| Event: | Men's decathlon |
| Games: | 1988 Summer |
| Dates: | September 28-29 |
| Venues: | Olympic Stadium |
| Competitors: | 39 |
| Nations: | 26 |
| Win Label: | Winning result |
| Win Value: | 8488 |
| Longnames: | yes |
| Gold: | Christian Schenk |
| Goldnoc: | GDR |
| Silver: | Torsten Voss |
| Silvernoc: | GDR |
| Bronze: | Dave Steen |
| Bronzenoc: | CAN |
| Prev: | 1984 |
| Next: | 1992 |
These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There were a total number of 39 participating athletes, with five competitors who didn't finish the competition.[1]
September 28, 1988
September 29, 1988
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in points) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 8798(*) | 8832(**) | Jürgen Hingsen | Mannheim (FRG) | June 9, 1984 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8797(*) | 8847(**) |  Daley Thompson | Los Angeles (USA) | August 9, 1984 | ||
| Olympic Record | 8797(*) | 8847(**) | Daley Thompson | Los Angeles (USA) | August 9, 1984 |
(*) Original score according to the 1962/1977 tables.
(**) Score according to the 1985 tables.
Thompson's mark was not a world record in 1984, but when the 1985 tables came into use, his mark became the record. They were both given credit for the world record.
Neither the silver nor bronze medallists claimed any of these marks yet the competitor who placed 17th claimed three of them.
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.25 | 7.43 | 15.48 | 2.27 | 48.90 | 15.13 | 49.28 | 4.70 | 61.32 | 4:28.95 | 8488 | |||||
| 10.87 | 7.45 | 14.97 | 1.97 | 47.71 | 14.46 | 44.36 | 5.10 | 61.76 | 4:33.02 | 8399 | |||||
| 11.18 | 7.44 | 14.20 | 1.97 | 48.29 | 14.81 | 43.66 | 5.20 | 64.16 | 4:23.20 | 8328 | |||||
| 10.62 | 7.38 | 15.02 | 2.03 | 49.06 | 14.72 | 44.80 | 4.90 | 64.04 | 4:45.11 | 8306 | |||||
| 10.83 | 7.62 | 13.58 | 2.12 | 48.34 | 14.18 | 43.06 | 4.90 | 52.18 | 4:34.07 | 8272 | |||||
| 11.02 | 7.43 | 12.92 | 1.97 | 47.44 | 14.40 | 41.20 | 5.20 | 57.46 | 4:16.64 | 8268 | |||||
| 11.18 | 7.05 | 14.12 | 2.06 | 49.34 | 14.39 | 41.68 | 5.70 | 61.60 | 4:51.20 | 8216 | |||||
| 11.05 | 6.95 | 15.34 | 2.00 | 48.21 | 14.36 | 41.32 | 4.80 | 63.00 | 4:25.86 | 8189 | |||||
| 11.15 | 7.12 | 14.52 | 2.03 | 49.15 | 14.66 | 42.36 | 4.90 | 66.46 | 4:29.62 | 8180 | |||||
| 10 | 11.23 | 7.28 | 15.25 | 1.97 | 48.60 | 14.76 | 48.02 | 5.20 | 59.48 | 4:52.24 | 8167 | ||||
