World Athletics Championships 1991 / Men's Decathlon
3rd World Athletics Championships | |||||||||
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discipline | Decathlon | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 27 athletes from 20 countries | ||||||||
venue | Tokyo | ||||||||
Competition location | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | 29./30. August | ||||||||
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The men's decathlon at the World Athletics Championships in 1991 was held on August 29 and 30, 1991 in the Olympic Stadium in the Japanese capital, Tokyo .
The American Dan O'Brien became world champion . Second place went to the Canadian Mike Smith . The German Christian Schenk won the bronze medal. As a participant for the DDR Schenk was 1988 Olympic champion and 1990 European Championship -Dritter.
Records
Existing records
World record | Daley Thompson | 8847 P | OS in Los Angeles , USA | 8/9 August 1984 |
World championship record | 8714 P | World Cup in Rome , Italy | 12./13. August 1983 |
Record improvement
The US world champion Dan O'Brien improved the existing world championship record on 29/30. August by 98 points to 8812 P.
execution
The decathlon was carried out according to the same rules as today. The ten disciplines took place over two days:
- Day 1 (August 29) - 100m , long jump , shot put , high jump , 400m
- Day 2 (August 30) - 110 m hurdles , discus throw , pole vault , javelin throw , 1500 m
The rating was based on the 1985 point table, which is still valid today.
Results
29./30. August 1991
Note on the overview of results:
The values for the individual disciplines in the table indicate the performance in the first line and the respective number of points in the second line.
Pl. | athlete | country | Pts. | 100 m (s) |
Far (m) |
Ball (noun) |
High (m) |
400 m (s) |
Day 1 (pts) |
110 m Hü (s) |
Discus (noun) |
Rod (noun) |
Spear (noun) |
1500 m (min) |
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Dan O'Brien | United States | 8812 CR | 10.41 996 |
7.90 1035 |
16.24 866 |
1.91 723 |
46.53 982 |
4602 | 13.94 982 |
47.20 812 |
5.20 972 |
60.66 748 |
4: 37.50 696 |
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Mike Smith | CAN | 8549 | 10.81 903 |
7.68 980 |
15.69 |
2.09 887 |
47.53 932 |
4534 | 14.78 876 |
48.42 838 |
4.40 731 |
65.46 820 |
4: 29,14 750 |
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Christian Schenk | GER | 8394 | 11.37 780 |
7.55 947 |
15.77 837 |
2.18 973 |
50.10 810 |
4347 | 15.26 818 |
45.98 787 |
4.90 880 |
61.98 768 |
4: 22.58 794 |
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4th | Robert Změlík | TCH | 8379 | 10.85 894 |
7.84 1020 |
13.42 693 |
2.00 803 |
49.48 839 |
4249 | 14.07 965 |
44.04 747 |
5.00 910 |
57.80 705 |
4: 21.24 803 |
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5 | Petri Keskitalo | FIN | 8318 | 10.93 876 |
7.58 955 |
15.06 793 |
2.03 831 |
50.26 803 |
4258 | 14.27 940 |
44.22 751 |
4.80 849 |
69.22 877 |
4: 46.03 643 |
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6th | Simon Poelman | NZL | 8267 | 10.82 901 |
7.32 891 |
15.88 844 |
2.06 859 |
50.10 810 |
4305 | 14.63 895 |
45.06 768 |
5.00 910 |
56.56 686 |
4: 36.36 703 |
