Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon
Appearance
Men's decathlon at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venues | Centennial Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | July 31-August 1 | |||||||||
Competitors | 40 from 25 nations | |||||||||
Winning result | 8824 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1996 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 |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
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 |
10 km walk | women | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
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 at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Dan O'Brien United States |
Silver | Frank Busemann Germany |
Bronze | Tomáš Dvořák Czech Republic |
Schedule
[edit]- July 31
- 100 m
- Long Jump
- Shot Put
- High Jump
- 400 m
- August 1
- 110 m hurdles
- Discus Throw
- Pole Vault
- Javelin Throw
- 1,500 m
Records
[edit]Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||||
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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
[edit] 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 | |||||||||
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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
[edit]- 1995 Men's World Championships Decathlon
- 1996 Hypo-Meeting
- 1996 Decathlon Year Ranking
- 1997 Men's World Championships Decathlon
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Score according to the 1985 tables