Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon
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These are the official results of the men's decathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]
| Men's decathlon at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram of athletics | ||||||||||
| Venues | Centennial Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | July 31-August 1 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 25 nations | |||||||||
| Winning result | 8824 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Medalists edit
| Gold | Dan O'Brien United States
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| Silver | Frank Busemann Germany
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| Bronze | Tomáš Dvořák Czech Republic
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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
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| Olympic Record |  Daley Thompson (GBR) |
8847 [2] | August 9, 1984 | Los Angeles, United States
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Results edit
The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
| Rank | Athlete | Decathlon | Points | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
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 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 |
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 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 |
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 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
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