1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon
| Events at the 1997 World Championships  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 10 km walk | women | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 1997 World Championships in 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.
Medalists
| Gold |  Tomáš DvořákCzech Republic (CZE) |
| Silver |  Eduard HämäläinenFinland (FIN) |
| Bronze |  Frank BusemannGermany (GER) |
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
| Standing records prior to the 1997 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Dan O'Brien (USA) | 8891 | September 5, 1992 |  Talence, France |
| Event Record | Dan O'Brien (USA) | 8817 | August 20, 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Season Best | Steve Fritz (USA) | 8604 | June 13, 1997 | Indianapolis, United States |
Results
The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
| 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 | 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
- 1996 Men's Olympic Decathlon
- 1997 Hypo-Meeting
- 1997 Decathlon Year Ranking
- 1998 Men's European Championships Decathlon
References
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