Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

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Men's decathlon
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Date8 August 1984
9 August 1984
Competitors26 from 18 nations
Winning result8797 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daley Thompson
 Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jürgen Hingsen
 West Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Siegfried Wentz
 West Germany
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These are the official results of the men's decathlon competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with the competition starting on August 8, 1984, and ending on August 9, 1984.[1]

Medalists[edit]

Gold Daley Thompson
 Great Britain
Silver Jürgen Hingsen
 West Germany
Bronze Siegfried Wentz
 West Germany

Abbreviations[edit]

DNS did not start
NM no mark
OR olympic record
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Schedule[edit]

August 8, 1984
  1. 100 m
  2. Long Jump
  3. Shot Put
  4. High Jump
  5. 400 m
August 9, 1984
  1. 110 m hurdles
  2. Discus Throw
  3. Pole Vault
  4. Javelin Throw
  5. 1,500 m

Records[edit]

Earlier in 1984 the IAAF had updated its decathlon scoring tables; the tables set in 1962 (with effect from 1964) would be replaced on 1 April 1985.[2] The world record performance at the changeover date would be recalculated using the new tables and become the new world record.[2] In the event that another performance had a lower total on the 1962 tables but a higher one on the 1984 tables, it would not supersede the pre-existing record.[2]

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in points) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics:

Record 1962 tables 1984 tables Athlete Venue Date
World Record 8798 8832 West Germany Jürgen Hingsen Mannheim (FRG) June 9, 1984
Olympic Record 8618/8617[n 1] 8634 United States Bruce Jenner Montreal (CAN) July 30, 1976

Daley Thompson's time in the Olympic 110mH was initially recorded as 14.34, on which basis he started the final 1500m needing 4:34.8 to beat Hingsen's world record, or 4:34.9 to equal it.[3] After slowing at the end to enjoy his triumph, he finished in 4:35.0, giving a points total of 8797, one below the world record (still a new Olympic record).[3] The time was over 14 seconds outside his personal best.[4] Under the 1984 tables (taking effect in 1985) Thompson's 8797 scored 8846, whereas Hingsen's 8798 was only 8832.[2] Nevertheless, Hingsen retained the record under the IAAF's grandfather rule.[2]

In 1986, the IAAF re-examined the photo finish of Thompson's Olympic 110mH, found it was one-thousandth of a second faster than initially thought, and rounded his time down from 14.34 to 14.33.[2][5] This gave him one extra point, thereby retrospectively equalling Hingsen's 8798 under the 1962 tables, and scoring 8847 on the 1984 tables.[2] The IAAF ruled on 15 July 1986 that Thompson was co-holder of the world record from 9 August 1984 until 1 April 1985, and sole holder thereafter.[2]

Results[edit]

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
Rank Athlete Nationality 100m LJ SP HJ 400m 110m H DT PV JT 1500m Points Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daley Thompson  Great Britain 10.44 8.01 15.72 2.03 46.97 14.33 46.56 5.00 65.24 4:35.00 8798 EWR[n 2]
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jürgen Hingsen  West Germany 10.91 7.80 15.87 2.12 47.69 14.29 50.82 4.50 60.44 4:22.60 8673
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Siegfried Wentz  West Germany 10.99 7.11 15.87 2.09 47.78 14.35 46.60 4.50 67.68 4:33.96 8412
4 Guido Kratschmer  West Germany 10.80 7.40 15.93 1.94 49.25 14.66 47.28 4.90 69.40 4:47.99 8326
5 William Motti  France 11.28 7.45 14.42 2.06 48.13 14.71 50.92 4.50 63.76 4:35.15 8266
6 John Crist  United States 11.33 6.98w 14.05 2.06 48.45 15.01 46.18 4.80 61.88 4:23.78 8130
7 Jim Wooding  United States 11.04 7.01 13.90 1.97 47.62 14.57 47.38 4.60 57.20 4:28.31 8091
8 Dave Steen  Canada 11.20 7.41w 12.57 2.03 48.09 15.39 44.04 4.80 56.92 4:17.70 8047
9 Georg Werthner  Austria 11.41 6.96 13.80 1.94 49.44 15.36 41.18 4.70 76.96 4:16.41 8012
10 Michele Rüfenacht  Switzerland 10.72 6.96 13.86 2.00 48.63 14.57 45.30 4.30 55.10 4:39.47 7924
11 Bradley McStravick  Great Britain 10.92 6.82 13.38 1.94 48.68 15.01 45.54 4.30 61.54 4:25.15 7890
12 Tim Bright  United States 11.22 6.75 13.80 2.00 48.87 14.52 41.74 5.40 53.66 4:49.27 7862
13 Patrick Vetterli  Switzerland 11.44 7.13 13.88 2.03 49.83 15.14 43.82 4.50 64.66 4:55.06 7739
14 Peter Hadfield  Australia 11.15 7.13 13.68 1.76 48.50 15.05 43.36 4.50 55.22 4:25.90 7683
15 Weng Kangqiang  China 11.28 7.30 12.45 1.88 50.52 15.21 38.74 4.60 69.72 4:34.10 7662
16 Ku Chin-shui  Chinese Taipei 11.42 6.89 12.76 2.03 50.59 14.91 39.70 4.90 62.36 4:50.75 7629
17 Trond Skramstad  Norway 11.20 7.18 14.20 1.85 49.25 15.08 40.02 4.50 54.94 4:43.02 7579
18 Douglas Fernández  Venezuela 11.59 6.74 13.12 1.88 49.83 16.05 43.52 4.40 67.12 4:23.96 7553
19 Lee Fu-an  Chinese Taipei 10.98 7.00 13.02 2.03 49.67 15.49 37.10 4.50 54.96 4:45.87 7541
20 Colin Boreham  Great Britain 11.46 6.90 13.51 1.97 50.19 15.48 44.10 4.20 52.66 4:32.50 7485
21 Mohamed Mansour Salah  Qatar 11.51 6.62 11.54 1.88 52.04 16.20 36.26 3.50 45.02 4:35.64 6589
22 Claudio Escauriza  Paraguay 11.66 6.51 14.10 1.82 53.06 17.51 47.76 4.00 64.16 DNF 6546
23 Fidel Solórzano  Ecuador 11.15 6.99 10.09 1.94 49.24 16.22 33.54 3.10 48.66 5:07.38 6519
24 Ángel Díaz  Guatemala 11.54 6.48 9.62 1.91 52.08 16.02 28.68 3.30 47.96 4:26.11 6342
25 Vivian Coralie  Mauritius 11.37 5.84w 9.79 1.82 51.28 16.39 32.92 3.00 41.58 4:26.26 6084
Albert Miller  Fiji 11.48 6.32 13.07 1.91 50.22 15.36 38.46 NM DNS – DNF

See also[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ Jenner's 1976 performance was officially calculated as 8618 using a 400m time of 50.0.[2] From 1977, the IAAF required 400m times accurate to 100th of a second; Jenner's 50.04 was worth one point less. Both figures have been quoted subsequently.[2]
  2. ^ Originally 8797 OR

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Decathlon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Hymans, Richard; Matrahazi, Imre (2015). "Decathlon". Progression of IAAF World Records (PDF). pp. 216–217. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b Litsky, Frank (10 August 1984). "Thompson Wins His 2d Olympic Decathlon". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. ^ Bagchi, Rob (4 April 2012). "50 stunning Olympic moments No21: Daley Thompson wins 1984 decathlon". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Sports People; Record to Thompson". The New York Times. 16 May 1986. p. 24. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

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