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7th | Eduard Hämäläinen | URS | 8233 | 10.99 863 |
7.34 896 |
15.16 800 |
2.09 887 |
49.28 848 |
4294 | 14.51 910 |
45.48 777 |
4.90 880 |
55.64 672 |
4: 36.85 700 |
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8th | Antonio Peñalver | ESP | 8200 | 11.17 823 |
7.32 891 |
16.52 883 |
2.03 831 |
50.00 815 |
4243 | 15.38 804 |
50.66 884 |
4.50 760 |
63.08 784 |
4: 32.95 725 |
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9 | Christian Plaziat | FRA | 8122 | 10.88 888 |
7.28 881 |
13.87 720 |
2.09 887 |
48.72 875 |
4251 | 14.38 926 |
44.30 752 |
4.90 880 |
48.62 568 |
4: 29.98 745 |
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10 | Thorsten Dauth | GER | 8069 | 10.74 919 |
6.99 811 |
15.36 812 |
2.03 831 |
48.13 903 |
4276 | 14.88 864 |
42.96 725 |
4.30 702 |
60.46 745 |
4: 28.09 757 |
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11 | Beat Gähwiler | SUI | 8011 | 11.27 801 |
7.13 845 |
13.86 720 |
1.88 696 |
49.18 853 |
3915 | 14.73 882 |
44.36 754 |
4.80 849 |
60.36 743 |
4: 11.82 868 |
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12 | Michael Kohnle | GER | 8000 | 10.90 883 |
7.52 940 |
14.47 757 |
2.03 831 |
49.63 832 |
4243 | 14.57 902 |
42.28 711 |
4.70 819 |
58.68 718 |
4: 51.98 607 |
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13 | Alain Blondel | FRA | 7848 | 11.03 854 |
7.20 862 |
13.15 676 |
1.94 749 |
48.43 888 |
4029 | 14.49 912 |
39.16 648 |
4.80 849 |
55.40 669 |
4: 30.56 741 |
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14th | Munehiro Kaneko | JPN | 7672 | 11.33 789 |
7.18 857 |
13.49 697 |
1.94 749 |
50.19 806 |
3895 | 15.17 829 |
43.76 741 |
4.50 760 |
60.84 750 |
4: 37.86 694 |
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15th | Paul Scott | OUT | 7663 | 11.01 858 |
6.82 771 |
12.31 625 |
1.97 776 |
48.15 902 |
3932 | 15.46 795 |
39.14 647 |
4.50 760 |
61.78 765 |
4: 27.13 764 |
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16 | Jan Trefny | SUI | 7610 | 11.41 771 |
6.59 718 |
13.93 724 |
1.91 723 |
49.31 847 |
3783 | 15.00 850 |
41.36 692 |
4.30 702 |
60.84 750 |
4: 16.95 833 |
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17th | Lars Warming | THE | 7529 | 11.28 799 |
6.90 790 |
13.28 684 |
1.85 670 |
48.84 869 |
3812 | 15.02 847 |
42.06 707 |
4.40 731 |
53.02 633 |
4: 21.79 799 |
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18th | Saša Karan | YUG | 7468 | 11.32 791 |
6.79 764 |
13.06 671 |
1.94 749 |
49.53 836 |
3811 | 15.37 805 |
47.16 811 |
4.20 673 |
52.38 624 |
4: 30.03 744 |
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19th | Alper Kasapoğlu | DOOR | 7211 | 11.14 830 |
6.85 778 |
12.62 644 |
1.94 749 |
50.90 774 |
3775 | 15.50 790 |
40.90 683 |
4.40 731 |
48.22 562 |
4: 41.62 670 |
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20th | Rob Muzzio | United States | 7133 | 11.41 771 |
6.80 767 |
16.62 890 |
1.97 776 |
51.42 750 |
3954 | 15.33 810 |
50.06 872 |
4.70 819 |
56.00 678 |
DNF 0 |
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21st | Dave Johnson | United States | 6378 | 11.16 825 |
6.65 732 |
14.61 766 |
1.97 776 |
50.78 779 |
3878 | 15.07 841 |
46.56 799 |
NM 0 |
68.08 860 |
DNF 0 |
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22nd | Marco Baffi | ITA | 6209 | 11.27 801 |
