Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's decathlon

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 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

as part of the athletics program

Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...

was held at the Stadium Australia on Wednesday September 27 and Thursday September 28.

After the first day of the contest, Chris Huffins

Chris Huffins

Chris Huffins is an athlete from the United States who competed in the field of Decathlon. He was the Director and Head Coach of the Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country programs at the University of California from 2002 to 2007. He married Monique Parker in 1997. He earned a...

found himself in en eight-point lead ahead of Dean Macey

Dean Macey

Dean Macey is an English athlete from Canvey Island. He is best known for competing in the decathlon, which he did from 1995 to 2008, winning World Championship and Commonwealth Games medals, as well as twice finishing fourth in the Olympic Games...

. Erki Nool

Erki Nool

Erki Nool is an Estonian decathlete and politician.Nool is a winner of the gold medal for Decathlon in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Although Nool did not place first in any individual event, his total score was the highest...

and Tom Pappas

Tom Pappas

Tom Pappas is an American track & field decathlete.Pappas won the gold medal at the 2003 World Championships held outside Paris, France, and was rated number 1 in the world that year by Track & Field News. He is a four-time US champion and was the 1999 NCAA champion while attending the University...

occupied the next places. On the next day Nool dropped to fifth place after the 110 metres hurdles

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...

, but advanced again after the controversial discus

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...

contest. Starting off with two foul attempts, Nool was originally fouled in his third and last attempt as well, which would have resulted in him getting 0 points and falling out of the leading group. However, Nool successfully appealed the ring-foul ruling and had his throw measured to 43.66 metres, which saw him climb one place. The British delegation, representing Macey, protested to no avail.

Following Nool's strong result in the javelin throw

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...

event Huffins' lead had shrunk to only 14 points before the 1500 metres

1500 metres

The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...

. As this was a weak event for Huffins he looked set to lose out in the medal chase; however, he managed to lower his personal best time by twelve seconds and grasped a bronze medal. Reigning world champion

IAAF World Championships in Athletics

The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations . Originally, it was organised every four years, but this changed in 1991, and it has since been organised biennially.-History:...

and world record

World records in athletics

World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....

holder 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...

struggled with a knee problem throughout the competition and finished in a disappointing sixth place.

Medalists

Šebrle would go on to break the world record in 2001 and win the gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Decathlon
The Decathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 23 and August 24....

in a new Olympic record. Huffins retired from international athletics after the end of the season.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in points) prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics.

World Record	8994	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 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....	Prague Prague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million... , 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....	4 July 1999
Olympic Record	8847	Daley Thompson 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....	United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	9 August 1984

Overall results

Flying points table after 10th event:

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Overall points	Overview by event (points on top, then result. Best performance in each event shown in green)
Rank	Athlete	Nation	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	Erki Nool Erki Nool Erki Nool is an Estonian decathlete and politician.Nool is a winner of the gold medal for Decathlon in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Although Nool did not place first in any individual event, his total score was the highest...		8641	933 pts 10.68 s	1000 7.76	796 15.11	803 2.00	973 46.71	913 14.48	739 43.66	910 5.00	826 65.82	748 4:29.48
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...		8606	878 pts 10.92 s	965 7.62	803 15.22	915 2.12	899 48.20	991 13.87	754 44.39	849 4.80	799 64.04	753 4:28.79
3	Chris Huffins Chris Huffins Chris Huffins is an athlete from the United States who competed in the field of Decathlon. He was the Director and Head Coach of the Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country programs at the University of California from 2002 to 2007. He married Monique Parker in 1997. He earned a...		8595 (SB)	980 pts 10.48 s	987 7.71	806 15.27	887 2.09	894 48.31	986 13.91	861 49.55	819 4.70	687 56.62	688 4:38.71
4	Dean Macey Dean Macey Dean Macey is an English athlete from Canvey Island. He is best known for competing in the decathlon, which he did from 1995 to 2008, winning World Championship and Commonwealth Games medals, as well as twice finishing fourth in the Olympic Games...		8567 (PB)	903 pts 10.81 s	1002 7.77	766 14.62	887 2.09	988 46.41	907 14.53	733 43.37	849 4.80	744 60.38	788 4:23.45
5	Tom Pappas Tom Pappas Tom Pappas is an American track & field decathlete.Pappas won the gold medal at the 2003 World Championships held outside Paris, France, and was rated number 1 in the world that year by Track & Field News. He is a four-time US champion and was the 1999 NCAA champion while attending the University...		8425	901 pts 10.82 s	913 7.41	782 14.87	1002 2.21	878 48.64	955 14.15	693 41.42	880 4.90	772 62.26	649 4:45.10
6	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...		8385	881 pts 10.91 s	935 7.50	846 15.91	776 1.97	856 49.11	931 14.34	811 47.15	731 4.40	888 69.94	730 4:32.23
7	Frank Busemann Frank Busemann Frank Busemann is a former German decathlete.Busemann started his career as a 110 m hurdler and was junior world champion in this discipline in 1994. After his surprising decathlon silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics with his personal best of 8706 points he became one of Germany's most...		8351	881 pts 10.91 s	970 7.64	760 14.52	887 2.09	863 48.97	954 14.16	538 33.71	910 5.00	812 64.91	776 4:25.32
8	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...		8277	838 pts 11.10 s	821 7.00	787 14.96	859 2.06	880 48.61	817 15.27	817 47.43	849 4.80	827 65.87	789 4:23.37
9	Stefan Schmid Stefan Schmid Stefan Schmid is a German decathlete. His personal best result was 8485 points, achieved in July 2000 in Ratingen.-Achievements:-References:*...		8206	874 pts 10.94 s	854 7.17	731 14.04	803 2.00	880 48.61	926 14.38	681 40.81	910 5.00	844 67.03	703 4:36.49
10	Henrik Dagård Henrik Dagård Olof Henrik Dagård is a retired Swedish decathlete.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 10.58 400 metres - 46.71 1500 metres - 4:34.46 110 metres hurdles - 13.97...		8178 (SB)	897 pts 10.84 s	833 7.08	788 14.97	749 1.94	873 48.75	936 14.30	725 42.95	941 5.10	814 65.05	622 4:49.51
11	Zsolt Kürtösi Zsolt Kürtösi Zsolt István Kurtosi is a Hungarian decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...		8149 (PB)	861 pts 11.00 s	859 7.19	798 15.13	803 2.00	870 48.81	955 14.15	800 46.62	849 4.80	695 57.16	659 4:43.39
12	Mário Aníbal Mário Aníbal Mário Aníbal Dias Sampaio Ramos is a former Portuguese decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:*...		8136 (NR)	867 pts 10.97 s	790 6.90	814 15.39	831 2.03	875 48.71	885 14.71	767 45.01	880 4.90	?? 57.51	727 4:32.68
13	Lev Lobodin Lev Lobodin Lev Alekseyevich Lobodin is a male decathlete from Russia, having changed nationality from Ukraine at the end of 1996. His best achievement was the silver medal at the 2003 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham.-Achievements:- Personal bests :...		8071	917 pts 10.75 s	857 7.18	836 15.75	749 1.94	867 48.87	972 14.02	758 44.55	910 5.00	591 50.16	614 4:50.73
14	Jiří Ryba Jirí Ryba Jiří Ryba is a Czech decathlete. His personal best result was 8339 points, achieved in May 2000 in Desenzano del Garda. Ryba is married to pole vaulter Pavla Hamáčková.-Achievements:-Football career:...		8056	830 pts 11.14 s	838 7.10	741 14.21	803 2.00	863 48.97	851 14.99	722 42.83	880 4.90	704 57.76	824 4:18.21
15	Raúl Duany Raúl Duany Raúl Bueno Duany is a Cuban decathlete, who holds the current Cuban record. After retiring he joined the coaching staff of the Cuban national athletics team.-Achievements:-References:...		8054	841 pts 11.09 s	893 7.33	688 13.34	859 2.06	827 49.73	918 14.44	688 41.17	790 4.60	803 64.31	747 4:29.68
16	Oleksandr Yurkov Oleksandr Yurkov Oleksandr Yurkov is a Ukrainian decathlete. His personal best result was 8574 points, achieved in June 2000 in Götzis.-Achievements:-External links:...		7993	885 pts 10.89 s	739 6.68	776 14.78	776 1.97	877 48.66	847 15.02	843 48.67	910 5.00	659 54.77	681 4:39.94
17	Indrek Kaseorg Indrek Kaseorg Indrek Kaseorg is a retired Estonian decathlete.-Achievements:-Personal bests:-External links:...		7932	793 pts 11.31 s	866 7.22	683 13.26	776 1.97	813 50.03	902 14.57	705 41.98	849 4.80	837 66.54	708 4:35.64
