2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

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The men's decathlon at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium, Osaka, on Friday, 31 August, and Saturday, 1 September.

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The winning margin was 32 points which as of 2024 is the only time the decathlon has been won by fewer than 80 points at these championships.

Medalists

Gold Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Šebrle
Czech Republic (CZE)
Silver Flag of Jamaica.svg Maurice Smith
Jamaica (JAM)
Bronze Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Dmitriy Karpov
Kazakhstan (KAZ)

Schedule

Friday, 31 August
  1. 100 m
  2. Long jump
  3. Shot put
  4. High jump
  5. 400 m
Saturday, 1 September
  1. 110 m hurdles
  2. Discus throw
  3. Pole vault
  4. Javelin throw
  5. 1,500 m

Records

World record Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Roman Šebrle  (CZE)902627 May 2001 Flag of Austria.svg Götzis, Austria
Event record Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Tomáš Dvořák  (CZE)89027 August 2001 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Edmonton, Canada

Final ranking

Key
  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. These marks were split between seven competitors with the gold medallist claiming two of them.

Points table after 10th event

RankAthleteOverall points 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110 mh DT PV JT 1500 m
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Roman Šebrle  (CZE)8676852 pts
11.04 s
950 pts
7.56 m
846 pts
15.92 m
915 pts
2.12 m
871 pts
48.80 s
932 pts
14.33 s
844 pts
48.75 m
849 pts
4.80 m
907 pts
71.18 m
710 pts
4:35.32 min
2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Maurice Smith  (JAM)8644 (NR)947 pts
10.62 s
935 pts
7.50 m
933 pts
17.32 m
776 pts
1.97 m
934 pts
47.48 s
986 pts
13.91 s
920 pts
52.36 m
849 pts
4.80 m
642 pts
53.61 m
722 pts
4:33.52 min
3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Dmitriy Karpov  (KAZ)8586 (SB)929 pts
10.70 s
859 pts
7.19 m
856 pts
16.08 m
859 pts
2.06 m
936 pts
47.44 s
971 pts
14.03 s
849 pts
48.95 m
910 pts
5.00 m
735 pts
59.84 m
682 pts
4:39.68 min
4Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksey Drozdov  (RUS)8475 (PB)867 pts
10.97 s
874 pts
7.25 m
882 pts
16.49 m
915 pts
2.12 m
815 pts
50.00 s
879 pts
14.76 s
842 pts
48.62 m
910 pts
5.00 m
791 pts
65.51 m
700 pts
4:36.93 min
5Flag of Germany.svg  André Niklaus  (GER)8371 (PB)834 pts
11.12 s
915 pts
7.42 m
736 pts
14.12 m
859 pts
2.06 m
842 pts
49.40 s
910 pts
14.51 s
756 pts
44.48 m
1004 pts
5.30 m
787 pts
63.28 m
728 pts
4:32.50 min
6Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksey Sysoyev  (RUS)8357 (PB)906 pts
10.80 s
816 pts
7.01 m
861 pts
16.16 m
831 pts
2.03 m
889 pts
48.42 s
900 pts
14.59 s
865 pts
49.76 m
880 pts
4.90 m
704 pts
57.75 m
705 pts
4:36.16 min
7Flag of France.svg  Romain Barras  (FRA)8262782 pts
11.36 s
845 pts
7.13 m
792 pts
15.03 m
803 pts
2.00 m
846 pts
49.32 s
929 pts
14.36 s
757 pts
44.51 m
910 pts
5.00 m
825 pts
65.74 m
773 pts
4:25.75 min
8Flag of Cuba.svg  Yordanis García  (CUB)8257 (NR)922 pts
10.73 s
850 pts
7.15 m
786 pts
14.94 m
887 pts
2.09 m
849 pts
49.25 s
964 pts
14.08 s
724 pts
42.91 m
819 pts
4.70 m
870 pts
68.74 m
586 pts
4:55.42 min
9Flag of Germany.svg  Arthur Abele  (GER)8243890 pts
10.87 s
854 pts
7.17 m
703 pts
13.58 m
803 pts
2.00 m
881 pts
48.58 s
985 pts
13.92 s
691 pts
41.28 m
819 pts
4.70 m
817 pts
65.24 m
800 pts
4:21.69 min
10Flag of the United States.svg  Paul Terek  (USA)8120872 pts
10.95 s
876 pts
7.26 m
778 pts
14.81 m
803 pts
2.00 m
845 pts
49.34 s
837 pts
15.10 s
763 pts
44.81 m
972 pts
5.20 m
677 pts
55.96 m
697 pts
4:37.38 min
11Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Hans van Alphen  (BEL)8034836 pts
