Men's decathlon at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
Date | 8 August 1984 9 August 1984 | |||||||||
Competitors | 26 from 18 nations | |||||||||
Winning result | 8797 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
These are the official results of the men's decathlon competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with the competition starting on August 8, 1984, and ending on August 9, 1984. [1]
Gold | Daley Thompson Great Britain |
Silver | Jürgen Hingsen West Germany |
Bronze | Siegfried Wentz West Germany |
DNS | did not start |
NM | no mark |
OR | olympic record |
WR | world record |
AR | area record |
NR | national record |
PB | personal best |
SB | season best |
Earlier in 1984 the IAAF had updated its decathlon scoring tables; the tables set in 1962 (with effect from 1964) would be replaced on 1 April 1985. [2] The world record performance at the changeover date would be recalculated using the new tables and become the new world record. [2] In the event that another performance had a lower total on the 1962 tables but a higher one on the 1984 tables, it would not supersede the pre-existing record. [2]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in points) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics:
Record | 1962 tables | 1984 tables | Athlete | Venue | Date |
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World Record | 8798 | 8832 | Jürgen Hingsen | Mannheim (FRG) | June 9, 1984 |
Olympic Record | 8618/8617 [n 1] | 8634 | Bruce Jenner | Montreal (CAN) | July 30, 1976 |
Daley Thompson's time in the Olympic 110mH was initially recorded as 14.34, on which basis he started the final 1500m needing 4:34.8 to beat Hingsen's world record, or 4:34.9 to equal it. [3] After slowing at the end to enjoy his triumph, he finished in 4:35.0, giving a points total of 8797, one below the world record (still a new Olympic record). [3] The time was over 14 seconds outside his personal best. [4] Under the 1984 tables (taking effect in 1985) Thompson's 8797 scored 8846, whereas Hingsen's 8798 was only 8832. [2] Nevertheless, Hingsen retained the record under the IAAF's grandfather rule. [2]
In 1986, the IAAF re-examined the photo finish of Thompson's Olympic 110mH, found it was one-thousandth of a second faster than initially thought, and rounded his time down from 14.34 to 14.33. [2] [5] This gave him one extra point, thereby retrospectively equalling Hingsen's 8798 under the 1962 tables, and scoring 8847 on the 1984 tables. [2] The IAAF ruled on 15 July 1986 that Thompson was co-holder of the world record from 9 August 1984 until 1 April 1985, and sole holder thereafter. [2]
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points | Notes |
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Daley Thompson | Great Britain | 10.44 | 8.01 | 15.72 | 2.03 | 46.97 | 14.33 | 46.56 | 5.00 | 65.24 | 4:35.00 | 8798 | EWR [n 2] | |
Jürgen Hingsen | West Germany | 10.91 | 7.80 | 15.87 | 2.12 | 47.69 | 14.29 | 50.82 | 4.50 | 60.44 | 4:22.60 | 8673 | ||
Siegfried Wentz | West Germany | 10.99 | 7.11 | 15.87 | 2.09 | 47.78 | 14.35 | 46.60 | 4.50 | 67.68 | 4:33.96 | 8412 | ||
4 | Guido Kratschmer | West Germany | 10.80 | 7.40 | 15.93 | 1.94 | 49.25 | 14.66 | 47.28 | 4.90 | 69.40 | 4:47.99 | 8326 | |
5 | William Motti | France | 11.28 | 7.45 | 14.42 | 2.06 | 48.13 | 14.71 | 50.92 | 4.50 | 63.76 | 4:35.15 | 8266 | |
6 | John Crist | United States | 11.33 | 6.98w | 14.05 | 2.06 | 48.45 | 15.01 | 46.18 | 4.80 | 61.88 | 4:23.78 | 8130 | |
7 | Jim Wooding | United States | 11.04 | 7.01 | 13.90 | 1.97 | 47.62 | 14.57 | 47.38 | 4.60 | 57.20 | 4:28.31 | 8091 | |
8 | Dave Steen | Canada | 11.20 | 7.41w | 12.57 | 2.03 | 48.09 | 15.39 | 44.04 | 4.80 | 56.92 | 4:17.70 | 8047 | |
9 | Georg Werthner | Austria | 11.41 | 6.96 | 13.80 | 1.94 | 49.44 | 15.36 | 41.18 | 4.70 | 76.96 | 4:16.41 | 8012 | |
10 | Michele Rüfenacht | Switzerland | 10.72 | 6.96 | 13.86 | 2.00 | 48.63 | 14.57 | 45.30 | 4.30 | 55.10 | 4:39.47 | 7924 | |
11 | Bradley McStravick | Great Britain | 10.92 | 6.82 | 13.38 | 1.94 | 48.68 | 15.01 | 45.54 | 4.30 | 61.54 | 4:25.15 | 7890 | |
12 | Tim Bright | United States | 11.22 | 6.75 | 13.80 | 2.00 | 48.87 | 14.52 | 41.74 | 5.40 | 53.66 | 4:49.27 | 7862 | |
13 | Patrick Vetterli | Switzerland | 11.44 | 7.13 | 13.88 | 2.03 | 49.83 | 15.14 | 43.82 | 4.50 | 64.66 | 4:55.06 | 7739 | |
14 | Peter Hadfield | Australia | 11.15 | 7.13 | 13.68 | 1.76 | 48.50 | 15.05 | 43.36 | 4.50 | 55.22 | 4:25.90 | 7683 | |
15 | Weng Kangqiang | China | 11.28 | 7.30 | 12.45 | 1.88 | 50.52 | 15.21 | 38.74 | 4.60 | 69.72 | 4:34.10 | 7662 | |
16 | Ku Chin-shui | Chinese Taipei | 11.42 | 6.89 | 12.76 | 2.03 | 50.59 | 14.91 | 39.70 | 4.90 | 62.36 | 4:50.75 | 7629 | |
17 | Trond Skramstad | Norway | 11.20 | 7.18 | 14.20 | 1.85 | 49.25 | 15.08 | 40.02 | 4.50 | 54.94 | 4:43.02 | 7579 | |
18 | Douglas Fernández | Venezuela | 11.59 | 6.74 | 13.12 | 1.88 | 49.83 | 16.05 | 43.52 | 4.40 | 67.12 | 4:23.96 | 7553 | |
19 | Lee Fu-an | Chinese Taipei | 10.98 | 7.00 | 13.02 | 2.03 | 49.67 | 15.49 | 37.10 | 4.50 | 54.96 | 4:45.87 | 7541 | |
20 | Colin Boreham | Great Britain | 11.46 | 6.90 | 13.51 | 1.97 | 50.19 | 15.48 | 44.10 | 4.20 | 52.66 | 4:32.50 | 7485 | |
21 | Mohamed Mansour Salah | Qatar | 11.51 | 6.62 | 11.54 | 1.88 | 52.04 | 16.20 | 36.26 | 3.50 | 45.02 | 4:35.64 | 6589 | |
22 | Claudio Escauriza | Paraguay | 11.66 | 6.51 | 14.10 | 1.82 | 53.06 | 17.51 | 47.76 | 4.00 | 64.16 | DNF | 6546 | |
23 | Fidel Solórzano | Ecuador | 11.15 | 6.99 | 10.09 | 1.94 | 49.24 | 16.22 | 33.54 | 3.10 | 48.66 | 5:07.38 | 6519 | |
24 | Ángel Díaz | Guatemala | 11.54 | 6.48 | 9.62 | 1.91 | 52.08 | 16.02 | 28.68 | 3.30 | 47.96 | 4:26.11 | 6342 | |
25 | Vivian Coralie | Mauritius | 11.37 | 5.84w | 9.79 | 1.82 | 51.28 | 16.39 | 32.92 | 3.00 | 41.58 | 4:26.26 | 6084 | |
Albert Miller | Fiji | 11.48 | 6.32 | 13.07 | 1.91 | 50.22 | 15.36 | 38.46 | NM | DNS | – | DNF |
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