Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon explained

These are the official results of the men's decathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.^[1]

Schedule

July 31

August 1

Records

Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics
		8891	September 5, 1992
		8847 [2]	August 9, 1984

Results

Rank	Athlete	Decathlon										Points
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
		10.50	7.57	15.66	2.07	46.82	13.87	48.78	5.00	66.90	4:45.89	8824
		10.60	8.07	13.60	2.04	48.34	13.47	45.04	4.80	66.86	4:31.41	8706
		10.64	7.60	15.82	1.98	48.29	13.79	46.28	4.70	70.16	4:31.25	8664
4		10.90	7.77	15.31	2.04	50.13	13.97	49.84	5.10	65.70	4:38.26	8644
5		10.85	7.48	16.32	1.98	46.91	13.95	49.62	5.00	57.66	4:34.68	8613
6		10.65	7.88	14.01	2.01	47.26	15.03	42.98	5.40	65.48	4:43.36	8543
7		10.83	7.64	13.53	1.95	49.55	14.17	43.44	5.40	67.20	4:38.45	8422
8		10.84	7.61	14.71	2.13	49.14	14.88	44.86	5.20	53.70	4:42.74	8318
9		10.95	7.27	16.91	2.07	50.41	14.35	48.92	4.70	57.08	4:37.71	8307
10		10.47	7.49	15.57	2.04	48.83	14.10	48.72	4.70	60.62	5:14.36	8300
11		10.85	7.82	14.85	2.04	49.07	14.52	45.34	4.90	52.18	4:35.00	8282
12		10.67	7.28	15.52	1.95	47.17	14.22	43.78	4.80	61.10	4:46.97	8274
13		11.08	7.47	16.97	1.95	51.97	14.78	49.54	5.00	64.34	4:43.81	8271
14		10.95	7.25	14.69	1.95	49.05	14.86	45.90	5.10	66.10	4:37.50	8253
15		11.28	7.75	14.51	2.10	48.75	14.59	42.60	4.90	54.84	4:26.96	8249
16		10.86	7.22	15.51	2.01	47.35	14.94	42.66	4.90	55.84	4:26.86	8229
17		11.17	7.16	14.05	1.92	50.55	14.50	45.00	5.40	64.42	4:29.50	8192
18		10.87	7.21	13.91	1.95	48.19	14.52	41.92	5.20	57.76	4:38.81	8111
19		10.95	7.30	13.91	1.98	48.67	14.36	44.30	4.80	59.44	4:36.04	8107
20		10.67	7.50	14.46	1.95	48.81	14.79	41.94	4.50	54.16	4:21.62	8045
21		11.24	7.33	13.59	2.07	50.93	14.46	41.24	4.70	63.80	4:25.98	8035
22		11.15	7.53	14.33	2.07	48.12	14.30	45.66	4.80	53.58	5:05.41	8025
23		11.40	6.86	14.60	2.16	51.48	15.20	45.90	5.00	58.40	4:30.88	7994
24		10.89	7.33	14.75	1.89	48.56	14.88	45.34	4.60	58.02	4:39.09	7961
25		10.71	6.36	14.11	1.89	47.46	14.07	41.64	4.70	59.92	4:38.97	7873
26		11.20	7.30	13.78	2.07	50.50	14.84	38.56	4.40	62.86	4:35.59	7802
27		11.09	7.05	14.29	2.01	50.43	14.64	43.22	4.60	54.80	4:43.21	7755
28		11.06	7.15	13.34	1.86	48.72	15.08	43.42	4.60	51.96	4:18.15	7743
29		11.07	7.22	12.89	1.92	49.61	14.55	40.64	4.80	45.24	4:38.69	7575
30		11.05	6.89	-	1.98	49.52	14.68	43.42	4.80	56.78	4:58.28	7013
31		11.44	6.74	13.38	1.98	50.83	14.79	43.08	-	55.12	4:41.00	6711
-		11.40	7.26	13.11	2.07	49.03	14.53	39.46	-	-	-	DNF
-		10.85	7.35	15.57	1.95	48.96	-	-	-	-	-	DNF
-		11.06	7.24	12.66	1.95	49.65	-	-	-	-	-	DNF
-		11.26	6.61	12.57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	DNF
-		10.76	7.53	11.97	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	DNF
-		10.85	-	13.43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	DNF
-		11.38	6.55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	DNF
-		11.04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	DNF
-		10.94	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	DNF

See also

• 1995 Men's World Championships Decathlon
• 1996 Hypo-Meeting
• 1996 Decathlon Year Ranking
• 1997 Men's World Championships Decathlon

External links

• Official Report
• Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Decathlon. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175514/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/ATH/mens-decathlon.html. dead. 17 April 2020. 27 January 2018. sports-reference.com.
2. Score according to the 1985 tables