2006 Decathlon Year Ranking
Encyclopedia
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2006
in the men's decathlon
. The main event during this season were the 2006 European Championships
in Gothenburg, Sweden, where the competition started on August 10 and ended a day later, on August 11, in the main stadium during the 19th edition of the championships, the Stadium Ullevi
.
2006 in athletics (track and field)
The following events in athletics took place in 2006:-Championships:* March: 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships * March: 2006 Commonwealth Games...
in 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...
. The main event during this season were the 2006 European Championships
2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon
These are the official results of the men's decathlon competition at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. The competition started on 10 August and ended a day later, on 11 August, in the main stadium during the 19th edition of the championships, the Stadium...
in Gothenburg, Sweden, where the competition started on August 10 and ended a day later, on August 11, in the main stadium during the 19th edition of the championships, the Stadium Ullevi
Ullevi
Ullevi is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The stadium was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then Ullevi has also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990, the UEFA Euro 1992...
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Records
| Standing records prior to the 2006 season in track and field | ||||
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| 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 | May 27, 2001 |  GötzisGötzis 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... |
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2006 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Points | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8677 | Götzis, Austria | 2006-05-28 | ||
| 2 | 8526 | Göteborg, Sweden | 2006-08-11 | ||
| 3 | 8465 | Austin, United States | 2006-04-06 | ||
| 4 | 8438 | Talence, France | 2006-09-17 | ||
| 5 | 8390 | Arles, France | 2006-07-02 | ||
| 6 | 8350 | Göteborg, Sweden | 2006-08-11 | ||
| 7 | 8349 | Ratingen, Germany | 2006-06-25 | ||
| 8 | 8319 | Indianapolis, United States | 2006-06-24 | ||
| 9 | 8310 | Ratingen, Germany | 2006-06-25 | ||
| 10 | 8245 | Göteborg, Sweden | 2006-08-11 | ||
| 11 | 8239 | Götzis, Austria | 2006-05-28 | ||
| 12 | 8209 | Göteborg, Sweden | 2006-08-11 | ||
| 13 | 8143 | Melbourne, Australia | 2006-03-21 | ||
| 14 | 8138 | Götzis, Austria | 2006-05-28 | ||
| 15 | 8136 | Göteborg, Sweden | 2006-08-11 | ||
| 16 | 8129 | Ratingen, Germany | 2006-06-25 | ||
| 17 | 8108 | Götzis, Austria | 2006-05-28 | ||
| 18 | 8083 | Göteborg, Sweden | 2006-08-11 | ||
| 19 | 8035 | Göteborg, Sweden | 2006-08-11 | ||
| 20 | 8022 | Talence, France | 2006-09-17 | ||
| 21 | 8013 | Götzis, Austria | 2006-05-28 | ||
| 22 | 8012 | Bernhausen, Germany | 2006-05-28 | ||
| 23 | 8002 | Götzis, Austria | 2006-05-28 | ||
| 24 | 8001 | Melbourne, Australia | 2006-03-21 | ||
| 25 | 7997 | Göteborg, Sweden | 2006-08-11 |