6.98 809 |
12.35 628 |
1.94 749 |
50.00 815 |
3802 | 15.93 741 |
38.70 638 |
NM 0 |
39.44 434 |
4: 54.15 594 |
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DNF | Mikhail Medved | URS | 5869 | 11.25 806 |
7.26 876 |
16.17 862 |
2.00 803 |
50.33 799 |
4146 | 14.96 854 |
49.94 869 |
NM 0 |
DNS | ||||
Henrik Dagård | SWE | 5663 | 10.88 888 |
7.29 883 |
13.19 679 |
1.97 776 |
48.29 895 |
4121 | 14.96 854 |
41.16 688 |
DNS | ||||||
Pedro da Silva | BRA | 3929 | 11.16 825 |
7.12 842 |
14.39 752 |
1.94 749 |
51.18 761 |
3929 |
DNF 0 |
DNS | |||||||
Homelo Vi | TGA | 2049 | 11.34 786 |
6.15 619 |
NM 0 |
1.82 644 |
DSQ 0 |
2049 | DNS | ||||||||
Dezső Szabó | HUN | 847 | 11.06 847 |
NM 0 |
DNS | 847 | |||||||||||
DNS | Viktor Radchenko | URS | |||||||||||||||
Anthony Brannen | GBR | ||||||||||||||||
Lee Fu-An | TPE |
Video links
- Men's Decathlon. World Championships Tokyo 1991 from youtube.com (English), accessed April 27, 2020
- Men's Decathlon - 100m and Long Jump - 1995 IAAF World Athletics Championships on youtube.com (English), accessed on April 27, 2020
- 3517 World Track & Field 1991 Decathlon Long Jump Dan O'Brien on youtube.com (English), accessed April 27, 2020
- 3515 World Track & Field 1991 Decathlon Long Jump Mike Smith on youtube.com (English), accessed April 27, 2020
- 3516 World Track & Field 1991 Decathlon Long Jump Christian Schenk on youtube.com (English), accessed on April 27, 2020
- 3518 World Track & Field 1991 Decathlon Shot Put Dan O'Brien on youtube.com (English), accessed April 27, 2020
- 3519 World Track & Field 1991 Decathlon Shot Put Christian Schenk on youtube.com (English), accessed on April 27, 2020
- 3540 World Track & Field 1991 Decathlon High Jump Dan O'Brien on youtube.com (English), accessed April 27, 2020
- 3563 World Track & Field 1991 Decathlon High Jump Christian Schenk on youtube.com (English), accessed on April 27, 2020
- 3592 World Track & Field 1991 Decathlon 400m on youtube.com (English), accessed on April 27, 2020
- 3599 World Track & Field 1991 Decathlon 110m Hurdles on youtube.com (English), accessed April 27, 2020
- 3604 World Track & Field 1991 Decathlon Discus Dan O'Brien on youtube.com (English), accessed April 27, 2020
- 3603 World Track & Field 1991 Decathlon Discus Mike Smith on youtube.com, accessed April 27, 2020
- 3607 World Track & Field 1991 Decathlon Pole Vault Dan O'Brien on youtube.com (English), accessed April 27, 2020
- 3621 World Track & Field 1991 Decathlon Javelin Dan O'Brien on youtube.com (English), accessed April 27, 2020
- 3610 World Track & Field 1991 Decathlon Javelin Mike Smith on youtube.com, accessed April 27, 2020
- 3658 World Track & Field 1991 Decathlon 1500m on youtube.com (English), accessed on April 27, 2020
Web links
- IAAF World Championships in Athletics, 3rd IAAF World Championships in Athletics , accessed April 27, 2020
- Men Decathlon Athletics III World Championship Tokyo (JPN) 1991 from todor66.com, accessed April 27, 2020
- Results in the IAAF Statistics Handbook for the 2019 World Cup in Doha, Men Decathlon, Tokyo 1991 (PDF 10.3 MB, p. 208), English, accessed on April 27, 2020
References and comments
- ↑ IAAF world records. Decathlon , accessed April 27, 2020