1995 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Decathlon

These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon
Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...

competition at the 1995 World Championships
1995 World Championships in Athletics
The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....

in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 30 participating athletes, including nine non-finishers. The competition started on August 6, 1995 and ended a day later, on August 7, 1995.

Medalists

Gold	Dan O'Brien Dan O'Brien Daniel Dion O'Brien is a former American decathlete. He was deemed one of the best decathlon athletes of the 1990s, winning an Olympic gold medal after winning three consecutive world titles.... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA)
Silver	Eduard Hämäläinen Eduard Hämäläinen Eduard Hämäläinen is a retired decathlete from Finland and Belarus.-Biograpfhy:He originally competed for the Soviet Union and then Belarus after the Soviet dissolution, but changed nationality. His great-grandparents were deported from Finland to Turkestan in 1917... Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... (BLR)
Bronze	Mike Smith Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... (CAN)

Schedule

Sunday August 6
1. 100 m
2. Long Jump
3. Shot Put
4. High Jump
5. 400 m

Monday August 7
2. 110 m hurdles
3. Discus Throw
4. Pole Vault
5. Javelin Throw
6. 1,500 m

Abbreviations

DNS	did not start
DSQ	disqualified
NM	no mark
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1995 World Athletics Championships
World Record Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...		8891	September 5, 1992	Talence Talence Talence is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the south side... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Event Record Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...		8817	August 20, 1993	Stuttgart, Germany

Results

Rank	Athlete	Decathlon										Points
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points
		10.57	7.55	14.82	2.13	47.81	13.78	46.92	5.20	62.90	4:52.52	8695
		10.90	7.31	15.71	1.95	47.05	13.73	49.96	5.10	55.88	4:41.01	8489
		10.93	7.13	16.78	1.98	48.11	14.53	50.84	4.80	64.46	4:43.06	8419
4		10.71	7.83	13.55	1.98	48.22	15.21	40.40	5.40	62.70	4:48.35	8268
5		11.09	7.48	15.18	1.98	49.11	13.95	43.36	4.60	62.98	4:31.31	8236
6		10.93	7.27	14.29	2.04	48.60	14.12	42.76	5.00	55.30	4:32.33	8206
7		10.93	7.20	15.72	2.04	48.92	13.98	45.34	4.60	55.74	4:36.23	8196
8		10.34	7.85	14.46	1.98	48.10	14.25	43.80	4.60	57.38	5:03.48	8193
9		11.22	7.16	13.91	2.01	50.20	14.57	41.82	5.30	62.96	4:30.62	8136
10		10.95	7.35	13.34	2.07	49.46	14.23	43.42	4.80	58.94	4:41.39	8088
11		11.44	7.13	14.26	2.01	48.59	14.32	42.56	4.50	60.86	4:16.99	8042
12		11.19	7.14	14.43	2.10	50.08	14.82	42.98	4.80	57.30	4:33.28	7993
13		11.04	7.13	15.59	1.95	50,66	14.44	44.24	4.80	56.28	4:36.34	7969
14		11.01	7.22	14.35	1.95	50.90	14.15	41.00	5.00	59.06	4:39.64	7963
15		10.75	6.99	13.53	1.83	46.90	14.21	40.98	4.70	50.96	4:12.52	7961
16		10.66	7.25	15.02	1.80	47.53	14.02	43.24	4.50	57.06	4:56.59	7899
17		11.37	6.69	15.66	1.86	49.99	14.48	45.62	4.50	58.08	4:31.19	7744
18		11.15	6.74	13.91	1.89	47.86	15.06	40.28	4.30	60.42	4:33.82	7602
19		11.21	7.04	13.70	2.13	49.86	14.18	41.56	—	62.42	4:33.55	7235

—		10.94	7.07	14.52	2.07	48.45	DSQ	43.60	5.20	50.00	—	DNF
—		11.53	7.30	14.03	2.07	DSQ	14.68	40.04	4.80	49.16	—	DNF
—		10.72	7.29	14.64	1.89	DSQ	14.14	41.46	4.40	—	—	DNF
—		11.30	7.10	15.07	2.04	49.90	DNF	49.08	—	—	—	DNF
—		11.05	7.57	15.04	1.86	50.68	DSQ	43.44	—	—	—	DNF
—		11.55	6.99	13.63	1.98	51.35	15.08	—	—	—	—	DNF
—		11.24	7.49	15.35	1.98	DSQ	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
—		11.14	NM	13.88	1.92	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
—		11.10	6.72	15.16	1.86	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
—		11.26	7.18	15.77	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
—		11.51	7.11	14.33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF

Medalists

Schedule

Abbreviations

Records

Results

See also