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...

event at the 2007 Pan American Games

Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games

The athletics competition at the 2007 Pan American Games was held at the Flamengo Park and Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro between 22 July and 29 July 2007...

 took place on July 23 and July 24, 2007. There were a total number of 12 athletes competing, from 9 nations. Jamaica's Maurice Smith took the gold with 8278 points, a new Games record, while Cuban Yordanis García

Yordanis García

Yordanis García Barrisonte is a male decathlete from Cuba who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is the nephew of Yenima Arencibia....

 became second with 8113 and Brazilian Carlos Eduardo Chinin was third with 7977.

Medalists

Schedule

• July 23
  1. 100 m
  2. Long jump
  3. Shot put
  4. High jump
  5. 400 m

• July 24
  6. 110 m hurdles
  7. Discus throw
  8. Pole vault
  9. Javelin throw
  10. 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	May 27, 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...
Pan Am record		8170	July 25, 1999	Winnipeg, Canada

Results

Rank	Athlete	Decathlon										Points
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
		10.84	7.27	16.93	1.97	47.99	14.06	53.24	4.40	50.23	4:40.12	8278
		10.67	7.14	14.57	2.03	49.96	14.01	45.93	4.50	63.75	4:51.74	8113
		10.88	7.76	13.44	2.09	48.36	14.52	37.01	4.30	51.95	4:23.99	7977
4		11.20	7.32	12.78	1.88	49.09	14.47	41.07	4.50	71.39	4:29.32	7936
5		11.15	6.78	15.96	2.03	49.85	14.33	42.79	4.80	55.99	5:26.59	7687
6		11.29	7.07	14.97	2.06	51.36	14.98	42.67	4.60	55.52	4:52.00	7666
7		11.21	7.05	13.57	1.97	49.85	14.84	41.51	4.60	58.57	4:44.03	7665
8		11.45	6.79	13.38	1.91	52.53	14.65	41.78	4.80	52.80	5:14.47	7193
9		11.82	6.77	12.31	1.97	53.76	15.98	39.35	4.00	60.39	4:57.19	6821
10		11.65	6.84	12.34	2.00	52.43	15.71	36.08	4.00	44.95	5:02.33	6661
11		11.19	6.34	11.82	1.73	52.72	15.08	40.19	3.00	43.63	5:08.58	6209
—		11.17	6.75	11.19	2.03	DSQ	DSQ	NM	—	—	—	DNF

See also

• 2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon
  2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon
  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.-Medalists:-Schedule:*Friday, 31 August*#100 m*#Long jump*#Shot put*#High jump*#400 m...
  
  
• Athletics at the 2007 Summer Universiade – Men's decathlon
  Athletics at the 2007 Summer Universiade – Men's Decathlon
  The 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...
  
  
• Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon