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Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon
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The men's decathlon competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held at the Olympic Stadium on 23–24 August.[1]
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Competition format
The decathlon consists of ten track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the ten components. The athletes all compete in one competition with no elimination rounds.
At the end of competition, if two athletes are tied, the athlete who has received more points in the greater number of events is the winner.[2]
Schedule
All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)
Records
Prior to the competition[update], the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Roman Šebrle (CZE) | 9026 | Götzis, Austria | 26–27 May 2001 |
| Olympic record |  Daley Thompson (GBR) | 8847 | Los Angeles, United States | 8–9 August 1984 |
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Overall results
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The final results of the event are in the following table.[4]
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The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. These marks were split between six competitors with the gold medallist claiming two of them.
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