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1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

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These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, including fourteen non-finishers. The competition started on August 5, 1997, and ended on August 6, 1997. At over 41%, this edition of the men's decathlon is notable for having the highest fraction of athletes not finishing the competition in the World Championships history. This was equalled 20 years later during the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.

Medalists

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Gold Czech Republic Tomáš Dvořák
Czech Republic (CZE)
Silver Finland Eduard Hämäläinen
Finland (FIN)
Bronze Germany Frank Busemann
Germany (GER)

Schedule

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Tuesday, August 5
  1. 100 m
  2. Long Jump
  3. Shot Put
  4. High Jump
  5. 400 m
Wednesday, August 6
  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 1997 World Athletics Championships
World Record  Dan O'Brien (USA) 8891 September 5, 1992 France Talence, France
Event Record  Dan O'Brien (USA) 8817 August 20, 1993 Germany Stuttgart, Germany
Season Best  Steve Fritz (USA) 8604 June 13, 1997 United States Indianapolis, United States

Results

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  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. These marks were split between nine competitors with the gold medallist claiming the mark for the javelin throw.
Rank Athlete Decathlon Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) 10,60 7.64 16.32 2.00 47,56 13,61 45.16 5.00 70.34 4.35,40 8837
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Eduard Hämäläinen (FIN) 10,81 7.56 15.71 1.97 46,71 13,74 50.50 5.20 59.82 4.37,10 8730
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Frank Busemann (GER) 10,76 7.96 13.53 2.09 48,32 13,55 42.56 5.00 63.92 4.29,27 8652
4  Steve Fritz (USA) 10,96 7.30 14.41 2.00 48,70 14,08 48.88 5.00 65.24 4.31,14 8463
5  Ramil Ganiyev (UZB) 10,94 7.58 14.76 2.06 48,34 14,35 46.04 5.30 55.14 4.36,78 8445
6  Erki Nool (EST) 10,67 7.37 14.33 1.91 46,99 14,66 43.20 5.40 65.84 4.42,98 8413
7  Stefan Schmid (GER) 10,93 7.58 14.58 1.97 48,14 14,49 44.38 5.00 67.46 4.43,20 8360
8  Michael Smith (CAN) 11,04 7.25 17.54 2.03 49,67 14,68 47.80 4.80 65.58 4.54,99 8307
9  Roman Šebrle (CZE) 10,91 7.71 14.33 2.09 48,16 14,32 43.32 4.20 64.76 4.40,31 8232
10  Klaus Isekenmeier (GER) 11,05 7.56 14.28 1.91 48,56 14,40 47.88 4.60 65.84 4.42,54 8180
11  Indrek Kaseorg (EST) 11,39 7.16 13.87 2.03 48,66 14,49 41.64 4.90 63.34 4.20,82 8140
12  Philipp Huber (SUI) 11,08 7.18 14.29 1.85 48,00 14,65 44.88 5.00 58.22 4.20,90 8107
13  Cédric Lopez (FRA) 11,21 7.13 13.48 2.09 48,88 14,75 40.96 4.60 64.88 4.25,96 8047
14  Marcel Dost (NED) 10,97 7.45 13.61 1.91 47,99 14,49 42.42 5.20 51.80 4.36,68 8040
15  Francisco Javier Benet (ESP) 11,04 7.19 13.66 2.03 48,49 14,56 43.30 4.50 55.92 4.33,65 7929
16  Prodromos Korkizoglou (GRE) 10,77 7.29 13.28 2.00 49,59 14,47 44.46 4.80 54.94 4.58,44 7867
17  Victor Houston (BAR) 10,72 7.57 12.82 2.03 47,91 13,92 33.56 3.50 62.10 4.32,30 7777
18  Mário Aníbal (POR) 11,09 7.03 14.57 2.03 49,73 15,28 44.28 4.60 53.70 4.39,65 7768
19  Pierre-Alexandre Vial (FRA) 11.02 7.11 13.35 1.88 48,87 14,83 43.26 4.80 53.70 4.42,29 7708
20  Oleg Veretelnikov (UZB) 11,10 7.32 13.93 1.85 48,85 15,39 39.70 4.40 60.28 4.25,68 7698
 Chris Huffins (USA) 10.39 7.85 15.28 2.06 49,05 14,04 49.22 4.60 NM DNS DNF
 Jagan Hames (AUS) 11.11 7.27 14.08 2.24 49,92 14,36 46.68 DNF DNF
 Lev Lobodin (RUS) 11.07 7.07 15.00 49,02 14,38 44.78 DNF DNF
 Beniamino Poserina (ITA) 11.10 6.93 14.04 1.91 49,99 14,56 38.42 DNS DNF
 Robert Změlík (CZE) 10.84 7.28 14.38 49,39 DNF 45.72 DNS DNF
 Sebastian Chmara (POL) 11.17 7.56 15.21 48,24 DNF
 Sébastien Levicq (FRA) 11.25 7.01 13.58 1.94 53,43 DNF
 Jón Arnar Magnússon (ISL) 10.61 7.42 15.05 2.00 DNS DNF
 Jaime Peñas (ESP) 11.08 7.16 15.33 DNS DNF
 Shawn Wilbourn (USA) 10.88 6.94 14.85 1.91 DNS DNF
 Rojs Piziks (LAT) 11.77 6.79 14.05 DNS DNF
 Alper Kasapoğlu (TUR) 11.28 6.91 13.99 1.85 DNS DNF
 Doug Pirini (NZL) 10.93 7.17 14.38 NM DNF
 Jack Rosendaal (NED) 11.27 6.94 12.73 DNF

See also

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References

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