2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon explained

Event:	Men's decathlon
Competition:	2013 World Championships
Venue:	Luzhniki Stadium
Dates:	10 August 11 August
Competitors:	34
Nations:	22
Win Label:	Winning points
Win Value:	8809
Gold:	Ashton Eaton
Silver:	Michael Schrader
Bronze:	Damian Warner
Prev:	2011
Next:	2015

The men's decathlon at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 10–11 August in Moscow, Russia.^[1]

The first day ended with two Americans leading the competition, Olympic Champion and World Record holder Ashton Eaton and, surprisingly, World Junior Champion Gunnar Nixon who set a 15 cm personal record in the Long Jump, another in the Shot Put and led the field after the High Jump. After an average showing, particularly in the Shot Put and High Jump, Eaton regained the lead with 46.02 400 metres.^[2] ^[3] Eaton's expected rival^[4] was defending champion and Eaton's Olympic runner up, American teammate Trey Hardee, who suffered from leg cramps and was only able to take slow, half-hearted attempts at the High Jump eventually no-heighting and dropping out.^[5]

The second day opened with Eaton beating the field in the 110 hurdles, opening up over 100 points on Nixon. Nixon's personal best was no match for Michael Schrader's personal best in the Discus as Schrader moved into second, with his German teammate Rico Freimuth and Damian Warner battling for third. Nixon fell out of contention. Eaton extended his lead with the third best pole vault of the day. Schrader scored big with his personal best in his lone attempt in the Javelin, but Eaton came through on his final throw to almost keep pace. Warner separated himself into a solid third with a personal best while Freimuth struggled with the poorest mark in the B group. The places were decided before the 1500, and in 80 percent humidity, there were no surprises.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:^[6]

World record	9039	Eugene, United States	23 June 2012
Championship record	8902	Edmonton, Canada	7 August 2001
World leading	8514	Ratingen, Germany	16 June 2013
African record	8302	Ratingen, Germany	17 July 2011
Asian record	8725	Athens, Greece	24 August 2004
North, Central American and Caribbean record	9039	Eugene, United States	23 June 2012
South American record	8393	São Paulo, Brazil	8 June 2013
European record	9026	Götzis, Austria	27 May 2001
Oceanian record	8490	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	18 September 1998

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
10 August 2013	09:35	100 metres
10 August 2013	10:35	Long jump
10 August 2013	12:20	Shot put
10 August 2013	15:30	High jump
10 August 2013	19:40	400 metres
11 August 2013	09:05	110 metres hurdles
11 August 2013	10:00	Discus throw
11 August 2013	13:05	Pole vault
11 August 2013	17:15	Javelin throw
11 August 2013	20:35	1500 metres

Results

KEY:	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal best

100 metres

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.5 m/s, Heat 2: +0.1 m/s, Heat 3: -0.1 m/s, Heat 4: -0.5 m/s

Rank	Heat	Result	Points	Notes
1	4	10.35	1011	SB
2	4	10.43	992
3	4	10.52	970	SB
4	4	10.60	952
5	4	10.67	935	PB
6	4	10.73	922
7	3	10.78	910	PB
8	4	10.84	897
9	4	10.85	894
10	2	10.95	872	SB
10	2	10.95	872	SB
12	3	10.96	870
13	3	10.97	867
13	4	10.97	867
15	2	10.98	865	SB
15	3	10.98	865
17	1	10.99	863	SB
18	1	11.07	845	SB
19	2	11.09	841	PB
20	3	11.11	836
21	1	11.14	830	SB
22	3	11.15	827
23	2	11.19	819
23	2	11.19	819
25	1	11.20	817	SB
25	1	11.20	817	SB
27	3	11.21	814
28	3	11.23	810
29	1	11.33	789
30	3	11.37	780
31	2	11.42	769
32	1	11.44	765	SB
33	1	11.48	757
	2

Long jump

Rank	Group	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	Result	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall Rank
1	A	7.85	X	X	7.85	1022	SB	1944	2
2	A	X	7.80	X	7.80	1010	PB	1907	3
3	A	7.44	7.71	7.73	7.73	992	SB	2003	1
4	A	X	7.42	7.65	7.65	972	PB	1866	7
5	A	X	X	7.64	7.64	970	–	1811	11
6	A	X	X	7.54	7.54	945	–	1855	8
7	B	7.53	7.32	–	7.53	942	PB	1812	10
8	A	X		7.35	7.51	7.51	937	–	1872	5
9	A	X	7.50	X	7.50	935	–	1745	17
10	B	7.45	X	7.24	7.45	922	SB	1787	13
11	B	7.44	X	7.36	7.44	920	SB	1792	12
12	A	6.97	7.09	7.42	7.42	915	–	1782	14
13	A	7.41	7.39	X	7.41	913	–	1730	21
14	A	7.26	7.30	7.39	7.39	908	–	1727	22
14	B	7.26	7.30	7.39	7.39	908		1900	4
16	B	7.30	7.29	7.35	7.35	898	SB	1868	6
16	A	X	X	7.35	7.35	898	–	1765	15
18	B	7.17	7.33	7.00	7.33	893	SB	1738	19
19	B	X	7.30	7.22	7.30	886	SB	1751	16
20	B	X	7.17	7.28	7.28	881	SB	1711	23
21	A	7.27	X	X	7.27	878	–	1741	18
22	A	7.17	X	7.26	7.26	876	–	1690	24
23	A	X	7.05	7.22	7.22	866	–	1818	9
24	B	X	X	7.19	7.19	859	SB	1731	20
25	A	7.06	7.18	X	7.18	857	–	1676	25
26	B	7.01	7.12	6.91	7.12	842		1631	27
27	B	6.99	7.09	X	7.09	835		1671	26
28	B	6.89	6.79	6.71	6.89	788		1605	28
29	B	6.53	6.53	6.84	6.84	776		1541	30
30	B	X	X	6.72	6.72	748	SB	1505	31
31	B	X	6.68	X	6.68	739		1566	29
32	B	6.57	6.62	X	6.62	725		1494	33
33	B	6.53	6.59	6.55	6.59	718		1498	32

Shot put

Rank	Group	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	Result	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall Rank
1	A	15.86	X	15.56	15.86	843	–	2574	9
2	A	X	15.39	14.84	15.39	814	–	2312	29
3	A	14.37	14.38	14.87	14.87	782	–	2413	24
4	A	14.84	X	X	14.84	780	–	2507	14
5	A	13.44	14.27	14.81	14.81	778	–	2272	30
6	A	X	13.74	14.80	14.80	777	–	2595	8
7	A	14.68	X	–	14.68	770	PB	2677	3
8	A	14.61	14.60	14.61	14.61	766	–	2634	5
9	A	13.94	13.96	14.56	14.56	763	–	2707	2
10	A	14.11	14.49	X	14.49	758	–	2613	6
11	A	13.28	14.43	X	14.43	755	–	2426	23
12	A	13.36	14.19	14.39	14.39	752	–	2755	1
13	B	14.23	14.04	14.06	14.23	742	PB	2642	4
14	A	13.68	14.20	X	14.20	741	–	2492	16
14	B	13.85	14.20	14.15	14.20	741	SB	2479	19
16	A	13.86	14.15	X	14.15	738	–	2520	11
17	B	13.45	13.99	14.08	14.08	733	–	2599	7
18	A	13.99	14.05	X	14.05	731	–	2472	20
19	B	13.25	13.96	X	13.96	726	SB	2331	28
20	B	13.42	13.88	X	13.88	721	SB	2513	12
20	B	13.21	13.88	13.66	13.88	721	–	2486	17
22	B	13.78	13.84	X	13.84	719	SB	2430	22
23	B	12.88	13.81	13.68	13.81	717	–	2504	15
24	A	13.76	13.50	X	13.76	714	–	2459	21
25	B	13.68	X	X	13.68	709	PB	2399	25
26	B	13.57	10.74	X	13.57	702	PB	2513	13
27	A	13.08	13.45	X	13.45	695	–	2567	10
28	B	13.21	13.12	X	13.21	680	–	2246	31
29	B	X	13.17	X	13.17	678	–	2219	32
30	B	X	13.03	12.28	13.03	669	–	2345	27
31	B	12.66	12.78	12.99	12.99	667	–	2479	18
32	B	12.75	12.81	12.95	12.95	664	SB	2394	26
33	B	12.33	X	12.73	12.73	651	–	2156	33

High jump

Rank	Group	1.78	1.81	1.84	1.87	1.90	1.93	1.96	1.99	2.02	2.05	2.08	2.11	2.14	2.17	Result	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall Rank
1	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xo	o	o	xo	xxx	2.14	934	–	3611	1
2	A	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	o	xxo	o	xxx		2.11	906	SB	3413	6
3	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	o	xo	xxx		2.11	906	–	3305	16
4	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xo	xxo	xxx			2.08	878	SB	3272	18
5	A	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	o	o	xxx				2.05	850	PB	3363	10
6	A	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	xo	o	xxx				2.05	850	SB	3336	14
6	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xo	o	xxx				2.05	850	–	3363	11
6	B	–	–	–	–	0	o	o	o	xo	o	xxx				2.05	850	SB	3354	12
9	A	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	o	xo	xxx				2.05	850	SB	3309	15
10	A	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx				2.05	850	–	3492	4
11	B	–	–	o	–	o	–	o	o	o	xxx					2.02	822	PB	3252	19
12	A	–	–	o	–	o	–	o	xxo	o	xxx					2.02	822	–	3421	5
13	B	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	o							1.99	794	PB	3501	2
14	A	–	–	–	o	o	o	xo	o	xxx						1.99	794	–	3220	20
15	B	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx						1.99	794	SB	3368	9
16	A	–	–	–	–	xo	xxo	xo	xo	xxx						1.99	794	–	3207	21
17	B	–	–	o	o	o	xo	o	xxo	xxx						1.99	794	PB	3389	7
18	A	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	xxx							1.96	767	–	3334	14
19	A	–	–	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx							1.96	767	–	3380	8
19	A	–	–	–	o	–	o	xo	xxx							1.96	767	–	3287	17
21	A	–	–	–	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx							1.96	767	–	2986	27
22	B	–	–	–	o	–	xo	xxx								1.93	740	–	3495	3
23	A	–	–	–	o	o	xxx									1.90	714	–	3206	22
24	B	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx									1.90	714	SB	2870	30
25	B	–	–	o	xo	xo	xxx									1.90	714	–	3059	25
26	B	–	–	xo	–	xxo										1.90	714	SB	3186	24
26	B	o	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx									1.90	714	SB	2960	28
28	B	–	–	xxo	–	xxo	–	xxx								1.90	714	SB	3193	23
29	B	–	–	x	xo	xxx										1.87	687	–	3018	26
29	B	–	o	o	xo	xxx										1.87	687	–	2959	29
	B	–	–	–	–	–	xxx										0	–	2870	31
	A																0
	B																0

400 metres

Rank	Heat	Result	Reaction Time	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall Rank
1	4	46.02	0.163	1007	–	4502	1
2	2	47.66	0.177	926	PB	4427	3
3	1	47.73	0.218	922	SB	4256	9
4	4	48.05	0.204	907	SB	4296	6
5	1	48.21	0.243	899	SB	4092	17
6	4	48.25	0.188	897	–	4318	5
7	3	48.32	0.181	894	PB	4257	8
8	3	48.39	0.204	890	PB	4226	12
9	4	48.40	0.144	890	PB	4258	7
10	4	48.41	0.163	889	–	4381	4
11	3	48.56	0.159	882	SB	4493	2
12	4	48.67	0.142	877	–	3837	25
13	4	48.78	0.204	872	–	3931	24
14	3	48.80	0.207	871	SB	4158	14
14	4	48.80	0.173	871	–	4251	10
16	3	49.00	0.179	861	SB	4224	13
17	3	49.01	0.208	861	PB	4081	19
18	2	49.53	0.169	836	–	4145	15
19	3	49.65	0.198	831	–	4244	11
20	1	49.75	0.204	826	SB	4012	22
21	2	49.84	0.159	822	PB	4029	21
22	1	50.25	0.233	803	SB	4055	20
23	2	50.56	0.196	789	–	3748	26
24	2	50.60	0.214	787	PB	4092	18
25	1	50.87	0.217	775	SB	3645	28
26	2	51.02	0.199	768	–	4122	16
27	3	51.13	0.185	763	–	3969	23
28	2	51.20	0.296	760	–	3746	27
	2		–	0	^[7]	3018	29
				0
				0

110 metres hurdles

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.2 m/s, Heat 2: 0 m/s, Heat 3: -0.1 m/s, Heat 4: +0.4 m/s

Rank	Heat	Result	Reaction Time	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall Rank
1	4	13.72	0.158	1011	–	5513	1
2	4	13.90	0.194	987	–	5283	5
3	4	13.96	0.158	980	–	5361	4
4	4	14.05	0.172	968	PB	5219	7
5	4	14.18	0.185	951	–	5269	6
6	2	14.21	0.179	948	PB	5093	14
7	3	14.21	0.213	948	–	5029	15
8	4	14.29	0.165	937	–	5364	3
9	2	14.30	0.193	936	–	5193	8
10	3	14.34	0.179	931	–	5157	11
11	3	14.37	0.167	927	–	4764	23
12	2	14.44	0.191	918	–	5162	10
13	2	14.46	0.159	916	–	5174	9
14	1	14.54	0.153	906	–	4935	18
15	4	14.57	0.209	902	–	5395	2
16	4	14.59	0.205	900	PB	5156	12
17	1	14.62	0.267	896	SB	4988	17
18	2	14.66	0.148	891	SB	5115	13
19	4	14.82	0.181	871	–	5029	16
20	2	14.87	0.181	865	–	4796	21
21	2	15.04	0.191	845	–	4593	24
22	1	15.19	0.142	827	SB	4882	20
23	1	15.20	0.171	825	SB	4470	26
24	3	15.23	0.186	822	SB	4791	22
25	3	15.29	0.204	815	–	4907	19
26	1	15.32	0.221	811	–	4557	25
	2			0	–	4122	27
	1			0	–	4012	28
	1			0	–

Discus throw

Rank	Group	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	Result	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall Rank
1	A	48.41	48.74	47.85	48.74	844		6127	3
2	A	44.93	x	48.00	48.00	829		5858	14
3	A	47.57	x	x	47.57	820		5755	18
4	A	43.49	41.06	46.44	46.44	797	PB	6161	2
5	A	46.41	43.15	x	46.41	796	SB	5784	16
6	A	46.12	x	44.65	46.12	790		5952	8
7	A	42.76	x		45.84	784	SB	6003	6
8	A	38.05	42.82	45.66	45.66	780		5954	7
9	A	45.37	x	43.55	45.37	774	PB	5867	13
10	A	45.31	44.26	45.17	45.31	773		5330	24
11	A	45.26	x	x	45.26	772		5563	21
12	A	44.35	x	45.00	45.00	767		6280	1
13	B	44.13	x	43.78	44.13	749	SB	6110	4
14	B	44.06	43.90	x	44.06	748		5777	17
15	A	39.84	44.06	41.75	44.06	748		5905	11
16	B	44.06	x	x	44.06	748	SB	5904	12
17	B	41.24	43.25	42.52	43.25	731		5924	9
18	B	x	42.76	42.77	42.77	721		4843	27
19	A	41.99	42.49	41.40	42.49	715		5308	25
20	B	x	41.22	42.49	42.49	715		5597	20
21	B	40.76	42.38	x	42.38	713	PB	6108	5
22	A	x	x	41.84	41.84	702		5609	19
23	B	41.17	x	x	41.17	688		5803	15
24	B	39.14	33.17	39.21	39.21	649		5918	10
25	B	38.09	38.34	x	38.34	631		5427	22
26	B	38.06	37.06	36.33	38.06	625		5389	23
27	B	x	36.86	x	36.86	601		5071	26
28	B	x	x	x	NM			4012	28

Pole vault

Rank	Group	3.80	3.90	4.00	4.10	4.20	4.30	4.40	4.50	4.60	4.70	4.80	4.90	5.00	5.10	5.20	5.30	5.40	Result	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall Rank
1	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	o	o	o	xxo	5.40	1035	PB	6940	6
2	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	xo	xo	xxx	5.30	1004	–	6922	7
3	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	xo	–	o	o	o	xo	xxx		5.20	972	SB	7252	1
4	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	xo	xxo	xxx		5.20	972	PB	6839	10
5	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	xxo	o	o	xxx			5.10	941	PB	6330	21
6	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	o	xo	xxx			5.10	941	SB	6893	9
6	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	xo	xxx			5.10	941	–	6744	13
8	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xo	o	xxo	xo	xxx			5.10	941	PB	6944	5
9	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	–	o	xxx				5.00	910	–	7071	2
10	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	xo	–	o	o	xo	xxx				5.00	910	SB	6665	16
11	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	o	xxo	xxx				5.00	910	–	6687	14
12	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	xo	xo	o	xxx					4.90	880	–	6489	19
1	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xo	xo	xxx					4.90	880	SB	6664	17
2	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	xo	xo	xo	xxx					4.90	880	PB	6784	11
2	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xxo	xo	xxx					4.90	880	PB	7007	3
13	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	xxo	xxx					4.90	880	PB	6210	23
4	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xo	xo	xxo	xxx						4.80	849	PB	6959	4
14	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	xxx							4.70	819	–	6773	12
5	B	–	–	–	–	–	xxo	–	o	o	xxx								4.60	790	–	6898	8
6	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	xo	xxx								4.60	790	–	6648	18
7	B	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	xxx									4.50	760	SB	6684	15
8	B	–	–	–	–	o	–	xo	o	xxx									4.50	760	SB	6323	22
9	B	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	xo	xxx									4.50	760	–	6068	24
9	B	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xo	–	xxx								4.50	760	–	6357	20
11	B	xo	–	o	o	xo	xxx												4.20	673	SB	5744	25
	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	xxx									0		5427	26
	B	xR																		0		4843	27
	B																			0

Javelin throw

^[8]

Rank	Group	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	Result	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall Rank
1	A	69.38	66.60	X	69.38	880	PB	7203	20
2	A	69.35	X	64.30	69.35	879	PB	7563	12
3	B	68.61	66.77	68.16	68.61	868	SB	7532	14
4	A	67.65	58.81	64.19	67.65	854	SB	7064	22
5	A	62.67	65.59	64.19	67.07	845	–	7618	9
6	B	61.14	X	66.09	66.09	830	PB	7669	7
7	A	65.76	X	–	65.76	825	PB	6569	25
8	A	65.67	–	–	65.67	824	PB	7895	2
9	B	65.31	63.47	X	65.31	818	PB	7562	13
10	B	57.44	X	64.83	64.83	811	–	8063	1
11	B	63.76	64.67	X	64.67	808	PB	7767	3
12	B	X	X	64.38	64.38	804	–	7446	21
13	A	62.89	X	X	62.89	781	–	7446	17
14	A	59.79	62.10	X	62.10	769	SB	5612	27
15	B	57.46	61.83	54.99	61.83	765	–	7452	16
16	B	59.98	56.49	59.21	59.98	738	PB	7682	5
16	B	59.98	59.02	57.68	59.98	738	–	7631	8
18	A	59.63	X	58.56	59.63	732	PB	7221	19
19	B	58.41	59.46	58.27	59.46	730	PB	7670	6
20	B	58.09	59.06	56.61	59.06	724	SB	7508	15
21	A	54.12	57.97	57.49	57.97	707	–	7605	11
22	A	54.37	57.30	56.90	57.30	697	–	7054	23
23	B	55.17	56.36	56.75	56.75	689	SB	7611	10
24	B	56.21	54.26	52.93	56.21	681	–	7688	4
25	A	54.86	53.19	53.68	54.86	661	–	6729	24
26	A	50.74	X	X	50.74	600	–	7248	18
27	A	48.71	50.66	46.39	50.66	598	–	6025	26

1500 metres

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Result	Points	Notes
1	1		4:18.58	821
2	1		4:20.11	811	SB
3	2		4:23.87	785	SB
4	2		4:24.60	780	SB
5	2		4:24.64	780	SB
6	2		4:25.04	777
7	2		4:25.38	775	SB
8	1		4:26.62	767	SB
9	2		4:29.80	746	SB
10	2		4:29.97	745	SB
11	1		4:32.97	725	PB
12	1		4:33.16	724	PB
13	1		4:33.71	720
14	2		4:35.82	707
15	1		4:35.94	706	SB
16	2		4:36.01	706
17	2		4:36.95	700
18	2		4:37.21	698
19	2		4:37.83	694
20	2	Thomas van der Plaetsen	4:37.93	693	SB
21	1	Brent Newdick	4:38.54	690	SB
22	1	Keisuke Ushiro	4:38.91	687
23	2	Andrei Krauchanka	4:39.63	683
24	1	Sergey Sviridov	4:46.43	640	SB
25	1	Maicel Uibo	4:48.29	629
	1			0
	1			0

Final standings

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Rank	Nationality	Points	Notes
		8809	WL
		8670	PB
		8512	PB
		8446	PB
		8391	SB
		8388
		8382	PB
		8370	PB
		8343	AR
10		8317	SB
11		8316
12		8314
13		8312	PB
14		8275	NR
15	align=left		8255	PB
16		8177	PB
17		8170	SB
18		7968
19		7850
20		7843
21		7840	SB
22		7751
23		7744	SB
24		7540
25		6846

Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season)

External links

Decathlon results at IAAF website

Notes and References

Web site: Start list.
Web site: Farah wins 10,000; Bolt rolls into 100 final. 10 August 2013. ESPN.com.
Web site: USA's Gunnar Nixon leads decathlon at worlds. USA Today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYUxHIiOmro The Big Decathlon-IAAF Official Video
Web site: Defending champ Trey Hardee out of decathlon after no-height at World Athletics Championships | Other Sports – Athletics | NDTVSports.com . sports.ndtv.com . 22 May 2022 . https://archive.today/20130811103006/http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/athletics/212175-defending-champ-trey-hardee-of-us-falters-in-decathlon-at-world-athletics . 11 August 2013 . dead.
Web site: Decathlon records. IAAF. 8 August 2013.
Lane infringement
Web site: Official result.
Web site: Combined summary.