2005 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Decathlon
Encyclopedia
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 2005 World Championships in Athletics
2005 World Championships in Athletics
The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...

was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Helsinki Olympic Stadium
The Helsinki Olympic Stadium , located in the Töölö district about from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the center of activities in the 1952...

 on Tuesday 9 August and Wednesday 10 August.

Medalists

Gold   Bryan Clay
Bryan Clay
Bryan Ezra Tsumoru Clay is an American decathlete. He is the reigning Olympic champion for the decathlon and was also World champion in 2005.-Biography:...


United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 (USA)
Silver   Roman Šebrle
Roman Šebrle
Roman Šebrle is an athlete from the Czech Republic. He is considered to be one of the best decathlon athletes of all time. Originally a high jumper, he competes in decathlon and heptathlon for team TJ Dukla Praha and is a world record holder in the decathlon...


Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 (CZE)
Bronze   Attila Zsivóczky
Attila Zsivóczky
Attila Zsivóczky is a Hungarian track and field athlete, competing in decathlon. He has previously specialized in high jump, where he took a fourth place at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics...


Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 (HUN)



Schedule

  • Tuesday 9 August
    1. 100 m
    2. Long jump
    3. Shot put
    4. High jump
    5. 400 m


  • Wednesday 10 August
    1. 110 m hurdles
    2. Discus throw
    3. Pole vault
    4. Javelin throw
    5. 1,500 m



Records

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...

 
9026 27 May 2001   Götzis
Götzis
Götzis is a town in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg, district Feldkirch.The town is well-known for its annual hypo-combined events meeting, the so called Hypo-Meeting, where some of the world's leading decathletes and heptathletes gather in the Mösle stadium...

, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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...

 
8902 7 August 2001   Edmonton, Canada



Final ranking

Points table after 10th event
Rank Athlete Overall points 100 m LJ
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

SP
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

HJ
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....

400 m 110 mh
110 metres hurdles
The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...

DT
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

PV
Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

JT
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...

1500 m
1 Bryan Clay
Bryan Clay
Bryan Ezra Tsumoru Clay is an American decathlete. He is the reigning Olympic champion for the decathlon and was also World champion in 2005.-Biography:...


 United States
8732 (WL) 992 pts
10.43 s
945
7.54
867
16.25
803
2.00
920
47.78
920
14.43
947
53.68
880
4.90
920
72.00
538
5:03.77
2 Roman Šebrle
Roman Šebrle
Roman Šebrle is an athlete from the Czech Republic. He is considered to be one of the best decathlon athletes of all time. Originally a high jumper, he competes in decathlon and heptathlon for team TJ Dukla Praha and is a world record holder in the decathlon...


 Czech Republic
8521 881 pts
10.91 s
1025
7.86
869
16.29
859
2.06
879
48.62
885
14.71
805
46.85
849
4.80
786
63.21
683
4:39.54
3 Attila Zsivóczky
Attila Zsivóczky
Attila Zsivóczky is a Hungarian track and field athlete, competing in decathlon. He has previously specialized in high jump, where he took a fourth place at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics...


 Hungary
8385 883 pts
10.90 s
821
7.03
834
15.72
944
2.15
848
49.29
831
15.15
862
49.58
849
4.80
783
63.02
730
4:32.17
4 André Niklaus
André Niklaus
André Niklaus is a German decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...


 Germany
8316 (PB) 852 pts
11.04 s
862
7.20
743
14.24
831
2.03
842
49.42
876
14.78
790
46.13
1004
5.30
764
61.74
752
4:28.93
5 Aleksandr Pogorelov
Aleksandr Pogorelov
Aleksandr Gennadiyevich Pogorelov is a Russian decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...


 Russia
8246 892 pts
10.86 s
932
7.49
845
15.90
887
2.09
788
50.58
917
14.45
801
46.68
910
5.00
735
59.79
539
5:03.62
6 Kristjan Rahnu
Kristjan Rahnu
Kristjan Rahnu is an Estonian decathlete. His personal best dates back to 2005 when he did 8526 points in France, Arles on June 4–5...


 Estonia
8223 954 pts
10.59 s
900
7.36
838
15.79
831
2.03
881
48.58
865
14.87
811
47.13
819
4.70
763
61.65
561
4:59.73
7 Romain Barras
Romain Barras
Romain Barras is a French decathlete. At the Universiade he finished fifth in 2001 and first in 2003, the latter in a personal best score of 8196 points. He represented France at the 2004 Summer Olympics and came in thirteenth place overall in the decathlon...


 Early Modern France
8087 827 pts
11.15 s
898
7.35
766
14.62
749
1.94
879
48.63
892
14.65
751
44.24
849
4.80
744
60.39
732
4:31.94
8 Tomáš Dvořák
Tomáš Dvorák
Tomáš Dvořák is an athlete from the Czech Republic. He competed in decathlon and heptathlon for the team Dukla Prague. He is triple decathlon world champion and a former world record holder , which is still second performance in all-time list...


 Czech Republic
8068 874 pts
10.94 s
888
7.31
848
15.95
803
2.00
799
50.34
873
14.81
781
45.69
673
4.20
812
64.89
717
4:34.24
9 Jaakko Ojaniemi
Jaakko Ojaniemi
Jaakko Ojaniemi is a Finnish decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...


 Finland
8042 (SB) 935 pts
10.67 s
952
7.57
787
14.95
723
1.91
801
50.29
845
15.04
714
42.41
760
4.50
833
66.27
692
4:38.18
10 Aleksey Drozdov
Aleksey Drozdov
Aleksey Vasiliyevich Drozdov is a Russian decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...


 Russia
8038 845 pts
11.07 s
871
7.24
816
15.43
859
2.06
764
51.11
770
15.67
873
50.13
760
4.50
793
63.67
687
4:38.96
11 Hamdi Dhouibi
Hamdi Dhouibi
Hamdi Dhouibi is a Tunisian decathlete.He held the African record with 8023 points, achieved at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. The record was broken by Larbi Bouraada of Algeria at the 2009 World Championships...


 Tunisia
8023 (AR) 935 pts
10.67 s
918
7.43
658
12.85
749
1.94
956
47.04
903
14.56
688
41.17
849
4.80
631
52.83
736
4:31.24
12 Mikk Pahapill
Mikk Pahapill
Mikk Pahapill is an Estonian decathlete. His personal best score is 8298 points, achieved at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona. His coach is Remigija Nazarovienė....


 Estonia
8003 847 pts
11.06 s
878
7.27
812
15.36
859
2.06
749
51.44
805
15.37
784
45.81
849
4.80
791
63.53
629
4:48.26
13 Paul Terek
Paul Terek
Paul Anthony Terek is an American Olympic decathlete. He graduated from Livonia Franklin High School in Livonia, Michigan. His personal best in decathlon is 8312 points, achieved in July 2004 in Sacramento at the United States Olympic Trials. Terek won the bronze medal and was placed on the United...


 United States
7921 899 pts
10.83 s
852
7.16
747
14.31
776
1.97
868
48.85
752
15.83
760
44.65
910
5.00
655
54.46
702
4:36.59
14 Frédéric Xhonneux
Frédéric Xhonneux
Frédéric Xhonneux is a Belgian track and field athlete who competes in the decathlon. He is the current Belgian record holder in the event with a score of 8142 points, achieved in May 2008 in Desenzano del Garda at the Multistars meeting.-Achievements:-External links:...


 Belgium
7616 799 pts
11.28 s
864
7.21
662
12.92
831
2.03
859
49.04
761
15.75
637
38.62
819
4.70
591
50.18
793
4:22.71
15 Roland Schwarzl
Roland Schwarzl
Roland Schwartzl is a decathlete from Austria.He has won 5 pole vault and 3 heptathlon tiles since 1999 in the Austrian Indoor Championships. He also won both the decathlon and long jump in the Austrian Championships in 2003...


 Austria
7549 847 pts
11.06 s
838
7.10
712
13.73
644
1.82
778
50.81
862
14.90
778
45.56
880
4.90
599
50.67
611
4:51.25
16 Óscar González
Óscar González (athlete)
Óscar González Garrido is decathlete from Spain.-Achievements:-References:...