18	Klaus Ambrosch Klaus Ambrosch Klaus Ambrosch is an Austrian decathlete. His personal best result was 8122 points, achieved in July 2001 at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis. His life partner is the German long jumper Bianca Kappler. -Achievements:-References:...		7917	858 pts 11.01 s	854 7.17	808 15.30	723 1.91	804 50.23	859 14.92	689 41.22	790 4.60	858 67.94	674 4:40.94
19	Laurent Hernu Laurent Hernu Laurent Hernu is a French decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:*...		7909	819 pts 11.19 s	847 7.14	700 13.54	859 2.06	786 50.63	910 14.51	701 41.78	910 5.00	683 56.34	694 4:37.82
20	Wilfrid Boulineau Wilfrid Boulineau Wilfrid Boulineau is a retired French decathlete. He finished sixth at the 1999 World Championships and twentieth at the 2000 Olympic Games. His personal best result was 8312 points, achieved in May 1999 in Arles.-Achievements:...		7821	845 pts 11.07 s	833 7.08	690 13.38	831 2.03	823 49.82	847 15.02	662 39.86	849 4.80	733 59.69	708 4:35.59
21	Kip Janvrin Kip Janvrin Kip Janvrin is a former American decathlete. Janvrin is a native of Panora, Iowa and is currently the Co-Head Track & Field Coach at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri.-College career:...		7726	804 pts 11.26 s	727 6.63	702 13.57	723 1.85	856 49.12	831 15.15	709 42.20	910 5.00	690 56.84	827 4:17.81
22	Volodymyr Mykhailenko Volodymyr Mykhailenko Volodymyr Oleksiyovych Mykhailenko is a retired male decathlete from Ukraine, best known for winning the silver medal in the men's decathlon at the 2001 Summer Universiade.-Achievements:-References:* *...		7676	838 pts 11.10 s	823 7.04	700 13.53	859 2.06	871 48.80	869 14.84	674 40.45	790 4.60	548 47.27	704 4:36.23
23	Fedor Laukhin		7652	814 pts 11.21 s	816 7.01	677 13.16	831 2.03	831 49.64	830 15.16	631 38.33	880 4.90	671 55.53	671 4:41.48
24	Eduard Hämäläinen Eduard Hämäläinen Eduard Hämäläinen is a retired decathlete from Finland and Belarus.-Biograpfhy:He originally competed for the Soviet Union and then Belarus after the Soviet dissolution, but changed nationality. His great-grandparents were deported from Finland to Turkestan in 1917...		7520	858 pts 11.01 s	859 7.19	732 670	723 1.85	902 48.14	927 14.37	583 35.98	849 4.80	546 47.11	692 4:38.18
25	Mike Maczey Mike Maczey Mike Maczey is a retired German decathlete.He finished seventh at the 1996 European Indoor Championships, ninth at the 1998 European Indoor Championships, eighth at the 1998 European Championships and sixth at the 2002 European Championships. He also competed at the 2000 Olympic Games.Maczey...		7228	823 pts 11.17 s	838 7.10	719 13.84	831 2.03	819 49.91	0 DNF	739 43.64	941 5.10	760 61.49	758 4:27.99
	Eugenio Balanqué Eugenio Balanqué Eugenio Balanqué Llópiz is a retired Cuban decathlete. He won the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games and took silver medals at the 1991 Pan American Games, the 1995 Pan American Games and the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games. He also participated at the 1996 and 2000 Summer...		DNF	890 pts 10.87 s	628 6.19	784 14.90	749 1.94	898 48.23	929 14.36	799 46.56	0 NM
	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:...		DNF	908 pts 10.79 s	0 NM	709 13.68	887 2.09	825 49.77	848 15.01	688 41.15	0 NM
	Prodromos Korkizoglou Prodromos Korkizoglou Prodromos Korkizoglou is Greece's most prominent decathlete and competes for the Pelasgos Sports Club.He is the current holder of the national decathlon record and his highest distinction was the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games. He sustained an ankle injury in 2004, which failed to...		DNF	919 pts 10.74 s	852 7.16	710 13.70	776 1.97	657 53.57
	Scott Ferrier Scott Ferrier Scott Ferrier is a former decathlete from Australia, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996...		DNF	836 pts 11.11 s	859 7.19	698 13.50	776 1.97
	Roman Razbeyko		DNF	763 pts 11.45 s	771 6.82	727 13.98	776 1.97
	Yeorgios Andreou		DNF	867 pts 10.97 s	750 6.73	743 14.24
	Sébastien Levicq Sébastien Levicq Sébastien Levicq is a French decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...		DNF	757 pts 11.48 s	713 6.57	700 13.53
	Trond Høiby Trond Høiby Trond Høiby is a retired decathlete from Norway. He set his personal best score on July 4, 1999 at a meet in Herentals. He is a four-time national champion in the men's decathlon ....		DNF	740 pts 11.56 s	635 6.22	730 14.03
	Jón Arnar Magnússon Jón Arnar Magnússon Jón Arnar Magnússon is a former decathlete from Iceland. He has won silver and bronze medals at world indoor championships, all in heptathlon, as decathlon is unsuitable for indoor contests...		DNF	894 pts 10.85 s	0 NM	819 15.48
	Aki Heikkinen Aki Heikkinen Aki Heikkinen is a Finnish decathlete. His personal best result was 8188 points, achieved in August 2000 in Lahti.-Achievements:-External links:...		DNF	827 pts 11.15 s	0 NM	690 13.37
	Francisco Javier Benet Francisco Javier Benet Francisco Javier Benet Martín is a Spanish decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...		DNF	769 pts 11.42 s	657 6.32
	Philipp Huber Philipp Huber Philipp Huber is a Swiss decathlete. His personal best result was 8153 points, achieved in June 2000 in Götzis.-Achievements:-External links:...		DNF	784 pts 11.35 s
	Oleg Veretelnikov Oleg Veretelnikov Oleg Veretelnikov is a retired Uzbekistani decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...		DNF	618 pts 12.17 s

Medalists

Records

Overall results

See also