Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's decathlon

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The Men's decathlon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at Hampden Park on 28 and 29 July 2014. [1]

Australian Jake Stein effectively took himself out of the competition before completing the first event by false starting twice in the 100 metres. However he persevered through the other nine events and while officially finishing in last place, he put in a performance worthy of the top 5. [2]

Results

The best performance for each event is highlighted.


RankAthleteOverall points 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110 m H DT PV JT 1500 m
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Damian Warner  (CAN)828210.29 s
1025
7.50 m
935
14.04 m
731
1.96 m
767
47.78 s
920
13.50 s
1040
41.31 m
691
4.50 m
760
61.96 m
767
4:45.43 s
646
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  Ashley Bryant  (ENG)810911.10 s
838
7.56 m
950
14.07 m
733
1.99 m
794
49.07 s
858
14.92 s
859
43.45 m
735
4.70 m
819
66.24 m
832
4:38.24 s
691
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Grenada.svg  Kurt Felix  (GRN)807011.02 s
856
7.43 m
918
13.26 m
683
2.11 m
906
48.93 s
865
15.06 s
842
45.3 m
773
4.50 m
760
66.33 m
834
4:47.66 s
633
4Flag of England.svg  John Lane  (ENG)792210.71 s
926
7.50 m
935
14.12 m
736
1.99 m
794
48.13 s
903
14.64 s
894
38.96 m
643
4.90 m
880
52.25 m
622
4:54.95 s
589
5Flag of Australia.svg  Stephen Cain  (AUS)778711.33 s
789
6.73 m
750
13.87 m
720
1.99 m
794
51.07 s
766
14.85 s
868
44.87 m
764
4.90 m
880
62.68 m
778
4:40.29 s
678
6Flag of Wales 2.svg  Benjamin Gregory  (WAL)772511.26 s
804
7.42 m
915
13.03 m
669
1.90 m
714
50.49 s
792
14.70 s
886
40.40 m
673
5.00 m
910
54.05 m
649
4:34.09 s
713
7Flag of South Africa.svg  Fredriech Pretorius  (RSA)763911.29 s
797
7.13 m
845
11.86 m
598
1.90 m
714
49.31 s
847
14.62 s
896
40.61 m
677
4.59 m
790
58.76 m
719
4:28.33 s
756
8Flag of Wales 2.svg  David Guest  (WAL)751610.95 s
872
7.01 m
816
12.43 m
633
1.87 m
687
48.08 s
905
14.70 s
886
43.14 m
729
4.50 m
760
51.93 m
617
4:51.23 s
611
9Flag of Grenada.svg  Lindon Victor  (GRN)742911.06 s
847
6.93 m
797
14.48 m
758
1.93 m
740
50.15 s
808
16.60 s
667
51.29 m
897
3.60 m
509
68.55 m
867
5:03.68 s
539
10Flag of Wales 2.svg  Curtis Matthews  (WAL)742211.03 s
854
7.20 m
862
13.53 m
700
1.84 m
661
50.94 s
772
14.88 s
864
47.85 m
826
4.30 m
702
52.09 m
620
4:59.72 s
561
11Flag of Mauritius.svg  Guillaume Thierry  (MRI)730311.39 s
776
6.96 m
804
13.80 m
716
1.87 m
687
52.71 s
694
15.18 s
828
41.45 m
694
4.59 m
790
62.87 m
781
5:04.76 s
533
12Ulster banner.svg  Peter Glass  (NIR)728711.20 s
817
6.74 m
753
13.69 m
709
1.93 m
740
52.52 s
702
14.94 s
857
45.11 m
769
4.50 m
760
56.05 m
679
5:10.51 s
501
13Flag of England.svg  Martin Brockman  (ENG)701011.54 s
744
6.93 m
797
13.84 m
719
2.05 m
850
50.83 s
777
15.65 s
773
37.85 m
621
4.50 m
760
42.15 m
473
5:11.42 s
496
14Flag of Australia.svg  Jake Stein  (AUS)7005DQ
0
7.15 m
850
14.80 m
777
1.96 m
767
50.63 s
786
15.09 s
839
50.37 m
878
4.09 m
645
68.25 m
863
4:53.12 s
600
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Brent Newdick  (NZL)DNF11.18 s
817
7.22 m
753
13.96 m
709
1.93 m
740
52.87 s
687
15.47 s
794
42.58 m
717
DNS
Flag of Ghana.svg  Atsu Nyamadi  (GHA)DNF11.27 s
801
7.36 m
900
13.47 m
696
1.90 m
714
50.36 s
789
15.40 s
802
34.09 m
545
DNS
Flag of South Africa.svg  Willem Coertzen  (RSA)DNF10.88 s
888
7.40 m
910
13.70 m
710
1.87 m
687
DNS
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Scott McLaren  (NZL)DNF11.59 s
734
6.29 m
644
14.35 m
750
1.78 m
610
DNS
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  Keron Stout  (IVB)DNF11.32 s
791
DNS

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