2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon
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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...

at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics
2007 World Championships in Athletics
The 11th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007...

was held at the Nagai Stadium
Nagai Stadium
is an athletic stadium in Osaka, Japan. It is the home ground of J. League club Cerezo Osaka. The stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000.-History:...

, Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, on Friday, 31 August, and Saturday, 1 September.

Medalists

Gold   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)
Silver   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
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

 (JAM)
Bronze   Dmitriy Karpov
Dmitriy Karpov
Dmitriy Karpov is an athlete from Kazakhstan who competes in decathlon and heptathlon...


Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

 (KAZ)



Schedule

  • Friday, 31 August
    1. 100 m
    2. Long jump
    3. Shot put
    4. High jump
    5. 400 m


  • Saturday, 1 September
    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

Key:
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 | 8676 852 pts
11.04 s
950 pts
7.56 m
846 pts
15.92 m
915 pts
2.12 m
871 pts
48.80 s
932 pts
14.33 s
844 pts
48.75 m
849 pts
4.80 m
907 pts
71.18 m
710 pts
4:35.32 min
2 | 8644 (NR) 947 pts
10.62 s
935 pts
7.50 m
933 pts
17.32 m
776 pts
1.97 m
934 pts
47.48 s
986 pts
13.91 s
920 pts
52.36 m
849 pts
4.80 m
642 pts
53.61 m
722 pts
4:33.52 min
3 | 8565 (SB) 929 pts
10.70 s
859 pts
7.19 m
856 pts
16.08 m
859 pts
2.06 m
936 pts
47.44 s
971 pts
14.03 s
849 pts
48.95 m
910 pts
5.00 m
735 pts
59.84 m
682 pts
4:39.68 min
4 | 8475 (PB) 867 pts
10.97 s
874 pts
7.25 m
882 pts
16.49 m
915 pts
2.12 m
815 pts
50.00 s
879 pts
14.76 s
8420 pts
48.62 m
910 pts
5.00 m
791 pts
65.51 m
700 pts
4:36.93 min
5 | 8371 (PB) 834 pts
11.12 s
915 pts
7.42 m
736 pts
14.12 m
859 pts
2.06 m
842 pts
49.40 s
910 pts
14.51 s
756 pts
44.48 m
1004 pts
5.30 m
787 pts
63.28 m
728 pts
4:32.50 min
6 | 8357 (PB) 906 pts
10.80 s
816 pts
7.01 m
861 pts
16.16 m
831 pts
2.03 m
889 pts
48.42 s
900 pts
14.59 s
865 pts
49.76 m
880 pts
4.90 m
704 pts
57.75 m
705 pts
4:36.16 min
7 | 8262 782 pts
11.36 s
845 pts
7.13 m
792 pts
15.03 m
803 pts
2.00 m
846 pts
49.32 s
929 pts
14.36 s
757 pts
44.51 m
910 pts
5.00 m
825 pts
65.74 m
773 pts
4:25.75 min
8 | 8257 (NR) 922 pts
10.73 s
850 pts
7.15 m
786 pts
14.94 m
887 pts
2.09 m
849 pts
49.25 s
964 pts
14.08 s
724 pts
42.91 m
819 pts
4.70 m
870 pts
68.74 m
586 pts
4:55.42 min
9 | 8243 890 pts
10.87 s
854 pts
7.17 m
703 pts
13.58 m
803 pts
2.00 m
881 pts
48.58 s
985 pts
13.92 s
691 pts
41.28 m
819 pts
4.70 m
817 pts
65.24 m
800 pts
4:21.69 min
10 | 8120 872 pts
10.95 s
876 pts
7.26 m
778 pts
14.81 m
803 pts
2.00 m
