Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's decathlon

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The men's decathlon event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held on 17–18 September in Kuala Lumpur.

Results

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  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
RankAthleteNationality100mLJSPHJ400m110m HDTPVJT1500mPointsNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Jagan Hames Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10.777.6414.732.1949.6714.0746.405.0064.675:02.688490 AR
Silver medal icon.svg Scott Ferrier Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10.847.5913.342.1348.2514.2043.995.1058.954:55.658307PB
Bronze medal icon.svg Mike Smith Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.237.1718.032.0150.3814.7747.894.6066.875:00.618143
4 Doug Pirini Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10.937.3614.361.9248.3114.8545.624.7059.334:43.148007PB
5 Peter Banks Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11.087.3514.092.0148.2815.7941.734.7060.274:43.707859
6 Michael Nolan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.317.2414.631.9250.2115.5545.774.8058.284:51.717703
7 Du'aine Ladejo Flag of England.svg  England 10.476.9713.312.0446.1214.9139.243.9047.154:41.697633
8 Dominic Johnson Flag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg  Saint Lucia 10.987.3712.921.9848.1415.3838.774.9040.164:36.657587
9 Alexis Sharp Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 11.007.0313.021.9550.0515.2446.454.4058.374:59.997542
10 Jamie Quarry Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 11.046.7713.611.9249.4014.5141.124.6044.354:36.787482
11 Simon Poelman Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11.276.9714.781.9551.9214.8944.374.3054.504:56.347425
12 Georgios Andreou Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 11.117.0013.292.0150.9615.6939.884.7057.085:22.847297
Levard Missick Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands 11.367.1010.751.9251.4317.49 [2] DNS [3] DNF
Barry Thomas Flag of England.svg  England 11.496.7413.42DNSDNF
Rafer Joseph Flag of England.svg  England 11.456.22DNSDNF

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