World Athletics Championships 1997 / Men's Decathlon

6th World Athletics Championships
discipline	Decathlon
gender	Men
Attendees	34 athletes from 22 countries
venue	Athens
Competition location	Olympic Stadium
Competition phase	5th / 6th August
	Medalist
	Tomáš Dvořák ( CZE )
	Eduard Hämäläinen ( FIN )
	Frank Busemann ( GER )

The Athens Olympic Stadium in 2014

The men's decathlon at the 1997 World Athletics Championships was held on August 5 and 6, 1997 in the Olympic Stadium in the Greek capital, Athens .

The Czech Olympic third-placed Tomáš Dvořák became world champion in 1996 . He won ahead of Eduard Hämäläinen , who is now starting for Finland and who also became vice world champion for Belarus in 1995 . Bronze went to the German Olympic runner-up in 1996, Frank Busemann .

Records

Existing records

World record	United States Dan O'Brien	8891 P	Talence , France	4th / 5th August 1992
World championship record	United States Dan O'Brien	8812 P	World Cup 1993 in Stuttgart , Germany	19./20. August 1993

Record improvement

The Czech world champion Tomáš Dvořák improved the existing world championship record on 5th / 6th. August by 25 points to 8837 points.

execution

The decathlon was carried out according to the same rules as today. The ten disciplines took place over two days, here is the schedule:

Day 1: August 5th	100 m	8:00 a.m.	Day 2: August 6th	110 m hurdles	8:00 a.m.
	Long jump	9:00 o'clock		Discus throw	9:00 am / 10:50 am
	Shot put	10:40 a.m.		Pole vault	12:00 o'clock
	high jump	5:45 pm		Javelin throw	5:50 p.m. / 7:40 p.m.
	400 m	9:05 pm		1500 m	9:15 pm

The rating was based on the 1985 point table, which is still valid today.

