Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

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Men's decathlon
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Athletics pictogram.svg
Pictogram of athletics
Venues Olympic Stadium
DatesSeptember 28-29
Competitors39 from 26 nations
Winning result8488
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Christian Schenk
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Torsten Voss
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Dave Steen
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
  1984
1992  

These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There were a total number of 39 participating athletes, with five competitors who didn't finish the competition. [1]

Medalists

Gold Christian Schenk
Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
Silver Torsten Voss
Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
Bronze Dave Steen
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada

Schedule

September 28, 1988
  1. 100 m
  2. Long Jump
  3. Shot Put
  4. High Jump
  5. 400 m
September 29, 1988
  1. 110 m hurdles
  2. Discus Throw
  3. Pole Vault
  4. Javelin Throw
  5. 1,500 m

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in points) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World Record8798(*)8832(**) Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Hingsen Mannheim (FRG)June 9, 1984
8797(*)8847(**) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daley Thompson Los Angeles (USA)August 9, 1984
Olympic Record8797(*)8847(**) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daley Thompson Los Angeles (USA)August 9, 1984

(*) Original score according to the 1962/1977 tables.

(**) Score according to the 1985 tables.

Thompson's mark was not a world record in 1984, but when the 1985 tables came into use, his mark became the record. They were both given credit for the world record.

Results

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. These marks were split between six competitors with the gold medallist claiming the high jump mark.

Neither the silver nor bronze medallists claimed any of these marks yet the competitor who placed 17th claimed three of them.


RankAthleteNationality100mLJSPHJ400m110m HDTPVJT1500mPointsNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Christian Schenk Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 11.257.4315.482.2748.9015.1349.284.7061.324:28.958488
Silver medal icon.svg Torsten Voss Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 10.877.4514.971.9747.7114.4644.365.1061.764:33.028399
Bronze medal icon.svg Dave Steen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.187.4414.201.9748.2914.8143.665.2064.164:23.208328
4 Daley Thompson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 10.627.3815.022.0349.0614.7244.804.9064.044:45.118306
5 Christian Plaziat Flag of France.svg  France 10.837.6213.582.1248.3414.1843.064.9052.184:34.078272
6 Alain Blondel Flag of France.svg  France 11.027.4312.921.9747.4414.4041.205.2057.464:16.648268
7 Tim Bright Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.187.0514.122.0649.3414.3941.685.7061.604:51.208216
8 Robert de Wit Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.056.9515.342.0048.2114.3641.324.8063.004:25.868189
9 Dave Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.157.1214.522.0349.1514.6642.364.9066.464:29.628180
10 Pavel Tarnavetskiy Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.237.2815.251.9748.6014.7648.025.2059.484:52.248167
11 Petri Keskitalo Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 10.947.5615.341.9749.9414.2541.864.8066.644:55.898143
12 Beat Gähwiler Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 11.187.3414.481.9449.0215.1142.464.7065.844:16.748114
13 Dezső Szabó Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 11.027.2912.922.0648.2314.9639.545.0056.804:17.858093
14 Mike Smith Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.997.3713.611.9747.8314.7043.884.3066.544:28.978083
15 Simon Shirley Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 11.037.4514.201.9748.8415.4441.684.7064.004:27.488036
16 Simon Poelman Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11.097.0814.512.0349.8914.7843.204.9057.184:28.548021
17 Mikael Olander Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 11.466.7516.072.0051.2816.0650.664.8072.805:02.427869
18 Uwe Freimuth Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 11.577.0015.601.9449.8415.0446.664.9060.204:46.047860
19 Lars Warming Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 11.077.0413.411.9447.9714.4940.384.8051.504:22.417859
20 Roman Hrabaň Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 10.897.0715.841.7949.6814.9445.324.9060.485:06.687781
21 Georg Werthner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 11.527.3613.931.9449.9915.6438.824.6067.044:26.427753
22 Christian Gugler Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 11.497.0213.802.0350.6015.2239.084.7060.924:21.937745
23 Antonio Peñalver Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 11.387.0814.312.0050.2414.9746.344.4055.684:32.687743
24 Alex Kruger Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.306.9713.232.1549.9815.3838.724.6054.344:37.847623
25 Lee Fu-an Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 11.007.2313.152.0349.7314.9638.064.5052.824:45.577579
26 Santiago Mellado Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 11.336.8311.632.0648.3715.3937.524.6055.424:30.077517 NR
27 Severin Moser Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 11.106.9812.691.8548.6315.1338.044.7049.524:21.907502
28 Věroslav Valenta Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 11.517.0114.171.9451.1615.1845.844.6056.285:03.177442
29 Carlos O'Connell Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 11.266.9012.411.8848.2415.6138.024.4052.684:32.067310
30 Greg Richards Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.507.0912.941.8249.2715.5642.324.5053.504:53.857237
31 Gong Guohua Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 11.436.2213.981.9151.2515.8846.184.6057.844:54.997231
32 Albert Miller Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 11.476.4312.331.9450.3015.0038.724.0057.264:53.727231
33 Lee Gwang-ik Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 11.577.1910.271.9150.7116.2034.364.1054.944:29.987231
34 Dambar Kunwar Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 12.125.839.711.7152.3217.0527.102.8039.104:41.245339
Valter Külvet Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.317.1415.292.0050.62DNSDNF
Gary Kinder Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.317.0014.891.9751.79DNSDNF
Fidel Solórzano Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 11.016.7911.761.88DNSDNF
Aleksandr Apaychev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union DNFDNF
Jürgen Hingsen Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany DQDNF

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Decathlon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2018.