France
Event record Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daley Thompson  (GBR)881128 August 1986 Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart, West Germany

Results

Best marks for each event are highlighted.


RankAthleteDecathlonPoints
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Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Estonia.svg  Erki Nool  (EST)10.587.8014.401.9746.6714.6840.795.4070.654:38.008667
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Eduard Hämäläinen  (FIN)10.877.4416.042.0646.9513.9647.855.0055.344:33.988587
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Lev Lobodin  (RUS)10.667.4215.672.0348.6513.9746.555.2056.554:30.278571
4Flag of Iceland.svg  Jón Arnar Magnússon  (ISL)10.607.3916.031.9746.4914.1239.345.1063.994:32.238552
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Tomáš Dvořák  (CZE)10.777.6115.871.9748.1114.0746.384.7065.124:34.628506
6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Roman Šebrle  (CZE)10.737.6014.902.0948.2814.2742.574.9062.824:35.218477
7Flag of Hungary.svg  Dezső Szabó  (HUN)10.857.5813.722.0348.1314.3942.805.0059.624:20.428392
8Flag of Germany.svg  Mike Maczey  (GER)11.167.2913.772.0649.8214.4142.464.9063.274:26.828174
9=Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsolt Kürtösi  (HUN)11.197.2614.902.0349.0714.3946.384.7058.054:33.148140
9=Flag of Germany.svg  Klaus Isekenmeier  (GER)11.037.4215.221.7948.2914.5051.284.6061.654:37.958140
11Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jack Rosendaal  (NED)11.197.0214.052.0650.4314.5342.704.9063.894:20.398135
12Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Philipp Huber  (SUI)10.947.1214.421.8547.8714.7444.664.9058.574:23.278081
13Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Yurkov  (UKR)10.907.4714.532.0349.5515.0947.564.9051.884:46.888030
14Flag of Germany.svg  Stefan Schmid  (GER)10.927.2614.731.9148.4514.7941.094.6068.224:43.218011
15Flag of Sweden.svg  Henrik Dagård  (SWE)10.816.8814.361.9447.9714.7542.074.8063.644:52.587930
16Flag of Hungary.svg  Attila Zsivoczky  (HUN)11.276.5614.172.1849.6215.5942.224.5062.904:23.547876
17Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Rolf Schläfli  (SUI)11.106.9414.961.9448.1114.9535.494.4064.854:32.447778
18Flag of France.svg  Wilfrid Boulineau  (FRA)11.047.2013.072.0349.5515.0441.334.4057.854:45.497672
19Flag of France.svg  Gaëtan Blouin  (FRA)11.217.0411.462.0649.7715.0139.544.8053.434:42.947549
20Flag of Spain.svg  Jaime Peñas  (ESP)11.187.0515.312.0650.4115.1245.174.6059.48DNF7236
Flag of France.svg  Sébastien Levicq  (FRA)11.216.8614.771.9451.4515.0642.63DNSDNF
Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Javier Benet  (ESP)11.177.1213.541.9148.6214.5639.86DNSDNF
Flag of Poland.svg  Sebastian Chmara  (POL)11.197.6515.482.0947.7614.84DNSDNF
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Georgios Andreou  (CYP)10.936.8013.031.94DNSDNF
Flag of Greece.svg  Prodromos Korkizoglou  (GRE)10.777.0313.541.97DNSDNF
Flag of Spain.svg  Antonio Peñalver  (ESP)11.187.0216.18XDNSDNF

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