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
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
← 1992
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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   Talence, France
Olympic Record   Daley Thompson (GBR) 8847 [2] August 9, 1984   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
    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
    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
    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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