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Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

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Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon
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The men's decathlon competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium between 17 and 18 August.[1]

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The medals were presented by Dagmawit Girmay Berhane, IOC member, Ethiopia and Bernard Amsalem, Council Member of the IAAF.

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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.

Schedule

All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)

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Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Ashton Eaton (USA) 9045 Beijing, China 29 August 2015
Olympic record  Roman Šebrle (CZE) 8893 Athens, Greece 24 August 2004
2016 World leading  Ashton Eaton (USA) 8750 Eugene, United States 3 July 2016

Records set during this event

Olympic record  Ashton Eaton (USA) 8893 (tie) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 18 August 2016
2016 World leading  Ashton Eaton (USA) 8893 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 18 August 2016
Olympic decathlon best - 100 metres  Damian Warner (CAN) 10.30 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17 August 2016

Detailed results

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Key: WDBWorld decathlon best ODBOlympic decathlon best NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best DQDisqualified DNSDid not start DNFDid not finish

100 metres

The 100 metres was held on 17 August at 09:30.[2]

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Long jump

The long jump was held on 17 August at 10:35.[3]

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Note: Eelco Sintnicolaas of the Netherlands did not compete.

Shot put

The shot put was held on 17 August at 12:15.[4]

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High jump

The high jump was held on 17 August at 17:45.[5]

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Note: Leonid Andreev of Uzbekistan, Rico Freimuth of Germany, and Willem Coertzen of South Africa did not compete.

400 metres

The 400 metres was held on 17 August at 21:30.[6]

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Note: Pieter Braun of the Netherlands did not compete.

110 metres hurdles

The 110 metres hurdles was held on 18 August at 09:30.[7]

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Discus throw

The discus throw was held on 18 August at 10:25.[8]

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Pole vault

The pole vault was held on 18 August at 13:25.[9]

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Note: Oleksiy Kasyanov of Ukraine did not compete.

Javelin throw

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The javelin throw was held on 18 August at 18:35.[10]

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Note: Mihail Dudaš of Serbia did not compete.

1500 metres

The 1500 metres was held on 18 August at 21:45.[11]

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Overall results

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Eaton secured his second Olympic title, with an Olympic record-tying score of 8893.[12]

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  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. These marks were split between eight competitors with the gold medallist claiming two of them.
Key: OROlympic record ARArea record NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best DNSDid not start DNFDid not finish
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