Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

Men's decathlon at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Beijing National Stadium
Dates	August 21–22
Competitors	40 from 27 nations
Winning points	8791
Medalists
Bryan Clay  United States Andrei Krauchanka  Belarus Leonel Suárez  Cuba

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men		women
4 × 100 m relay		men		women
4 × 400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
20 km walk		men		women
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The men's decathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 21 and 22, at the Beijing National Stadium.

The qualifying standards were 8,000 points (A standard) and 7,700 points (B standard).

Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Date	Time	Round
Thursday, 21 August 2008	9:20 11:00 13:10 19:10 22:00	100 metres Long jump Shot put High jump 400 metres
Friday, 22 August 2008	09:00 10:05 12:55 19:00 21:40	110 metres hurdles Discus throw Pole vault Javelin throw 1500 metres

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record	Roman Šebrle (CZE)	9026 points	Götzis, Austria	27 May 2001
Olympic record	Roman Šebrle (CZE)	8893 points	Athens, Greece	24 August 2004

Overall results

Key

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow

Rank	Athlete	Overall points	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110 m H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m
	Bryan Clay (USA)	8791	989 10.44 s	1005 7.78 m	868 16.27 m	794 1.99 m	865 48.92 s	984 13.93 s	950 53.79 m	910 5.00 m	904 70.97 m	522 5:06.59 min
	Andrei Krauchanka (BLR)	8551	870 10.96 s	962 7.61 m	752 14.39 m	906 2.11 m	943 47.30 s	948 14.21 s	758 44.58 m	910 5.00 m	741 60.23 m	761 4:27.47 min
	Leonel Suárez (CUB)	8527 (NR)	883 10.90 s	893 7.33 m	758 14.49 m	850 2.05 m	913 47.91 s	955 14.15 s	756 44.45 m	819 4.70 m	950 73.98 m	750 4:29.17 min
4	Aleksandr Pogorelov (RUS)	8328	845 11.07 s	903 7.37 m	884 16.53 m	878 2.08 m	773 50.91 s	915 14.47 s	871 50.04 m	910 5.00 m	798 64.01 m	551 5:01.56 min
5	Romain Barras (FRA)	8253 (SB)	804 11.26 s	833 7.08 m	816 15.42 m	767 1.96 m	837 49.51 s	948 14.21 s	770 45.17 m	910 5.00 m	819 65.40 m	749 4:29.29 min
6	Roman Šebrle (CZE)	8241 (SB)	814 11.21 s	980 7.68 m	776 14.78 m	906 2.11 m	836 49.54 s	885 14.71 s	777 45.50 m	849 4.80 m	797 63.93 m	621 4:49.63 min
7	Oleksiy Kasyanov (UKR)	8238 (SB)	968 10.53 s	950 7.56 m	799 15.15 m	767 1.96 m	924 47.70 s	927 14.37 s	837 48.39 m	702 4.30 m	612 51.59 m	752 4:28.94 min
8	André Niklaus (GER)	8220	834 11.12 s	883 7.29 m	681 13.23 m	850 2.05 m	831 49.65 s	927 14.37 s	775 45.39 m	972 5.20 m	741 60.21 m	726 4:32.90 min
9	Maurice Smith (JAM)	8205	894 10.85 s	823 7.04 m	795 15.09 m	794 1.99 m	911 47.96 s	964 14.08 s	889 50.91 m	790 4.60 m	611 51.52 m	734 4:31.62 min
10	Michael Schrader (GER)	8194	906 10.80 s	985 7.70 m	708 13.67 m	794 1.99 m	886 48.47 s	885 14.71 s	673 40.41 m	849 4.80 m	742 60.27 m	766 4:26.77 min
11	Mikk Pahapill (EST)	8178 (PB)	827 11.15 s	823 7.04 m	750 14.36 m	906 2.11 m	774 50.90 s	910 14.51 s	857 49.35 m	849 4.80 m	845 67.07 m	637 4:47.03 min
12	Aleksey Drozdov (RUS)	8154	856 11.02 s	869 7.23 m	867 16.26 m	822 2.02 m	744 51.56 s	789 15.51 s	817 47.43 m	941 5.10 m	777 62.57 m	672 4:41.34 min
13	Andres Raja (EST)	8118 (PB)	885 10.89 s	883 7.29 m	777 14.79 m	767 1.96 m	862 48.98 s	967 14.06 s	661 39.83 m	849 4.80 m	846 67.16 m	621 4:49.60 min
14	Eugène Martineau (NED)	8055	819 11.19 s	859 7.19 m	715 13.78 m	794 1.99 m	815 49.99 s	882 14.73 s	748 44.09 m	819 4.70 m	911 71.44 m	693 4:37.96 min
15	Yordanis García (CUB)	7992	942 10.64 s	830 7.07 m	840 15.82 m	767 1.96 m	830 49.66 s	987 13.90 s	598 36.73 m	819 4.70 m	822 65.60 m	557 5:00.49 min
16	Mikalai Shubianok (BLR)	7906 (SB)	793 11.31 s	781 6.86 m	782 14.88 m	794 1.99 m	814 50.02 s	908 14.52 s	783 45.80 m	790 4.60 m	769 62.10 m	692 4:38.14 min
17	Aliaksandr Parkhomenka (BLR)	7838	797 11.29 s	811 6.99 m	820 15.49 m	740 1.93 m	782 50.71 s	842 15.06 s	772 45.27 m	819 4.70 m	807 64.60 m	648 4:45.17 min
18	Qi Haifeng (CHN)	7835 (SB)	827 11.15 s	866 7.22 m	692 13.40 m	740 1.93 m	843 49.39 s	899 14.60 s	797 46.46 m	702 4.30 m	784 63.09 m	685 4:39.32 min
19	Massimo Bertocchi (CAN)	7714	861 11.00 s	826 7.05 m	734 14.10 m	714 1.90 m	875 48.72 s	934 14.32 s	765 44.91 m	819 4.70 m	520 45.33 m	666 4:42.26 min
20	Jangy Addy (LBR)	7665 (NR)	915 10.76 s	905 7.38 m	784 14.91 m	740 1.93 m	885 48.51 s	935 14.31 s	711 42.30 m	673 4.20 m	626 52.50 m	491 5:12.22 min
21	Daniel Awde (GBR)	7516	847 11.06 s	842 7.12 m	608 12.03 m	610 1.78 m	950 47.16 s	887 14.69 s	606 37.12 m	880 4.90 m	636 53.18 m	491 5:12.22 min
22	Hadi Sepehrzad (IRI)	7483	878 10.92 s	767 6.80 m	852 16.02 m	714 1.90 m	780 50.75 s	894 14.64 s	877 50.32 m	617 4.00 m	582 49.56 m	522 5:06.67 min
23	Damjan Sitar (SLO)	7336	814 11.21 s	874 7.25 m	631 12.41 m	850 2.05 m	810 50.10 s	846 15.03 s	649 39.25 m	617 4.00 m	548 47.23 m	697 4:37.37 min
24	Slaven Dizdarevič (SVK)	7021	825 11.16 s	818 7.02 m	727 13.97 m	767 1.96 m	724 52.02 s	777 15.61 s	662 39.86 m	617 4.00 m	494 43.58 m	610 4:51.42 min
25	David Gómez (ESP)	6876	834 11.12 s	778 6.85 m	703 13.58 m	636 1.81 m	849 49.27 s	897 14.61 s	668 40.17 m	0 NM	771 62.22 m	740 4:30.74 min
26	Mikko Halvari (FIN)	6486	821 11.18 s	785 6.88 m	711 13.72 m	740 1.93 m	787 50.60 s	705 16.25 s	823 47.71 m	0 NM	665 55.11 m	449 5:20.26 min
N/A	Gonzalo Barroilhet (CHI)	DNF	789 11.33 s	833 7.08 m	681 13.23 m	740 1.93 m	729 51.91 s	941 14.26 s	789 46.07 m	0 NM	DNS	DNS
N/A	Trey Hardee (USA)	DNF	970 10.52 s	990 7.72 m	697 13.49 m	850 2.05 m	921 47.75 s	949 14.20 s	737 43.55 m	0 NM	DNS	DNS
N/A	Jānis Karlivāns (LAT)	DNF	782 11.36 s	876 7.26 m	780 14.85 m	661 1.84 m	742 51.61 s	816 15.28 s	757 44.54 m	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Alexey Sysoev (RUS)	DNF	854 11.03 s	760 6.77 m	816 15.42 m	906 2.11 m	782 50.71 s	0 DNF	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Carlos Chinin (BRA)	DNF	863 10.99 s	799 6.94 m	0 NM	794 1.99 m	851 49.21 s	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Pavel Andreev (UZB)	DNF	759 11.47 s	725 6.62 m	738 14.15 m	794 1.99 m	0 DNF	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Frédéric Xhonneux (BEL)	DNF	771 11.41 s	799 6.94 m	728 13.99 m	714 1.90 m	0 DNF	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Victor Covalenco (MDA)	DNF	677 11.87 s	697 6.50 m	694 13.44 m	636 1.81 m	0 DNF	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Arthur Abele (GER)	DNF	883 10.90 s	691 6.47 m	701 13.55 m	714 1.90 m	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Hans van Alphen (BEL)	DNF	799 11.28 s	709 6.55 m	781 14.86 m	661 1.84 m	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Vitaliy Smirnov (UZB)	DNF	740 11.56 s	0 NM	698 13.51 m	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Tom Pappas (USA)	DNF	834 11.12 s	913 7.41 m	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Attila Zsivoczky (HUN)	DNF	679 11.86 s	0 NM	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ)	DNF	685 11.83 s	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS

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