Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon explained

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]

Schedule

September 28, 1988

September 29, 1988

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in points) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World Record8798(*)8832(**) Jürgen HingsenMannheim (FRG)June 9, 1984
8797(*)8847(**) Daley ThompsonLos Angeles (USA)August 9, 1984
Olympic Record8797(*)8847(**) Daley ThompsonLos 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.

Results

Neither the silver nor bronze medallists claimed any of these marks yet the competitor who placed 17th claimed three of them.

RankAthleteNationality100mLJSPHJ400m110m HDTPVJT1500mPointsNotes
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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Decathlon . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175459/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/ATH/mens-decathlon.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 26 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.