Result

5th / 6th August 1997

space	Surname	nation	Points	100 m	Long jump	Bullet poking	High jump	400 m	Status after day 1 (P)	110 m hurdles	Discus throw	Stabhoch- jump	javelin throw	1500 m
1	Tomáš Dvořák	Czech Republic Czech Republic	8837 CR	10.60 s 952 P.	7.64 m 970 p	16.32 m 871 P.	2.00 m 803 P	47.56 s 931 P.	4527	13.61 s 1025 p	45.16 m 770 p	5.00 m 910 p	70.34 m 895 p	4: 35.40 min 710 p
2	Eduard Hämäläinen	Finland Finland	8730 NO	10.81 s 903 P.	7.56 m 950 p	15.71 m 833 p	1.97 m 776 p	46.71 s 973 P.	4435	13.74 s 1008 P.	50.50 m 881 P	5.20 m 972 p	59.82 m 735 p	4: 37.10 min 699 p
3	Frank Busemann	Germany Germany	8652	10.76 s 915 P.	7.96 m 1050 p	13.53 m 700 p	2.09 m 887 p	48.32 s 894 P.	4446	13.55 s 1033 p	42.56 m 717 p	5.00 m 910 p	63.92 m 797 p	4: 29.27 min 749 P.
4th	Steve Fritz	United States United States	8643	10.96 s 870 p	7.30 m 886 P	14.41 m 753 p	2.00 m 803 P	48.70 s 876 P.	4188	14.08 s 964 P.	48.88 m 857 p	5.00 m 910 p	65.24 m 817 p	4: 31.14 min 737 P.
5	Ramil Ganyev	Uzbekistan Uzbekistan	8445 AS	10.94 s 874 P.	7.58 m 955 p	14.76 m 775 p	2.06 m 859 P	48.34 s 893 P.	4356	14.34 s 931 p	46.04 m 788 p	5.30 m 1004 P.	55.14 m 665 p	4: 36.78 min 701 P.
6th	Erki Nool	Estonia Estonia	8413	10.67 s 935 P.	7.37 m 903 P.	14.33 m 749 p	1.91 m 723 p	46.99 s 959 P.	4269	14.66 s 891 P.	43.20 m 730 p	5.40 m 1035 p	65.84 m 826 p	4: 42.98 min 662 P.
7th	Stefan Schmid	Germany Germany	8360	10.93 s 876 P.	7.58 m 955 p	14.58 m 764 p	1.97 m 776 p	48.14 s 902 P.	4273	14.49 s 912 P.	44.38 m 754 P.	5.00 m 910 p	67.46 m 851 P.	4: 43.20 min 660 p
8th	Mike Smith	Canada Canada	8307	11.04 s 852 P.	7.25 m 874 P.	17.54 m 946 p	2.03 m 831 p	49.67 s 830 p	4333	14.68 s 889 P.	47.80 m 825 p	4.80 m 849 p	65.58 m 822 p	4: 54.99 min 589 P.
9	Roman Šebrle	Czech Republic Czech Republic	8232	10.91 s 881 P.	7.71 m 987 p	14.33 m 749 p	2.09 m 887 p	48.16 s 901 P.	4405	14.32 s 934 p	43.32 m 732 p	4.20 m 673 p	64.76 m 810 p	4: 40.31 min 678 P.
10	Klaus Isekenmeier	Germany Germany	8180	11.05 s 850 p	7.56 m 950 p	14.28 m 745 p	1.91 m 723 p	48.56 s 882 P.	4150	14.40 s 924 p	47.88 m 826 p	4.60 m 790 p	65.84 m 826 p	4: 42.54 min 664 P.
11	Indrek Kaseorg	Estonia Estonia	8140	11.39 s 776 P.	7.16 m 852 p	13.87 m 720 p	2.03 m 831 p	48.66 s 877 P.	4056	14.49 s 912 P.	41.64 m 698 p	4.90 m 880 p	63.34 m 788 p	4: 20.82 min 806 P.
12	Philipp Huber	Switzerland Switzerland	8107	11.08 s 843 p	7.18 m 857 P.	14.29 m 746 p	1.85 m 670 p	48.00 s 909 P	4025	14.65 s 892 P	44.88 m 764 p	5.00 m 910 p	58.22 m 711 p	4: 20.90 min 805 P.
13	Cédric Lopez	France France	8047	11.21 s 814 P.	7.13 m 845 p	13.48 m 697 p	2.09 m 887 p	48.88 s 867 P.	4110	14.75 s 880 p	40.96 m 684 p	4.60 m 790 p	64.88 m 812 p	4: 25.96 min 771 P.
14th	Marcel Dost	Netherlands Netherlands	8040	10.97 s 867 P.	7.45 m 922 p	13.61 m 704 P.	1.91 m 723 p	47.99 s 910 p	4126	14.49 s 912 P.	42.42 m 714 p	5.20 m 972 p	51.80 m 615 p	4: 36.68 min 701 P.
15th	Francisco Javier Benet	Spain Spain	7929	11.04 s 852 P.	7.19 m 859 P.	13.66 m 708 p	2.03 m 831 p	48.49 s 886 P.	4136	14.56 s 903 P.	43.30 m 732 p	4.50 m 760 p	55.92 m 677 p	4: 33.65 min 721 P.
16	Pródromos Korkízoglou	Greece Greece	7867	10.77 s 912 p	7.29 m 883 p	13.28 m 684 p	2.00 m 803 P	49.59 s 834 p	4116	14.47 s 915 P.	44.46 m 756 P.	4.80 m 849 p	54.94 m 662 p	4: 58.44 min 569 P.
17th	Victor Houston	Barbados Barbados	7777	10.72 s 924 P.	7.57 m 952 p	12.82 m 656 p	2.03 m 831 p	47.91 s 913 P.	4276	13.92 s 985 P.	33.56 m 535 p	3.50 m 482 p	62.10 m 769 P	4: 32.30 min 730 p