11.11 s
898 pts
7.35 m
769 pts
14.67 m
696 pts
1.88 m
884 pts
48.52 s
878 pts
14.77 s
752 pts
44.30 m
702 pts
4.30 m
824 pts
65.71 m
795 pts
4:22.50 min
12Flag of Hungary.svg  Attila Zsivoczky  (HUN)8017 (SB)765 pts
11.44 s
814 pts
7.00 m
798 pts
15.13 m
887 pts
2.09 m
788 pts
50.58 s
871 pts
14.82 s
804 pts
46.80 m
849 pts
4.80 m
732 pts
59.63 m
709 pts
4:35.55 min
13Flag of the United States.svg  Robert Jacob Arnold  (USA)8004830 pts
11.14 s
781 pts
6.86 m
773 pts
14.73 m
859 pts
2.06 m
860 pts
49.02 s
884 pts
14.72 s
740 pts
43.70 m
941 pts
5.10 m
678 pts
56.01 m
658 pts
4:43.58 min
14Flag of Belarus.svg  Aliaksandr Parkhomenka  (BLR)7984797 pts
11.29 s
795 pts
6.92 m
850 pts
15.98 m
749 pts
1.94 m
762 pts
51.16 s
858 pts
14.93 s
764 pts
44.86 m
819 pts
4.70 m
876 pts
69.14 m
714 pts
4:34.63 min
15Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  François Gourmet  (BEL)7974 (PB)935 pts
10.67 s
850 pts
7.15 m
712 pts
13.74 m
670 pts
1.85 m
910 pts
47.98 s
847 pts
15.02 s
662 pts
39.87 m
910 pts
5.00 m
704 pts
57.73 m
774 pts
4:25.51 min
16Flag of Estonia.svg  Andres Raja  (EST)7794878 pts
10.92 s
915 pts
7.42 m
744 pts
14.26 m
670 pts
1.85 m
866 pts
48.89 s
910 pts
14.51 s
605 pts
37.07 m
819 pts
4.70 m
743 pts
60.34 m
644 pts
4:45.83 min
17Flag of Spain.svg  Agustín Félix  (ESP)7749823 pts
11.17 s
842 pts
7.12 m
685 pts
13.29 m
831 pts
2.03 m
721 pts
52.08 s
880 pts
14.75 s
740 pts
43.67 m
910 pts
5.00 m
688 pts
56.69 m
629 pts
4:48.27 min
18Flag of Cuba.svg  Alberto Juantorena  (CUB)7657832 pts
11.13 s
918 pts
7.43 m
700 pts
13.54 m
887 pts
2.09 m
798 pts
50.37 s
853 pts
14.97 s
699 pts
41.69 m
673 pts
4.20 m
682 pts
56.28 m
615 pts
4:50.69 min
19Flag of Japan.svg  Hiromasa Tanaka  (JPN)7629850 pts
11.05 s
762 pts
6.78 m
602 pts
11.92 m
696 pts
1.88 m
881 pts
48.59 s
787 pts
15.53 s
698 pts
41.65 m
941 pts
5.10 m
732 pts
59.59 m
680 pts
4:40.04 min
20Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Josef Karas  (CZE)7625835 pts
11.12 s
920 pts
7.44 m
681 pts
13.23 m
749 pts
1.94 m
787 pts
50.60 s
829 pts
15.17 s
779 pts
45.58 m
731 pts
4.40 m
578 pts
49.28 m
737 pts
4:31.21 min
21Flag of South Korea.svg  Kun-Woo Kim  (KOR)7531 (SB)797 pts
11.29 s
842 pts
7.12 m
657 pts
12.83 m
723 pts
1.91 m
862 pts
48.99 s
863 pts
14.89 s
588 pts
36.23 m
849 pts
4.80 m
512 pts
44.79 m
838 pts
4:16.16 min
22Flag of Germany.svg  Norman Müller  (GER)7344883 pts
10.90 s
920 pts
7.44 m
801 pts
15.18 m
776 pts
1.97 m
930 pts
47.58 s
885 pts
14.71 s
685 pts
40.99 m
0 pts
NM
722 pts
58.93 m
742 pts
4:30.38 min
23Flag of Norway.svg  Hans Olav Uldal  (NOR)6698814 pts
11.21 s
797 pts
6.93 m
707 pts
13.65 m
644 pts
1.82 m
783 pts
50.70 s
8 pts
27.24 s
773 pts
45.31 m
760 pts
4.50 m
762 pts
61.63 m
650 pts
4:44.91 min
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Hamdi Dhouibi  (TUN)DNF876 pts
10.93 s
826 pts
7.05 m
692 pts
13.40 m
644 pts
1.82 m
929 pts
47.59 s
912 pts
14.49 s
754 pts
44.37 m
819 pts
4.70 m
Flag of Brazil.svg  Carlos Chinin  (BRA)DNF899 pts
10.93 s
876 pts
7.26 m
650 pts
12.72 m
831 pts
2.03 m
900 pts
49.18 s
911 pts
14.50 s
625 pts
38.06 m
No mark
Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Pappas  (USA)DNF870 pts
10.96 s
920 pts
7.44 m
870 pts
16.31 m
831 pts
2.03 m
851 pts
49.22 s
869 pts
14.84 s
Flag of the United States.svg  Bryan Clay  (USA)DNF989 pts
10.44 s
972 pts
7.65 m
821 pts
15.51 m
776 pts
1.97 m
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Eugene Martineau  (NED)DNF806 pts
11.25 s
854 pts
7.13 m
709 pts
13.69 m
803 pts
2.00 m
797 pts
50.38 s
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Vitaliy Smirnov  (UZB)DNF0 pts
DNF
Flag of Belarus.svg  Andrei Krauchanka  (BLR)DNF0 pts
DQ
995 pts
7.58 m
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

See also

References