Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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.

Medalists

Gold	Dan O'Brien United States (USA)
Silver	Frank Busemann Germany (GER)
Bronze	Tomáš Dvořák Czech Republic (CZE)

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)	8891	September 5, 1992	Talence, France
Olympic Record	Daley Thompson (GBR)	8847 ^[1]	August 9, 1984	Los Angeles, United States

↑ Score according to the 1985 tables

Results

The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow

Rank	Athlete	Decathlon										Points
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points
01 !	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
02 !	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
03 !	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

References

Combined events at the Olympic Games

Summary

Men's decathlon	1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012

Women's pentathlon	1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012

Women's heptathlon	1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012

Other variations: Men's All-Around: 1904 • Men's Triathlon: 1904 • Men's Pentathlon: 1912 • 1920 • 1924

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