World Athletics Championships 1997 / Men's Decathlon
6th World Athletics Championships | |||||||||
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discipline | Decathlon | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 34 athletes from 22 countries | ||||||||
venue | Athens | ||||||||
Competition location | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | 5th / 6th August | ||||||||
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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 | Dan O'Brien | 8891 P | Talence , France | 4th / 5th August 1992 |
World championship record | 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 | 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 |
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2 | Eduard Hämäläinen | 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 |
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3 | Frank Busemann | 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. |
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4th | Steve Fritz | 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. |
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5 | Ramil Ganyev | 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. |
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6th | Erki Nool | 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. |
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7th | Stefan Schmid | 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 |
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8th | Mike Smith | 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. |
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9 | Roman Šebrle | 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. |
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10 | Klaus Isekenmeier | 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. |
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11 | Indrek Kaseorg | 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. |
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12 | Philipp Huber | 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. |
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13 | Cédric Lopez | 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. |
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14th | Marcel Dost | 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. |
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15th | Francisco Javier Benet | 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. |
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16 | Pródromos Korkízoglou | 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. |
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17th | Victor Houston | 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 |
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18th | Mário Aníbal | 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. |
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19th | Pierre-Alexandre Vial | 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. |
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20th | Oleg Veretelnikov | 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. |
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DNF | Chris Huffins | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 2482 | 10.93 s 876 P. |
7.17 m 854P |
14.38 m 752 p |
NM 0 P |
DNS | 2482 | |||||||||
Jack Rosendaal | Netherlands | 2251 | 11.27 s 801 P. |
6.94 m 799 p |
12.73 m 651 p |
DNS | 2251 |
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
Mike Smith, 1991 vice world champion, finished eighth
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