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Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

The men's decathlon competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium between 17 and 18 August.[1]

The medals were presented by Dagmawit Girmay Berhane, IOC member, Ethiopia and Bernard Amsalem, Council Member of the IAAF.

Competition format

The decathlon consists of ten track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the ten components. The athletes all compete in one competition with no elimination rounds.

Schedule

All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

Records set during this event

Detailed results

100 metres

The 100 metres was held on 17 August at 09:30.[2]

Long jump

The long jump was held on 17 August at 10:35.[3]

Note: Eelco Sintnicolaas of the Netherlands did not compete.

Shot put

The shot put was held on 17 August at 12:15.[4]

High jump

The high jump was held on 17 August at 17:45.[5]

Note: Leonid Andreev of Uzbekistan, Rico Freimuth of Germany, and Willem Coertzen of South Africa did not compete.

400 metres

The 400 metres was held on 17 August at 21:30.[6]

Note: Pieter Braun of the Netherlands did not compete.

110 metres hurdles

The 110 metres hurdles was held on 18 August at 09:30.[7]

Discus throw

The discus throw was held on 18 August at 10:25.[8]

Pole vault

The pole vault was held on 18 August at 13:25.[9]

Note: Oleksiy Kasyanov of Ukraine did not compete.

Javelin throw

Video on YouTube Official Video Highlights

The javelin throw was held on 18 August at 18:35.[10]

Note: Mihail Dudaš of Serbia did not compete.

1500 metres

The 1500 metres was held on 18 August at 21:45.[11]

Overall results

Eaton secured his second Olympic title, with an Olympic record-tying score of 8893.[12]

Key
  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. These marks were split between eight competitors with the gold medallist claiming two of them.

References

  1. ^ Men's Decathlon – Standings Archived 2016-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Decathlon Men – 100 metres". iaaf.org. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Decathlon Men – Long jump". iaaf.org. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Decathlon Men – Shot put". iaaf.org. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Decathlon Men – High jump". iaaf.org. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Decathlon Men – 400 meters". iaaf.org. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Decathlon Men – 110 metres hurdles". iaaf.org. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Decathlon Men – Discus throw". iaaf.org. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Decathlon Men – Pole vault". iaaf.org. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Decathlon Men – Javelin throw". iaaf.org. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Decathlon Men – 1500 metres". iaaf.org. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Results – Athletics – Men's Decathlon" (PDF). Rio 2016. 18 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.