1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon
These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon 1997 World Championships Athens, Greece . There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, including fourteen non-finishers. The competition started on August 5, 1997, and ended on August 6, 1997. At over 41%, this edition of the men's decathlon is notable for having the highest fraction of athletes not finishing the competition in the World Championships history. This was equalled 20 years later during the 2017 World Championships in Athletics .
Medalists
Schedule
Tuesday, August 5
100 m Long Jump Shot Put High Jump 400 m Wednesday, August 6
110 m hurdles Discus Throw Pole Vault Javelin Throw 1,500 m
Records
Results
The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. These marks were split between nine competitors with the gold medallist claiming the mark for the javelin throw.
Rank
Athlete
Decathlon
Points
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Tomáš Dvořák (CZE ) 10,60
7.64
16.32
2.00
47,56
13,61
45.16
5.00
70.34
4.35,40
8837
Eduard Hämäläinen (FIN ) 10,81
7.56
15.71
1.97
46,71
13,74
50.50
5.20
59.82
4.37,10
8730
Frank Busemann (GER ) 10,76
7.96
13.53
2.09
48,32
13,55
42.56
5.00
63.92
4.29,27
8652
4
Steve Fritz (USA ) 10,96
7.30
14.41
2.00
48,70
14,08
48.88
5.00
65.24
4.31,14
8463
5
Ramil Ganiyev (UZB ) 10,94
7.58
14.76
2.06
48,34
14,35
46.04
5.30
55.14
4.36,78
8445
6
Erki Nool (EST ) 10,67
7.37
14.33
1.91
46,99
14,66
43.20
5.40
65.84
4.42,98
8413
7
Stefan Schmid (GER ) 10,93
7.58
14.58
1.97
48,14
14,49
44.38
5.00
67.46
4.43,20
8360
8
Michael Smith (CAN ) 11,04
7.25
17.54
2.03
49,67
14,68
47.80
4.80
65.58
4.54,99
8307
9
Roman Šebrle (CZE ) 10,91
7.71
14.33
2.09
48,16
14,32
43.32
4.20
64.76
4.40,31
8232
10
Klaus Isekenmeier (GER ) 11,05
7.56
14.28
1.91
48,56
14,40
47.88
4.60
65.84
4.42,54
8180
11
Indrek Kaseorg (EST ) 11,39
7.16
13.87
2.03
48,66
14,49
41.64
4.90
63.34
4.20,82
8140
12
Philipp Huber (SUI ) 11,08
7.18
14.29
1.85
48,00
14,65
44.88
5.00
58.22
4.20,90
8107
13
Cédric Lopez (FRA ) 11,21
7.13
13.48
2.09
48,88
14,75
40.96
4.60
64.88
4.25,96
8047
14
Marcel Dost (NED ) 10,97
7.45
13.61
1.91
47,99
14,49
42.42
5.20
51.80
4.36,68
8040
15
Francisco Javier Benet (ESP ) 11,04
7.19
13.66
2.03
48,49
14,56
43.30
4.50
55.92
4.33,65
7929
16
Prodromos Korkizoglou (GRE ) 10,77
7.29
13.28
2.00
49,59
14,47
44.46
4.80
54.94
4.58,44
7867
17
Victor Houston (BAR ) 10,72
7.57
12.82
2.03
47,91
13,92
33.56
3.50
62.10
4.32,30
7777
18
Mário Aníbal (POR ) 11,09
7.03
14.57
2.03
49,73
15,28
44.28
4.60
53.70
4.39,65
7768
19
Pierre-Alexandre Vial (FRA ) 11.02
7.11
13.35
1.88
48,87
14,83
43.26
4.80
53.70
4.42,29
7708
20
Oleg Veretelnikov (UZB ) 11,10
7.32
13.93
1.85
48,85
15,39
39.70
4.40
60.28
4.25,68
7698
—
Chris Huffins (USA ) 10.39
7.85
15.28
2.06
49,05
14,04
49.22
4.60
NM
DNS
DNF
—
Jagan Hames (AUS ) 11.11
7.27
14.08
2.24
49,92
14,36
46.68
DNF
—
—
DNF
—
Lev Lobodin (RUS ) 11.07
7.07
15.00
49,02
14,38
44.78
DNF
—
—
DNF
—
Beniamino Poserina (ITA ) 11.10
6.93
14.04
1.91
49,99
14,56
38.42
DNS
—
—
DNF
—
Robert Změlík (CZE ) 10.84
7.28
14.38
49,39
DNF
45.72
DNS
—
—
DNF
—
Sebastian Chmara (POL ) 11.17
7.56
15.21
48,24
—
—
—
—
—
DNF
—
Sébastien Levicq (FRA ) 11.25
7.01
13.58
1.94
53,43
—
—
—
—
—
DNF
—
Jón Arnar Magnússon (ISL ) 10.61
7.42
15.05
2.00
DNS
—
—
—
—
—
DNF
—
Jaime Peñas (ESP ) 11.08
7.16
15.33
DNS
—
—
—
—
—
DNF
—
Shawn Wilbourn (USA ) 10.88
6.94
14.85
1.91
DNS
—
—
—
—
—
DNF
—
Rojs Piziks (LAT ) 11.77
6.79
14.05
DNS
—
—
—
—
—
DNF
—
Alper Kasapoğlu (TUR ) 11.28
6.91
13.99
1.85
DNS
—
—
—
—
—
DNF
—
Doug Pirini (NZL ) 10.93
7.17
14.38
NM
—
—
—
—
—
—
DNF
—
Jack Rosendaal (NED ) 11.27
6.94
12.73
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
DNF
See also
References
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