Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's decathlon explained

Event:	Men's decathlon
Games:	2018
Venue:	Carrara Stadium
Dates:	9 April (day 1) 10 April (day 2)
Competitors:	12
Nations:	7
Win Label:	Winning points
Win Value:	8303
Gold:	Lindon Victor
Goldcga:	GRN
Silver:	Pierce LePage
Silvercga:	CAN
Bronze:	Cedric Dubler
Bronzecga:	AUS
Prev:	2014
Next:	2022

The men's decathlon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 9 and 10 April 2018.^[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:^[2]

World record		9045 points	Beijing, China	28–29 August 2015
Games record		8663 points	Edinburgh, Scotland	27–28 July 1986

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Monday 9 April 2018	10:05	100 metres
	10:50	Long jump
	12:05	Shot put
	19:00	High jump
	21:25	400 metres
Tuesday 10 April 2018	10:05	110 metres hurdles
	10:50	Discus throw
	12:45	Pole vault
	19:20	Javelin throw
	20:45	1500 metres

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Event results

Competitors contested a series of 10 events over two days, with their results being converted into points. The final standings were decided by their cumulative points tallies.

100 metres

Results after event 1 of 10:^[3]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Athlete	Reaction Time	Time	Points	Notes
1	2	2		0.132	10.29	1025
2	2	3		0.181	10.62	947
3	2	5		0.145	10.69	931
4	1	4		0.170	10.70	929
5	2	4		0.130	10.89	885
6	2	6		0.160	11.06	847
7	1	5		0.137	11.16	825
8	1	7		0.145	11.20	817
9	1	6		0.156	11.27	801
10	2	7		0.186	11.38	778
11	1	3		0.165	11.39	776
12	1	2		0.141	11.60	732
					Wind: -0.1 m/s (H1), 0.0 m/s (H2)

Long jump

Results after event 2 of 10:^[4]

Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	Mark	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall Rank
		7.32 -0.6 m/s	7.35 +0.4 m/s	7.59 +0.5 m/s	7.59	957		1888	2
		7.19 -0.8 m/s	7.54 +0.4 m/s	+0.1 m/s	7.54	945		1970	1
		6.83 0.0 m/s	7.37 +0.3 m/s	7.44 0.0 m/s	7.44	920		1867	3
		7.26 -0.4 m/s	-0.2 m/s	+0.8 m/s	7.26	876		1693	7
		7.26 +0.3 m/s	-0.1 m/s	-0.2 m/s	7.26	876		1761	5
		-1.3 m/s	7.25 +0.5 m/s	7.22 -0.3 m/s	7.25	874		1675	9
		6.91 -0.2 m/s	7.18 +0.1 m/s	7.24 +0.2 m/s	7.24	871		1800	4
		6.97 +1.0 m/s	-0.5 m/s	7.18 0.0 m/s	7.18	857		1682	8
		7.14 -0.1 m/s			7.14	847		1694	6
10		6.47 +0.1 m/s	6.94 +0.7 m/s	5.44 +0.6 m/s	6.94	799		1531	11
11		+1.0 m/s	6.89 +0.5 m/s	6.70 -0.6 m/s	6.89	788		1564	10
12		6.38 -0.1 m/s	6.52 +0.6 m/s	6.59 +0.9 m/s	6.59	718		1496	12

Shot put

Results after event 3 of 10:^[5]

Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	Mark	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall Rank
1		15.79		15.64	15.79	838		2638	2
2		15.09	15.39		15.39	814		2508	5
3		14.75	15.24		15.24	804		2497	6
4		14.53	15.11	13.85	15.11	796		2766	1
5		14.49	14.22	13.77	14.49	758		2433	7
6		13.98			13.98	727		2594	3
7		13.49	13.59	13.10	13.59	703		2385	9
8		12.67	12.87	13.21	13.21	680		2176	11
9		12.93	12.86		12.93	663		2424	8
10		12.80		12.70	12.80	655		2186	10
11		12.32		12.34	12.34	627		2515	4
						0		1564	12

High jump

Results after event 4 of 10:^[6]

Rank	Athlete	1.65	1.68	1.71	1.74	1.77	1.80	1.83	1.86	1.89	1.92	1.95	1.98	2.01	2.04	2.07	2.10	Mark	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall Rank
1		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	xo	xxx	2.07	868		3462	2
2		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx		2.04	840		3606	1
3		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xxx		2.01	813		3328	4
4		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	xo	o	o	xo	o	xxr			2.01	813		3246	6
5		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	xo	xo	xo	xo	xxx			2.01	813		3451	3
6		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xxx				1.95	759		3255	5
7		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	xxx						1.92	731		3155	7
8		–	–	–	–	–	–	o	xo	xxo	xxo	xxx						1.92	731		3116	8
9		–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	xo	xxx							1.89	705		2891	9
		–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	xo	xxx							1.89	705		2269	11
11		–	–	o	xo	o	o	xxo	xxx									1.83	653		2829	10

400 metres

Results after event 5 of 10:^[7]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Athlete	Reaction Time	Time	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall Rank
1	1	4		0.161	47.81	918		4380	2
2	2	5		0.157	48.12	903		4509	1
3	2	4		0.143	48.39	890		4218	4
4	1	3		0.189	49.28	848		3677	10
5	1	2		0.167	49.48	839		4290	3
6	2	3		0.129	49.64	831		3986	7
7	1	7		0.163	49.94	817		3933	8
8	2	7		0.140	50.31	800		3691	9
9	1	6		0.195	50.45	794		4040	6
10	1	5		0.177	50.49	792		4047	5
	2	6

110 metres hurdles

Results after event 6 of 10:^[8]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Reaction Time	Time	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall Rank
1	2	6		0.128	13.89	989		5498	1
2	2	4		0.145	14.24	944		5162	3
3	2	2		0.174	14.71	885		5265	2
4	1	5		0.146	14.82	871		4911	5
5	1	2		0.182	14.87	865		5155	4
6	2	3		0.135	14.96	854		4840	7
7	2	5		0.153	15.12	835		4768	8
8	1	6		0.133	15.16	830		4521	9
9	1	4		0.143	15.25	820		4867	6
10	1	3		0.190	15.63	775		4452	10
					Wind: +0.3 m/s (H1), -0.8 m/s (H2)

Discus throw

Results after event 7 of 10:^[9]

Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	Mark	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall Rank
1		52.32	51.62		52.32	919		6074	2
2		45.00	46.58	48.04	48.04	830		5697	6
3		46.61			46.61	800		5711	5
4		45.03	46.55		46.55	799		6297	1
5			43.90	37.50	43.90	744		6009	3
6		38.20	43.79	42.45	43.79	742		5582	7
7		42.41		43.19	43.19	730		5498	8
8		33.16	40.80		40.80	681		5133	10
9		40.59	39.94		40.59	677		5839	4
10		38.85			38.85	641		5162	9

Pole vault

Results after event 8 of 10:^[10]

Rank	Athlete	Group		3.10	3.20	3.30	3.40		4.00	4.10	4.20	4.30	4.40	4.50	4.60	4.70	4.80	4.90	5.00	5.10	Mark	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall Rank
1		A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	xo	–	xo	o	xxx	5.00	910		6749	3
2		A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xo	xxx		4.90	880	=	6889	1
3		A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	xxo	–	o	xxx			4.80	849		6431	4
4		A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xxo	–	xxx		4.80	849		6011	8
5		B	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	xxx					4.60	790		6864	2
6		B	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	xo	xxx							4.40	731		6229	7
7		B	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	xxx									4.20	673		6370	5
8		B	o	xxo	o	xo	xxx														3.30	431	=	5564	10
		A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	xxx										6297	6
		B	r (2.90)																						5711	9

Javelin throw

Results after event 9 of 10:^[11]

Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	Mark	Points	Notes	Overall	Overall Rank
1		59.92	59.39	71.10	71.10	906		7770	1
2		67.47	62.79		67.47	851		7221	4
3		59.50	62.36	61.18	62.36	773		7002	6
4			58.27	58.24	58.27	712		6276	8
5		58.24			58.24	711		7600	2
6		50.73	57.30		57.30	697		6708	7
7		54.63			54.63	657		7406	3
8		47.76	49.86		49.86	587		7018	5

1500 metres

Results after event 10 of 10:^[12]

Rank	Order	Name	Time	Points	Notes
1	5		4:30.57	741
2	2		4:31.82	733
3	4		4:31.91	732
4	10		4:57.03	577
5	12		4:58.00	571
6	9		5:04.32	535
7	11		5:04.75	533
8	3		5:08.56	511

Standings

The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow with a diamond symbol.

The final standings were as follows:^[2]

data-sort-type="number"	Rank !	Athlete	Total	Notes										1500 m
		8303		929	871	838♦	813	839	865	919♦	790	906♦	533
		8171		947	920	727	868♦	918♦	885	744	880	711	571
		7983		931	957♦	627	813	890	944	677	910♦	657	577
		7756		817	876	804	758	792	820	830	673	851	535
		7734		825	857	703	731	817	835	730	731	773	732
		7529		885	876	663	731	831	854	742	849	587	511
		7449		732	799	655	705	800	830	641	849	697	741♦
		7009		778	718	680	653	848	775	681	431	712	733
				801	874	758	813	794	871	800	0
				1025♦	945	796	840	903	989♦	799	0
				776	788	0	705
				847	847	814

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's decathlon . 25 April 2018 . Gold Coast 2018.
2. Book: Athletics Men's Decathlon - Final. Gold Coast 2018. 95. 25 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.
3. Book: Athletics Men's Decathlon - 100m. Gold Coast 2018. 96. 25 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.
4. Book: Athletics Men's Decathlon - Long Jump. Gold Coast 2018. 97. 25 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.
5. Book: Athletics Men's Decathlon - Shot Put. Gold Coast 2018. 98. 25 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.
6. Book: Athletics Men's Decathlon - High Jump. Gold Coast 2018. 99. 25 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.
7. Book: Athletics Men's Decathlon - 400m. Gold Coast 2018. 100. 25 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.
8. Book: Athletics Men's Decathlon - 110m Hurdles. Gold Coast 2018. 101. 25 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.
9. Book: Athletics Men's Decathlon - Discus Throw. Gold Coast 2018. 102. 25 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.
10. Book: Athletics Men's Decathlon - Pole Vault. Gold Coast 2018. 103–104. 25 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.
11. Book: Athletics Men's Decathlon - Javelin Throw. Gold Coast 2018. 105. 25 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.
12. Book: Athletics Men's Decathlon - 1500m. Gold Coast 2018. 106. 25 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.