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Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

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Men's decathlon
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Pictogram of athletics
VenuesCentennial Olympic Stadium
DatesJuly 31-August 1
Competitors40 from 25 nations
Winning result8824
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dan O'Brien
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Frank Busemann
 Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tomáš Dvořák
 Czech Republic
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Athletics at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
10 km walkwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

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

Medalists

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Gold Dan O'Brien
 United States
Silver Frank Busemann
 Germany
Bronze Tomáš Dvořák
 Czech Republic

Schedule

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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

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Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics
World Record  Dan O'Brien (USA) 8891 September 5, 1992 France Talence, France
Olympic Record  Daley Thompson (GBR) 8847 [2] August 9, 1984 United States Los Angeles, United States

Results

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  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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1st place, gold medalist(s)  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
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  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
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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

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References

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  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
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