| 11 | 10.94 | 7.56 | 15.34 | 1.97 | 49.94 | 14.25 | 41.86 | 4.80 | 66.64 | 4:55.89 | 8143 | ||||
| 12 | 11.18 | 7.34 | 14.48 | 1.94 | 49.02 | 15.11 | 42.46 | 4.70 | 65.84 | 4:16.74 | 8114 | ||||
| 13 | 11.02 | 7.29 | 12.92 | 2.06 | 48.23 | 14.96 | 39.54 | 5.00 | 56.80 | 4:17.85 | 8093 | ||||
| 14 | 10.99 | 7.37 | 13.61 | 1.97 | 47.83 | 14.70 | 43.88 | 4.30 | 66.54 | 4:28.97 | 8083 | ||||
| 15 | 11.03 | 7.45 | 14.20 | 1.97 | 48.84 | 15.44 | 41.68 | 4.70 | 64.00 | 4:27.48 | 8036 | ||||
| 16 | 11.09 | 7.08 | 14.51 | 2.03 | 49.89 | 14.78 | 43.20 | 4.90 | 57.18 | 4:28.54 | 8021 | ||||
| 17 | 11.46 | 6.75 | 16.07 | 2.00 | 51.28 | 16.06 | 50.66 | 4.80 | 72.80 | 5:02.42 | 7869 | ||||
| 18 | 11.57 | 7.00 | 15.60 | 1.94 | 49.84 | 15.04 | 46.66 | 4.90 | 60.20 | 4:46.04 | 7860 | ||||
| 19 | 11.07 | 7.04 | 13.41 | 1.94 | 47.97 | 14.49 | 40.38 | 4.80 | 51.50 | 4:22.41 | 7859 | ||||
| 20 | 10.89 | 7.07 | 15.84 | 1.79 | 49.68 | 14.94 | 45.32 | 4.90 | 60.48 | 5:06.68 | 7781 | ||||
| 21 | 11.52 | 7.36 | 13.93 | 1.94 | 49.99 | 15.64 | 38.82 | 4.60 | 67.04 | 4:26.42 | 7753 | ||||
| 22 | 11.49 | 7.02 | 13.80 | 2.03 | 50.60 | 15.22 | 39.08 | 4.70 | 60.92 | 4:21.93 | 7745 | ||||
| 23 | 11.38 | 7.08 | 14.31 | 2.00 | 50.24 | 14.97 | 46.34 | 4.40 | 55.68 | 4:32.68 | 7743 | ||||
| 24 | 11.30 | 6.97 | 13.23 | 2.15 | 49.98 | 15.38 | 38.72 | 4.60 | 54.34 | 4:37.84 | 7623 | ||||
| 25 | 11.00 | 7.23 | 13.15 | 2.03 | 49.73 | 14.96 | 38.06 | 4.50 | 52.82 | 4:45.57 | 7579 | ||||
| 26 | 11.33 | 6.83 | 11.63 | 2.06 | 48.37 | 15.39 | 37.52 | 4.60 | 55.42 | 4:30.07 | 7517 | NR | |||
| 27 | 11.10 | 6.98 | 12.69 | 1.85 | 48.63 | 15.13 | 38.04 | 4.70 | 49.52 | 4:21.90 | 7502 | ||||
| 28 | 11.51 | 7.01 | 14.17 | 1.94 | 51.16 | 15.18 | 45.84 | 4.60 | 56.28 | 5:03.17 | 7442 | ||||
| 29 | 11.26 | 6.90 | 12.41 | 1.88 | 48.24 | 15.61 | 38.02 | 4.40 | 52.68 | 4:32.06 | 7310 | ||||
| 30 | 11.50 | 7.09 | 12.94 | 1.82 | 49.27 | 15.56 | 42.32 | 4.50 | 53.50 | 4:53.85 | 7237 | ||||
| 31 | 11.43 | 6.22 | 13.98 | 1.91 | 51.25 | 15.88 | 46.18 | 4.60 | 57.84 | 4:54.99 | 7231 | ||||
| 32 | 11.47 | 6.43 | 12.33 | 1.94 | 50.30 | 15.00 | 38.72 | 4.00 | 57.26 | 4:53.72 | 7231 | ||||
| 33 | 11.57 | 7.19 | 10.27 | 1.91 | 50.71 | 16.20 | 34.36 | 4.10 | 54.94 | 4:29.98 | 7231 | ||||
| 34 | 12.12 | 5.83 | 1.71 | 52.32 | 17.05 | 27.10 | 2.80 | 39.10 | 4:41.24 | 5339 | |||||
| 11.31 | 7.14 | 15.29 | 2.00 | 50.62 | |||||||||||
| 11.31 | 7.00 | 14.89 | 1.97 | 51.79 | |||||||||||
| 11.01 | 6.79 | 11.76 | 1.88 | ||||||||||||