Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's decathlon

These are the official results of the men's decathlon
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:...

competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with the competition starting on August 8, 1984 and ending on August 9, 1984.

Medalists

Abbreviations

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

Schedule

August 8, 1984
1. 100 m
2. Long Jump
3. Shot Put
4. High Jump
5. 400 m

August 9, 1984
2. 110 m hurdles
3. Discus Throw
4. Pole Vault
5. Javelin Throw
6. 1,500 m

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in points) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.

World Record	8832	Jürgen Hingsen Jürgen Hingsen Jürgen Hingsen is a former West German decathlete who won several medals at international championships and Olympic Games in the 1980s, and held the decathlon world record in 1982 and again from 1983 to 1984....	Mannheim Mannheim Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart.... (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... )	June 9, 1984
Olympic Record	8618	Bruce Jenner Bruce Jenner William Bruce Jenner is a former U.S. track and field athlete, motivational speaker, socialite and television personality. He won the gold medal for decathlon in the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics....	Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... (CAN 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... )	July 30, 1976

Daley Thompson

Francis Morgan Ayodélé "Daley" Thompson CBE , is a former decathlete from England. He won the decathlon gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and broke the world record for the event four times....

set a new Olympic record with 8797 points.

Results

RANK	FINAL RANKING	POINTS
		8797 OR
		8673
		8412
4.		8326
5.		8266
6.		8130
7.		8091
8.		8047
9.		8012
10.		7924
11.		7890
12.		7862
13.		7739
14.		7683
15.		7662
16.		7629
17.		7579
18.		7553
19.		7541
20.		7485
21.		6589
22.		6546
23.		6519
24.		6342
25.		6084
26.		5076

Medalists

Abbreviations

Schedule

Records

Results

See also