Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

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
Pictogram of athletics
VenuesCentennial Olympic Stadium
DatesJuly 31-August 1
Competitors40 from 25 nations
Winning result8824
Medalists
Dan O'Brien
 United States
Frank Busemann
 Germany
Tomáš Dvořák
 Czech Republic

Medalists

GoldDan O'Brien
 United States
SilverFrank Busemann
 Germany
BronzeTomáš Dvořák
 Czech Republic

Schedule

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

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

Results

  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
 Dan O'Brien (USA)10.507.5715.662.0746.8213.8748.785.0066.904:45.898824
 Frank Busemann (GER)10.608.0713.602.0448.3413.4745.044.8066.864:31.418706
 Tomáš Dvořák (CZE)10.647.6015.821.9848.2913.7946.284.7070.164:31.258664
4  Steve Fritz (USA)10.907.7715.312.0450.1313.9749.845.1065.704:38.268644
5  Eduard Hämäläinen (BLR)10.857.4816.321.9846.9113.9549.625.0057.664:34.688613
6  Erki Nool (EST)10.657.8814.012.0147.2615.0342.985.4065.484:43.368543
7  Robert Změlík (CZE)10.837.6413.531.9549.5514.1743.445.4067.204:38.458422
8  Ramil Ganiyev (UZB)10.847.6114.712.1349.1414.8844.865.2053.704:42.748318
9  Antonio Peñalver (ESP)10.957.2716.912.0750.4114.3548.924.7057.084:37.718307
10  Chris Huffins (USA)10.477.4915.572.0448.8314.1048.724.7060.625:14.368300
11  Christian Plaziat (FRA)10.857.8214.852.0449.0714.5245.344.9052.184:35.008282
12  Jón Arnar Magnússon (ISL)10.677.2815.521.9547.1714.2243.784.8061.104:46.978274
13  Michael Smith (CAN)11.087.4716.971.9551.9714.7849.545.0064.344:43.818271
14  Frank Müller (GER)10.957.2514.691.9549.0514.8645.905.1066.104:37.508253
15  Sebastian Chmara (POL)11.287.7514.512.1048.7514.5942.604.9054.844:26.968249
16  Kamil Damašek (CZE)10.867.2215.512.0147.3514.9442.664.9055.844:26.868229
17  Sébastien Levicq (FRA)11.177.1614.051.9250.5514.5045.005.4064.424:29.508192
18  Marcel Dost (NED)10.877.2113.911.9548.1914.5241.925.2057.764:38.818111
19  Francisco Javier Benet (ESP)10.957.3013.911.9848.6714.3644.304.8059.444:36.048107
20  Dirk-Achim Pajonk (GER)10.677.5014.461.9548.8114.7941.944.5054.164:21.628045
21  Jack Rosendaal (NED)11.247.3313.592.0750.9314.4641.244.7063.804:25.988035
22  Vitaliy Kolpakov (UKR)11.157.5314.332.0748.1214.3045.664.8053.585:05.418025
23  Rojs Piziks (LAT)11.406.8614.602.1651.4815.2045.905.0058.404:30.887994
24  Doug Pirini (NZL)10.897.3314.751.8948.5614.8845.344.6058.024:39.097961
25  Eugenio Balanque (CUB)10.716.3614.111.8947.4614.0741.644.7059.924:38.977873
26  Raúl Duany (CUB)11.207.3013.782.0750.5014.8438.564.4062.864:35.597802
27  Zsolt Kürtösi (HUN)11.097.0514.292.0150.4314.6443.224.6054.804:43.217755
28  Philipp Huber (SUI)11.067.1513.341.8648.7215.0843.424.6051.964:18.157743
29  Alper Kasapoglu (TUR)11.077.2212.891.9249.6114.5540.644.8045.244:38.697575
30  Beniamino Poserina (ITA)11.056.891.9849.5214.6843.424.8056.784:58.287013
31  Nikolay Afanasyev (RUS)11.446.7413.381.9850.8314.7943.0855.124:41.006711
 Indrek Kaseorg (EST)11.407.2613.112.0749.0314.5339.46DNF
 Lev Lobodin (UKR)10.857.3515.571.9548.96DNF
 Oleg Veretelnikov (UZB)11.067.2412.661.9549.65DNF
 Scott Ferrier (AUS)11.266.6112.57DNF
 Victor Houston (BAR)10.767.5311.97DNF
 Peter Winter (AUS)10.8513.43DNF
 Alex Kruger (GBR)11.386.55DNF
 Andrei Nazarov (EST)11.04DNF
 Dezső Szabó (HUN)10.94DNF

See also

  • 1995 Men's World Championships Decathlon
  • 1996 Hypo-Meeting
  • 1996 Decathlon Year Ranking
  • 1997 Men's World Championships Decathlon

References

  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
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.