Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's decathlon

Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games
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		women
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
20 km walk		men		women
50 km walk		men
Field events
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The men's decathlon event at the 2007 Pan American Games took place on July 23 and July 24, 2007. There were a total number of 12 athletes competing, from 9 nations. Jamaica's Maurice Smith took the gold with 8278 points, a new Games record, while Cuban Yordanis García became second with 8113 and Brazilian Carlos Eduardo Chinin was third with 7977.

Medalists

Gold	Maurice Smith Jamaica (JAM)
Silver	Yordanis García Cuba (CUB)
Bronze	Carlos Chinin Brazil (BRA)

Schedule

July 23 100 m Long jump Shot put High jump 400 m

July 24 110 m hurdles Discus throw Pole vault Javelin throw 1,500 m

Records

World record	Roman Šebrle (CZE)	9026	May 27, 2001	Götzis, Austria
Pan Am record	Chris Huffins (USA)	8170	July 25, 1999	Winnipeg, Canada

Results

Rank	Athlete	Decathlon										Points
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Maurice Smith (JAM)	10.84	7.27	16.93	1.97	47.99	14.06	53.24	4.40	50.23	4:40.12	8278
	Yordanis García (CUB)	10.67	7.14	14.57	2.03	49.96	14.01	45.93	4.50	63.75	4:51.74	8113
	Carlos Chinin (BRA)	10.88	7.76	13.44	2.09	48.36	14.52	37.01	4.30	51.95	4:23.99	7977
4	Leonel Suárez (CUB)	11.20	7.32	12.78	1.88	49.09	14.47	41.07	4.50	71.39	4:29.32	7936
5	Ryan Harlan (USA)	11.15	6.78	15.96	2.03	49.85	14.33	42.79	4.80	55.99	5:26.59	7687
6	Chris Boyles (USA)	11.29	7.07	14.97	2.06	51.36	14.98	42.67	4.60	55.52	4:52.00	7666
7	Iván Scolfaro da Silva (BRA)	11.21	7.05	13.57	1.97	49.85	14.84	41.51	4.60	58.57	4:44.03	7665
8	Gonzalo Barroilhet (CHI)	11.45	6.79	13.38	1.91	52.53	14.65	41.78	4.80	52.80	5:14.47	7193
9	Octavius Gillespie (GUA)	11.82	6.77	12.31	1.97	53.76	15.98	39.35	4.00	60.39	4:57.19	6821
10	Gerardo Canale (ARG)	11.65	6.84	12.34	2.00	52.43	15.71	36.08	4.00	44.95	5:02.33	6661
11	Darwin Colón (HON)	11.19	6.34	11.82	1.73	52.72	15.08	40.19	3.00	43.63	5:08.58	6209
—	Adolphus Jones (SKN)	11.17	6.75	11.19	2.03	DSQ	DSQ	NM	—	—	—	DNF

See also

• 2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon
• Athletics at the 2007 Summer Universiade – Men's decathlon
• Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

References

• Official results