 Spain
7526 845 pts
11.07 s
862
7.20
706
13.63
803
2.00
828
49.71
854
14.96
604
37.03
790
4.60
523
45.54
711
4:35.25
17 Phil McMullen
 United States
6832 759 pts
11.47 s
732
6.65
790
15.01
749
1.94
805
50.21
781
15.58
855
49.28
0
NM
638
53.35
723
4:33.38
  Aleksey Sysoyev
Aleksey Sysoyev
-Achievements:-External links:...


 Russia
DNF 924 pts
10.72 s
657
6.32
836
15.75
859
2.06
794
50.46
791
15.49
811
47.13
0
NM
 
 
 
 
  Eugène Martineau
Eugène Martineau (athlete)
Eugène Julien Martineau is a Dutch decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...


 Netherlands
DNF 812 pts
11.22 s
850
7.15
686
13.31
803
2.00
794
50.45
750
15.85
669
40.23
0
NM
 
 
 
 
  Qi Haifeng
Qi Haifeng
Qi Haifeng is a Chinese decathlete. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points . He won the decathlon at the national championships in 2009 with a points total of 7729.-Achievements:-External links:...


 Mainland China
DNF 878 pts
10.92 s
857
7.18
695
13.45
803
2.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Claston Bernard
Claston Bernard
Claston Bernard is a Jamaican decathlete. He won Commonwealth Gold in 2002. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved in May 2005 in Götzis.-Achievements:-External links:...


 Jamaica
DNF 908 pts
10.79 s
767
6.80
709
13.68
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith (decathlon)
Maurice Smith is a decathlete from Jamaica. He competed for Auburn University. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, finishing in 14th place. He broke the Pan American Games decathlon record in 2007, winning his first international gold medal...


 Jamaica
DNF 903 pts
10.81 s
854
7.17
0
NM
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Benjamin Jensen
Benjamin Jensen
Benjamin Jensen is a Norwegian decathlete. He represented Mandal og Halse IL, IK Tjalve and IL Norna-Salhus during his active career. His personal best in decathlon is 8160 points, achieved in August 1999 in Roskilde. This is the Norwegian record. -Achievements:-References:...


 Norway
DNF 852 pts
11.04 s
0
NM
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Vitaliy Smirnov
Vitaliy Smirnov
Vitaly Frilyevich Smirnov is an Uzbekistani decathlete.He finished tenth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, won the gold medal at the 2003 Asian Championships in Manila in a personal best score of 8021 points, finished seventeenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and won a silver medal...


 Uzbekistan
DNF 0 pts
18.28 s
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Dmitriy Karpov
Dmitriy Karpov
Dmitriy Karpov is an athlete from Kazakhstan who competes in decathlon and heptathlon...


 Kazakhstan
DNF 0 pts
DQ
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Laurent Hernu
Laurent Hernu
Laurent Hernu is a French decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:*...


 Early Modern France
DNS  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



See also

  • 2005 Hypo-Meeting
    2005 Hypo-Meeting
    The 31st edition of the annual Hypo-Meeting took place on 28 May and 29 May 2005 in Götzis, Austria. The track and field competition, featuring a decathlon and a heptathlon event, was part of the 2005 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge....

  • 2005 Décastar
    2005 Décastar
    The 29th edition of the annual Décastar took place on 17 September and 18 September 2005 in Talence, France. The track and field competition, featuring a decathlon and a heptathlon event, was part of the 2005 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge....

  • Athletics at the 2005 Summer Universiade – Men's decathlon
    Athletics at the 2005 Summer Universiade – Men's Decathlon
    The men's decathlon competition at the 2005 Summer Universiade took place on 18 August and 19 August 2005 in the İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu in İzmir, Turkey.-Medalists:-Schedule:*18 August*#100 m*#Long jump*#Shot put*#High jump*#400 m*19 August...

  • 2005 Decathlon Year Ranking
    2005 Decathlon Year Ranking
    This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2005 in the men's decathlon. The main event during this season were the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, where the competition started on Tuesday August 9, 2005 and ended on Wednesday August 10, 2005 in the Helsinki Olympic...



The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK