Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

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Men's decathlon
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Date8 August 1984
9 August 1984
Competitors26 from 18 nations
Winning result8797 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Daley Thompson
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Jürgen Hingsen
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Siegfried Wentz
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
  1980
1988  
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These are the official results of the men's decathlon competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with the competition starting on August 8, 1984, and ending on August 9, 1984. [1]

Medalists

Gold Daley Thompson
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain
Silver Jürgen Hingsen
Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
Bronze Siegfried Wentz
Flag of Germany.svg West Germany

Abbreviations

DNSdid not start
NMno mark
ORolympic record
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Schedule

August 8, 1984
  1. 100 m
  2. Long Jump
  3. Shot Put
  4. High Jump
  5. 400 m
August 9, 1984
  1. 110 m hurdles
  2. Discus Throw
  3. Pole Vault
  4. Javelin Throw
  5. 1,500 m

Records

Earlier in 1984 the IAAF had updated its decathlon scoring tables; the tables set in 1962 (with effect from 1964) would be replaced on 1 April 1985. [2] The world record performance at the changeover date would be recalculated using the new tables and become the new world record. [2] In the event that another performance had a lower total on the 1962 tables but a higher one on the 1984 tables, it would not supersede the pre-existing record. [2]

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in points) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics:

Record1962 tables1984 tablesAthleteVenueDate
World Record87988832 Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Hingsen Mannheim (FRG)June 9, 1984
Olympic Record8618/8617 [n 1] 8634 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Jenner Montreal (CAN) July 30, 1976

Daley Thompson's time in the Olympic 110mH was initially recorded as 14.34, on which basis he started the final 1500m needing 4:34.8 to beat Hingsen's world record, or 4:34.9 to equal it. [3] After slowing at the end to enjoy his triumph, he finished in 4:35.0, giving a points total of 8797, one below the world record (still a new Olympic record). [3] The time was over 14 seconds outside his personal best. [4] Under the 1984 tables (taking effect in 1985) Thompson's 8797 scored 8846, whereas Hingsen's 8798 was only 8832. [2] Nevertheless, Hingsen retained the record under the IAAF's grandfather rule. [2]

In 1986, the IAAF re-examined the photo finish of Thompson's Olympic 110mH, found it was one-thousandth of a second faster than initially thought, and rounded his time down from 14.34 to 14.33. [2] [5] This gave him one extra point, thereby retrospectively equalling Hingsen's 8798 under the 1962 tables, and scoring 8847 on the 1984 tables. [2] The IAAF ruled on 15 July 1986 that Thompson was co-holder of the world record from 9 August 1984 until 1 April 1985, and sole holder thereafter. [2]

Results

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. These marks were split between six competitors with the gold medallist claiming three of them.
RankAthleteNationality100mLJSPHJ400m110m HDTPVJT1500mPointsNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Daley Thompson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 10.448.0115.722.0346.9714.3346.565.0065.244:35.008798EWR [n 2]
Silver medal icon.svg Jürgen Hingsen Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 10.917.8015.872.1247.6914.2950.824.5060.444:22.608673
Bronze medal icon.svg Siegfried Wentz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 10.997.1115.872.0947.7814.3546.604.5067.684:33.968412
4 Guido Kratschmer Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 10.807.4015.931.9449.2514.6647.284.9069.404:47.998326
5 William Motti Flag of France.svg  France 11.287.4514.422.0648.1314.7150.924.5063.764:35.158266
6 John Crist Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.336.98w14.052.0648.4515.0146.184.8061.884:23.788130
7 Jim Wooding Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.047.0113.901.9747.6214.5747.384.6057.204:28.318091
8 Dave Steen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.207.41w12.572.0348.0915.3944.044.8056.924:17.708047
9 Georg Werthner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 11.416.9613.801.9449.4415.3641.184.7076.964:16.418012
10 Michele Rüfenacht Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 10.726.9613.862.0048.6314.5745.304.3055.104:39.477924
11 Bradley McStravick Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 10.926.8213.381.9448.6815.0145.544.3061.544:25.157890
12 Tim Bright Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.226.7513.802.0048.8714.5241.745.4053.664:49.277862
13 Patrick Vetterli Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 11.447.1313.882.0349.8315.1443.824.5064.664:55.067739
14 Peter Hadfield Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 11.157.1313.681.7648.5015.0543.364.5055.224:25.907683
15 Weng Kangqiang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 11.287.3012.451.8850.5215.2138.744.6069.724:34.107662
16 Ku Chin-shui Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 11.426.8912.762.0350.5914.9139.704.9062.364:50.757629
17 Trond Skramstad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 11.207.1814.201.8549.2515.0840.024.5054.944:43.027579
18 Douglas Fernández Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 11.596.7413.121.8849.8316.0543.524.4067.124:23.967553
19 Lee Fu-an Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 10.987.0013.022.0349.6715.4937.104.5054.964:45.877541
20 Colin Boreham Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.466.9013.511.9750.1915.4844.104.2052.664:32.507485
21 Mohamed Mansour Salah Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar 11.516.6211.541.8852.0416.2036.263.5045.024:35.646589
22 Claudio Escauriza Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay 11.666.5114.101.8253.0617.5147.764.0064.16DNF6546
23 Fidel Solórzano Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 11.156.9910.091.9449.2416.2233.543.1048.665:07.386519
24 Ángel Díaz Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 11.546.489.621.9152.0816.0228.683.3047.964:26.116342
25 Vivian Coralie Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 11.375.84w9.791.8251.2816.3932.923.0041.584:26.266084
Albert Miller Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 11.486.3213.071.9150.2215.3638.46NMDNSDNF

See also

Footnotes

  1. Jenner's 1976 performance was officially calculated as 8618 using a 400m time of 50.0. [2] From 1977, the IAAF required 400m times accurate to 100th of a second; Jenner's 50.04 was worth one point less. Both figures have been quoted subsequently. [2]
  2. Originally 8797OR

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