Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

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Men's decathlon
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Athletics pictogram.svg
Pictogram of athletics
Venues Centennial Olympic Stadium
DatesJuly 31-August 1
Competitors40 from 25 nations
Winning result8824
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Dan O'Brien
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Frank Busemann
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Tomáš Dvořák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
  1992
2000  

These are the official results of the men's decathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. [1]

Medalists

Gold Dan O'Brien
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Silver Frank Busemann
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Bronze Tomáš Dvořák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic

Schedule

July 31
  1. 100 m
  2. Long Jump
  3. Shot Put
  4. High Jump
  5. 400 m
August 1
  1. 110 m hurdles
  2. Discus Throw
  3. Pole Vault
  4. Javelin Throw
  5. 1,500 m

Records

Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics
World Record Flag of the United States.svg  Dan O'Brien  (USA)8891September 5, 1992 Flag of France.svg Talence, France
Olympic Record Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daley Thompson  (GBR)8847 [2] August 9, 1984 Flag of the United States.svg 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.
RankAthleteDecathlonPoints
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Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Dan O'Brien  (USA)10.507.5715.662.0746.8213.8748.785.0066.904:45.898824
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Frank Busemann  (GER)10.608.0713.602.0448.3413.4745.044.8066.864:31.418706
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Tomáš Dvořák  (CZE)10.647.6015.821.9848.2913.7946.284.7070.164:31.258664
4Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Fritz  (USA)10.907.7715.312.0450.1313.9749.845.1065.704:38.268644
5Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Eduard Hämäläinen  (BLR)10.857.4816.321.9846.9113.9549.625.0057.664:34.688613
6Flag of Estonia.svg  Erki Nool  (EST)10.657.8814.012.0147.2615.0342.985.4065.484:43.368543
7Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Robert Změlík  (CZE)10.837.6413.531.9549.5514.1743.445.4067.204:38.458422
8Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Ramil Ganiyev  (UZB)10.847.6114.712.1349.1414.8844.865.2053.704:42.748318
9Flag of Spain.svg  Antonio Peñalver  (ESP)10.957.2716.912.0750.4114.3548.924.7057.084:37.718307
10Flag of the United States.svg  Chris Huffins  (USA)10.477.4915.572.0448.8314.1048.724.7060.625:14.368300
11Flag of France.svg  Christian Plaziat  (FRA)10.857.8214.852.0449.0714.5245.344.9052.184:35.008282
12Flag of Iceland.svg  Jón Arnar Magnússon  (ISL)10.677.2815.521.9547.1714.2243.784.8061.104:46.978274
13Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Michael Smith  (CAN)11.087.4716.971.9551.9714.7849.545.0064.344:43.818271
14Flag of Germany.svg  Frank Müller  (GER)10.957.2514.691.9549.0514.8645.905.1066.104:37.508253
15Flag of Poland.svg  Sebastian Chmara  (POL)11.287.7514.512.1048.7514.5942.604.9054.844:26.968249
16Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Kamil Damašek  (CZE)10.867.2215.512.0147.3514.9442.664.9055.844:26.868229
17Flag of France.svg  Sébastien Levicq  (FRA)11.177.1614.051.9250.5514.5045.005.4064.424:29.508192
18Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marcel Dost  (NED)10.877.2113.911.9548.1914.5241.925.2057.764:38.818111
19Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Javier Benet  (ESP)10.957.3013.911.9848.6714.3644.304.8059.444:36.048107
20Flag of Germany.svg  Dirk-Achim Pajonk  (GER)10.677.5014.461.9548.8114.7941.944.5054.164:21.628045
21Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jack Rosendaal  (NED)11.247.3313.592.0750.9314.4641.244.7063.804:25.988035
22Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vitaliy Kolpakov  (UKR)11.157.5314.332.0748.1214.3045.664.8053.585:05.418025
23Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Rojs Piziks  (LAT)11.406.8614.602.1651.4815.2045.905.0058.404:30.887994
24Flag of New Zealand.svg  Doug Pirini  (NZL)10.897.3314.751.8948.5614.8845.344.6058.024:39.097961
25Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Eugenio Balanque  (CUB)10.716.3614.111.8947.4614.0741.644.7059.924:38.977873
26Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Raúl Duany  (CUB)11.207.3013.782.0750.5014.8438.564.4062.864:35.597802
27Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsolt Kürtösi  (HUN)11.097.0514.292.0150.4314.6443.224.6054.804:43.217755
28Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Philipp Huber  (SUI)11.067.1513.341.8648.7215.0843.424.6051.964:18.157743
29Flag of Turkey.svg  Alper Kasapoglu  (TUR)11.077.2212.891.9249.6114.5540.644.8045.244:38.697575
30Flag of Italy.svg  Beniamino Poserina  (ITA)11.056.891.9849.5214.6843.424.8056.784:58.287013
31Flag of Russia.svg  Nikolay Afanasyev  (RUS)11.446.7413.381.9850.8314.7943.0855.124:41.006711
Flag of Estonia.svg  Indrek Kaseorg  (EST)11.407.2613.112.0749.0314.5339.46DNF
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Lev Lobodin  (UKR)10.857.3515.571.9548.96DNF
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Oleg Veretelnikov  (UZB)11.067.2412.661.9549.65DNF
Flag of Australia.svg  Scott Ferrier  (AUS)11.266.6112.57DNF
Flag of Barbados.svg  Victor Houston  (BAR)10.767.5311.97DNF
Flag of Australia.svg  Peter Winter  (AUS)10.8513.43DNF
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Alex Kruger  (GBR)11.386.55DNF
Flag of Estonia.svg  Andrei Nazarov  (EST)11.04DNF
Flag of Hungary.svg  Dezső Szabó  (HUN)10.94DNF

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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