18th	Mário Aníbal	Portugal Portugal	7768	11.09 s 841 p	7.03 m 821 p	14.57 m 763 p	2.03 m 831 p	49.73 s 827 P.	4083	15.28 s 816 p	44.28 m 752 p	4.60 m 790 p	53.70 m 644 p	4: 39.65 min 683 P.
19th	Pierre-Alexandre Vial	France France	7708	11.02 s 856 P.	7.11 m 840 p	13.35 m 689 p	1.88 m 696 p	48.87 s 867 P.	3948	14.83 s 870 p	43.26 m 731 p	4.80 m 859 P	53.70 m 644 p	4: 42.29 min 666 P.
20th	Oleg Veretelnikov	Uzbekistan Uzbekistan	7698	11.10 s 838 p	7.32 m 891 P	13.93 m 724 p	1.85 m 670 p	48.85 s 868 P.	3991	15.39 s 803 P.	39.70 m 658 p	4.40 m 731 P	60.28 m 742 p	4: 25.68 min 773 P.
DNF	Chris Huffins	United States United States	7161	10.39 s 1001 P.	7.85 m 1022 p	15.28 m 807 p	2.06 m 859 P	49.05 s 859 P.	4548	14.04 s 969 P.	49.22 m 854 P.	4.60 m 790 p	NM 0 P	DNS
	Jagan Hames	Australia Australia	6026	11.11 s 836 p	7.27 m 878 P.	14.08 m 733 p	2.24 m 1031 p	49.92 s 818 p	4296	14.36 s 929 P.	46.68 m 801 P.	DNS
	Lev Lobodin	Russia Russia	5762	11.07 s 845 p	7.07 m 830 p	15.00 m 790 p	1.94 m 749 p	49.02 s 860 p	4074	14.38 s 926 p	44.78 m 762 p	DNS
	Beniamino Poserina	Italy Italy	5440	11.10 s 838 p	6.93 m 797 p	14.04 m 731P	1.91 m 723 p	49.99 s 815 p	3904	14.56 s 903 P.	38.42 m 633 p	DNS
	Robert Změlík	Czech Republic Czech Republic	4931	10.84 s 897 P	7.28 m 881 P.	14.38 m 752 p	1.97 m 776 p	49.39 s 843 P.	4149	DNF	45.72 m 782 p	DNS
	Sebastian Chmara	Poland Poland	4389	11.17 s 823 P.	7.56 m 950 p	15.21 m 803 P.	2.12 m 915 p	48.24 s 898 P	4389	DNS
	Sébastien Levicq	France France	3737	11.25 s 806 P.	7.01 m 816 p	13.58 m 703 p	1.94 m 749 p	53.43 s 663 P.	3737	DNS
	Jón Arnar Magnússon	Iceland Iceland	3460	10.61 s 949 P.	7.42 m 915 p	15.05 m 793 p	2.00 m 803 P	DNS	2657
	Jaime Peñas	Spain Spain	3254	11.08 s 843 p	7.16 m 852 p	15.33 m 810 p	1.94 m 749 p	DNS	2505
	Shawn Wilbourn	United States United States	3190	10.88 s 888 P.	6.94 m 799 p	14.85 m 780 p	1.91 m 723 p	DNS	2467
	Rojs Piziks	Latvia Latvia	2995	11.77 s 697 P.	6.79 m 764 P.	14.05 m 731 p	2.00 m 803 P	DNS	2192
	Alper Kasapoğlu	Turkey Turkey	2989	11.28 s 799 p	6.91 m 792 p	13.99 m 728 p	1.85 m 670 p	DNS	2319
	Douglas Pirini	New Zealand New Zealand	2482	10.93 s 876 P.	7.17 m 854P	14.38 m 752 p	NM 0 P	DNS	2482
	Jack Rosendaal	Netherlands Netherlands	2251	11.27 s 801 P.	6.94 m 799 p	12.73 m 651 p	DNS		2251

Tomáš Dvořák won his first of three World Cup titles
Bronze medalist Frank Busemann, second in the 1996 Olympics, won his second and last medal at a major event before giving up his sports career due to injury
Erki Nool achieved a top placement in a major championship for the first time in sixth place - medal wins came later
Mike Smith, 1991 vice world champion, finished eighth
Roman Šebrle finished ninth - in 2001 he was the first decathlete to surpass the
9000 point mark
Marcel Dost - fourth place
Sebastian Chmara
- Competition canceled prematurely

Video

Men's Decathlon - 1997 IAAF World Championships on youtube.com, accessed June 25, 2020

Web links

6th IAAF World Championships In Athletics , accessed June 25, 2020
Men Decathlon Athletics VI World Championship 1997 Athens (GRE) on todor66.com, accessed June 25, 2020
Results in the IAAF Statistics Handbook for the 2019 World Cup in Doha, Men Decathlon, Athens 1997 (PDF; 10.3 MB, p. 209), English, accessed on June 25, 2020

References and comments

↑ IAAF world records. Decathlon , accessed June 25, 2020

[1] IAAF world records. Decathlon , accessed June 25, 2020