2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon
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The men's decathlon
at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics
was held at the Nagai Stadium
, Osaka
, on Friday, 31 August, and Saturday, 1 September.
Points table after 10th event
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
- 100 m
- Long jump
- Shot put
- High jump
- 400 m
- Saturday, 1 September
- 110 m hurdles
- Discus throw
- Pole vault
- Javelin throw
- 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... |
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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 |
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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 decathlonAthletics at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's decathlonThe men's decathlon event at the 2007 Pan American Games took place on July 23 and July 24, 2007. There were a total number of 12 athletes competing, from 9 nations...
- Athletics at the 2007 Summer Universiade – Men's decathlonAthletics at the 2007 Summer Universiade – Men's DecathlonThe men's decathlon competition at the 2007 Summer Universiade took place on 12 August and 13 August 2007 in the Main Stadium at the Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand.-Medalists:-Schedule:*12 August*#100 m*#Long jump*#Shot put*#High jump...