845 pts
49.34 s
837 pts
15.10 s
763 pts
44.81 m
972 pts
5.20 m
677 pts
55.96 m
697
4:37.38 min
11 | 8034 836 pts
11.11 s
898 pts
7.35 m
769 pts
14.67 m
696 pts
1.88 m
884 pts
48.52 s
878 pts
14.77 s
752 pts
44.30 m
702 pts
4.30 m
824 pts
65.71 m
795 pts
4:22.50 min
12 | 8017 (SB) 765 pts
11.44 s
814 pts
7.00 m
798 pts
15.13 m
887 pts
2.09 m
788 pts
50.58 s
871 pts
14.82 s
804 pts
46.80 m
849 pts
4.80 m
732 pts
59.63 m
709 pts
4:35.55 min
13 | 8004 830 pts
11.14 s
781 pts
6.86 m
773 pts
14.73 m
859 pts
2.06 m
860 pts
49.02 s
884 pts
14.72 s
740 pts
43.70 m
941 pts
5.10 m
678 pts
56.01 m
658 pts
4:43.58 min
14 | 7984 797 pts
11.29 s
795 pts
6.92 m
850 pts
15.98 m
749 pts
1.94 m
762 pts
51.16 s
858 pts
14.93 s
764 pts
44.86 m
819 pts
4.70 m
876 pts
69.14 m
714 pts
4:34.63 min
15 | 7974 (PB) 935 pts
10.67 s
850 pts
7.15 m
712 pts
13.74 m
670 pts
1.85 m
910 pts
47.98 s
847 pts
15.02 s
662 pts
39.87 m
910 pts
5.00 m
704 pts
57.73 m
774 pts
4:25.51 min
16 | 7794 878 pts
10.92 s
915 pts
7.42 m
744 pts
14.26 m
670 pts
1.85 m
866 pts
48.89 s
910 pts
14.51 s
605 pts
37.07 m
819 pts
4.70 m
743 pts
60.34 m
644 pts
4:45.83 min
17 | 7749 823 pts
11.17 s
842 pts
7.12 m
685 pts
13.29 m
831 pts
2.03 m
721 pts
52.08 s
880 pts
14.75 s
740 pts
43.67 m
910 pts
5.00 m
688 pts
56.69 m
629 pts
4:48.27 min
18 | 7657 832 pts
11.13 s
918 pts
7.43 m
700 pts
13.54 m
887 pts
2.09 m
798 pts
50.37 s
853 pts
14.97 s
699 pts
41.69 m
6730 pts
4.20 m
682 pts
56.28 m
615 pts
4:50.69 min
19 | 7629 850 pts
11.05 s
762 pts
6.78 m
602 pts
11.92 m
696 pts
1.88 m
881 pts
48.59 s
787 pts
15.53 s
698 pts
41.65 m
941 pts
5.10 m
732 pts
59.59 m
680 pts
4:40.04 min
20 | 7625 835 pts
11.12 s
920 pts
7.44 m
681 pts
13.23 m
749 pts
1.94 m
787 pts
50.60 s
829 pts
15.17 s
779 pts
45.58 m
731 pts
4.40 m
578 pts
49.28 m
737 pts
4:31.21 min
21 | 7531 (SB) 797 pts
11.29 s
842 pts
7.12 m
657 pts
12.83 m
723 pts
1.91 m
862 pts
48.99 s
863 pts
14.89 s
588 pts
36.23 m
849 pts
4.80 m
512 pts
44.79 m
838 pts
4:16.16 min
22 | 7344 883 pts
10.90 s
920 pts
7.44 m
801 pts
15.18 m
776 pts
1.97 m
930 pts
47.58 s
885 pts
14.71 s
685 pts
40.99 m
0 pts
NM
722 pts
58.93 m
742 pts
4:30.38 min
23 | 6698 814 pts
11.21 s
797 pts
6.93 m
707 pts
13.65 m
644 pts
1.82 m
783 pts
50.70 s
8 pts
27.24 s
773 pts
45.31 m
760 pts
4.50 m
762 pts
61.63 m
650 pts
4:44.91 min
DNF 876 pts
10.93 s
826 pts
7.05 m
692 pts
13.40 m
644 pts
1.82 m
929 pts
47.59 s
912 pts
14.49 s
754 pts
44.37 m
819 pts
4.70 m
DNF 899 pts
10.93 s
876 pts
7.26 m
650 pts
12.72 m
831 pts
2.03 m
900 pts
49.18 s
911 pts
14.50 s
625 pts
38.06 m
No mark
DNF 870 pts
10.96 s
920 pts
7.44 m
870 pts
16.31 m
831 pts
2.03 m
851 pts
49.22 s
869 pts
14.84 s
DNF 989 pts
10.44 s
972 pts
7.65 m
821 pts
15.51 m
776 pts
1.97 m
DNF 806 pts
11.25 s
854 pts
7.13 m
709 pts
13.69 m
803 pts
2.00 m
797 pts
50.38 s
DNF 0 pts
DNF
DNF 0 pts
DQ
995 pts
7.58 m

See also

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