1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon
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| Events at the 1991 World Championships  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 10 km walk | women | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, excluding three non-starters, and the competition starting on Thursday August 29, 1991 and ending on Friday August 30, 1991.
Medalists
| Gold |  Dan O'BrienUnited States (USA) |
| Silver |  Mike SmithCanada (CAN) |
| Bronze |  Christian SchenkGermany (GER) |
Schedule
- Thursday August 29
- 100 m
- Long Jump
- Shot Put
- High Jump
- 400 m
- Friday August 30
- 110 m hurdles
- Discus Throw
- Pole Vault
- Javelin Throw
- 1,500 m
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1991 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Daley Thompson (GBR) |
8847 | August 9, 1984 | Los Angeles, United States |
| Event Record | Daley Thompson (GBR) |
8714 | August 13, 1983 |  Helsinki, Finland |
| Season Best |  Christian Plaziat (FRA) |
8518 | July 7, 1991 |  Helmond, Netherlands |
| Broken records during the 1991 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| Event Record | Dan O'Brien (USA) |
8812 | August 30, 1991 |  Tokyo, Japan |
| Season Best | Dan O'Brien (USA) |
8812 | August 30, 1991 | Tokyo, Japan |
Final
| RANK | FINAL RANKING | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
 |
Dan O'Brien (USA) |
8812 CR |
 |
Mike Smith (CAN) |
8549 |
 |
Christian Schenk (GER) |
8394 |
| 4. |  Robert Změlík (TCH) |
8379 |
| 5. | Petri Keskitalo (FIN) |
8318 |
| 6. |  Simon Poelman (NZL) |
8267 |
| 7. |  Eduard Hämäläinen (URS) |
8233 |
| 8. |  Antonio Peñalver (ESP) |
8200 |
| 9. | Christian Plaziat (FRA) |
8122 |
| 10. | Thorsten Dauth (GER) |
8069 |
| 11. |  Beat Gähwiler (SUI) |
8011 |
| 12. | Michael Kohnle (GER) |
8000 |
| 13. | Alain Blondel (FRA) |
7848 |
| 14. | Munehiro Kaneko (JPN) |
7672 |
| 15. |  Paul Scott (AUS) |
7663 |
| 16. | Jan Trefny (SUI) |
7610 |
| 17. |  Lars Warming (DEN) |
7529 |
| 18. |  Sasa Karan (YUG) |
7468 |
| 19. |  Alper Kasapoğlu (TUR) |
7211 |
| 20. | Rob Muzzio (USA) |
7133 |
| 21. | Dave Johnson (USA) |
6378 |
| 22. |  Marco Baffi (ITA) |
6209 |
| — | Mikhail Medved (URS) |
DNF |
| — |  Henrik Dagård (SWE) |
DNF |
| — | 23x15px Pedro da Silva (BRA) | DNF |
| — |  Homelo Vi (TGA) |
DNF |
| — |  Dezső Szabó (HUN) |
DNF |
| — |  Fu-An Lee (TPE) |
DNS |
| — | Anthony Brannen (GBR) |
DNS |
| — | Viktor Radchenko (URS) |
DNS |
See also
- 1988 Men's Olympic Decathlon
- 1990 Men's European Championships Decathlon
- 1991 Hypo-Meeting
- 1991 Decathlon Year Ranking
- 1992 Men's Olympic Decathlon
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