These are the official results of the men's decathlon competition at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There were a total number of 22 participating athletes, including five non-finishers. The competition started on Monday August 6, 2001 and ended on Tuesday August 7, 2001.
| Gold |  Tomáš DvořákCzech Republic (CZE) | |
| Silver |  Erki NoolEstonia (EST) | |
| Bronze |  Dean MaceyGreat Britain (GBR) |
Monday, August 6
Tuesday, August 7
| Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9026 | May 27, 2001 | ||||
| 8837 | August 6, 1997 | ||||
| 9026 | May 27, 2001 | ||||
| Rank | Athlete | Decathlon | Points | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| 10.62 | 8.07 | 16.57 | 2.00 | 47.74 | 13.80 | 45.51 | 5.00 | 68.53 | 4:35.13 | 8902 | |||
| 10.60 | 7.63 | 14.90 | 2.03 | 46.23 | 14.40 | 43.40 | 5.40 | 67.01 | 4:29.58 | 8815 | |||
| 10.72 | 7.59 | 15.41 | 2.15 | 46.21 | 14.34 | 46.96 | 4.70 | 54.61 | 4:29.05 | 8603 | |||
| 4 | 10.97 | 6.99 | 14.65 | 2.18 | 48.86 | 15.19 | 47.23 | 4.90 | 62.43 | 4:23.23 | 8371 | ||
| 5 | 10.74 | 7.15 | 16.16 | 2.03 | 48.78 | 14.42 | 44.95 | 5.10 | 54.68 | 4:31.77 | 8352 | ||
| 6 | 11.14 | 7.17 | 13.76 | 2.09 | 48.76 | 14.33 | 47.40 | 5.10 | 56.04 | 4:20.66 | 8332 | ||
| 7 | 10.87 | 7.43 | 13.55 | 1.97 | 47.86 | 14.57 | 43.16 | 5.10 | 65.13 | 4:33.98 | 8307 | ||
| 8 | 10.97 | 7.31 | 14.43 | 2.03 | 49.31 | 14.01 | 43.93 | 5.10 | 59.90 | 4:37.41 | 8280 | ||
| 9 | 10.93 | 7.37 | 15.15 | 1.97 | 49.45 | 14.41 | 48.10 | 5.00 | 58.63 | 4:38.43 | 8264 | ||
| 10 | 10.91 | 7.67 | 15.43 | 2.00 | 48.18 | 16.97 | 47.41 | 4.60 | 65.75 | 4:31.04 | 8174 | ||
| 11 | 11.29 | 6.98 | 15.17 | 1.97 | 49.86 | 14.86 | 50.30 | 4.90 | 64.57 | 4:31.44 | 8169 | ||
| 12 | 10.84 | 7.11 | 15.35 | 2.00 | 48.46 | 14.45 | 44.22 | 5.00 | 53.23 | 4:36.64 | 8155 | ||
| 13 | 11.03 | 7.17 | 15.34 | 2.06 | 48.68 | 14.50 | 45.20 | 4.70 | 58.87 | 4:49.61 | 8097 | ||
| 14 | 10.79 | 7.08 | 14.47 | 1.88 | 48.27 | 14.22 | 39.89 | 5.30 | 56.51 | 4:36.45 | 8090 | ||
| 15 | 11.39 | 6.94 | 15.12 | 1.97 | 49.08 | 15.09 | 48.85 | 5.10 | 53.50 | 4:20.84 | 8079 | ||
| 16 | 10.90 | 7.48 | 14.47 | 1.94 | 48.28 | 14.36 | 44.93 | 4.30 | 55.89 | 4:48.33 | 7916 | ||
| 17 | 11.17 | 6.72 | 13.45 | 1.88 | 48.26 | 14.77 | 43.39 | 5.00 | 57.96 | 4:19.26 | 7905 | ||
| - | 10.90 | 7.47 | 14.45 | 1.97 | 48.19 | DNF | 44.36 | 4.70 | 49.37 | DNS | DNF | ||
| - | 10.73 | 7.20 | 12.79 | 1.94 | 49.64 | 14.53 | 46.63 | NM | DNS | DNS | DNF | ||
| - | 11.01 | 5.83 | 14.78 | 1.94 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNF | ||
| - | 11.07 | NM | 14.16 | 1.85 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNF | ||
| - | 11.06 | 7.13 | NM | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNF | ||