Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

Men's decathlon at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Pictogram of athletics
Venues	Centennial Olympic Stadium
Dates	July 31-August 1
Competitors	40 from 25 nations
Winning result	8824
Medalists
Dan O'Brien   United States Frank Busemann   Germany Tomáš Dvořák   Czech Republic
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These are the official results of the men's decathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. ^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Dan O'Brien  United States
Silver	Frank Busemann  Germany
Bronze	Tomáš Dvořák  Czech Republic

Schedule

July 31

1. 100 m
2. Long Jump
3. Shot Put
4. High Jump
5. 400 m

August 1

6. 110 m hurdles
7. Discus Throw
8. Pole Vault
9. Javelin Throw
10. 1,500 m

Records

Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics
World Record	Dan O'Brien  (USA)	8891	September 5, 1992	Talence, France
Olympic Record	Daley Thompson  (GBR)	8847 [2]	August 9, 1984	Los Angeles, United States

Results

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. Since three men cleared 5.40 metres in the pole vault, these marks were split between eleven competitors with the gold medallist claiming the high jump mark.

Rank	Athlete	Decathlon										Points
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Dan O'Brien  (USA)	10.50	7.57	15.66	2.07	46.82	13.87	48.78	5.00	66.90	4:45.89	8824
	Frank Busemann  (GER)	10.60	8.07	13.60	2.04	48.34	13.47	45.04	4.80	66.86	4:31.41	8706
	Tomáš Dvořák  (CZE)	10.64	7.60	15.82	1.98	48.29	13.79	46.28	4.70	70.16	4:31.25	8664
4	Steve Fritz  (USA)	10.90	7.77	15.31	2.04	50.13	13.97	49.84	5.10	65.70	4:38.26	8644
5	Eduard Hämäläinen  (BLR)	10.85	7.48	16.32	1.98	46.91	13.95	49.62	5.00	57.66	4:34.68	8613
6	Erki Nool  (EST)	10.65	7.88	14.01	2.01	47.26	15.03	42.98	5.40	65.48	4:43.36	8543
7	Robert Změlík  (CZE)	10.83	7.64	13.53	1.95	49.55	14.17	43.44	5.40	67.20	4:38.45	8422
8	Ramil Ganiyev  (UZB)	10.84	7.61	14.71	2.13	49.14	14.88	44.86	5.20	53.70	4:42.74	8318
9	Antonio Peñalver  (ESP)	10.95	7.27	16.91	2.07	50.41	14.35	48.92	4.70	57.08	4:37.71	8307
10	Chris Huffins  (USA)	10.47	7.49	15.57	2.04	48.83	14.10	48.72	4.70	60.62	5:14.36	8300
11	Christian Plaziat  (FRA)	10.85	7.82	14.85	2.04	49.07	14.52	45.34	4.90	52.18	4:35.00	8282
12	Jón Arnar Magnússon  (ISL)	10.67	7.28	15.52	1.95	47.17	14.22	43.78	4.80	61.10	4:46.97	8274
13	Michael Smith  (CAN)	11.08	7.47	16.97	1.95	51.97	14.78	49.54	5.00	64.34	4:43.81	8271
14	Frank Müller  (GER)	10.95	7.25	14.69	1.95	49.05	14.86	45.90	5.10	66.10	4:37.50	8253
15	Sebastian Chmara  (POL)	11.28	7.75	14.51	2.10	48.75	14.59	42.60	4.90	54.84	4:26.96	8249
16	Kamil Damašek  (CZE)	10.86	7.22	15.51	2.01	47.35	14.94	42.66	4.90	55.84	4:26.86	8229
17	Sébastien Levicq  (FRA)	11.17	7.16	14.05	1.92	50.55	14.50	45.00	5.40	64.42	4:29.50	8192
18	Marcel Dost  (NED)	10.87	7.21	13.91	1.95	48.19	14.52	41.92	5.20	57.76	4:38.81	8111
19	Francisco Javier Benet  (ESP)	10.95	7.30	13.91	1.98	48.67	14.36	44.30	4.80	59.44	4:36.04	8107
20	Dirk-Achim Pajonk  (GER)	10.67	7.50	14.46	1.95	48.81	14.79	41.94	4.50	54.16	4:21.62	8045
21	Jack Rosendaal  (NED)	11.24	7.33	13.59	2.07	50.93	14.46	41.24	4.70	63.80	4:25.98	8035
22	Vitaliy Kolpakov  (UKR)	11.15	7.53	14.33	2.07	48.12	14.30	45.66	4.80	53.58	5:05.41	8025
23	Rojs Piziks  (LAT)	11.40	6.86	14.60	2.16	51.48	15.20	45.90	5.00	58.40	4:30.88	7994
24	Doug Pirini  (NZL)	10.89	7.33	14.75	1.89	48.56	14.88	45.34	4.60	58.02	4:39.09	7961
25	Eugenio Balanque  (CUB)	10.71	6.36	14.11	1.89	47.46	14.07	41.64	4.70	59.92	4:38.97	7873
26	Raúl Duany  (CUB)	11.20	7.30	13.78	2.07	50.50	14.84	38.56	4.40	62.86	4:35.59	7802
27	Zsolt Kürtösi  (HUN)	11.09	7.05	14.29	2.01	50.43	14.64	43.22	4.60	54.80	4:43.21	7755
28	Philipp Huber  (SUI)	11.06	7.15	13.34	1.86	48.72	15.08	43.42	4.60	51.96	4:18.15	7743
29	Alper Kasapoglu  (TUR)	11.07	7.22	12.89	1.92	49.61	14.55	40.64	4.80	45.24	4:38.69	7575
30	Beniamino Poserina  (ITA)	11.05	6.89	—	1.98	49.52	14.68	43.42	4.80	56.78	4:58.28	7013
31	Nikolay Afanasyev  (RUS)	11.44	6.74	13.38	1.98	50.83	14.79	43.08	—	55.12	4:41.00	6711
—	Indrek Kaseorg  (EST)	11.40	7.26	13.11	2.07	49.03	14.53	39.46	—	—	—	DNF
—	Lev Lobodin  (UKR)	10.85	7.35	15.57	1.95	48.96	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
—	Oleg Veretelnikov  (UZB)	11.06	7.24	12.66	1.95	49.65	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
—	Scott Ferrier  (AUS)	11.26	6.61	12.57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
—	Victor Houston  (BAR)	10.76	7.53	11.97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
—	Peter Winter  (AUS)	10.85	—	13.43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
—	Alex Kruger  (GBR)	11.38	6.55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
—	Andrei Nazarov  (EST)	11.04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
—	Dezső Szabó  (HUN)	10.94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF

See also

• 1995 Men's World Championships Decathlon
• 1996 Hypo-Meeting
• 1996 Decathlon Year Ranking
• 1997 Men's World Championships Decathlon

References

1. "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Decathlon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
2. Score according to the 1985 tables

External links

• Official Report
• Results