Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Men's decathlon explained

Event:	Men's decathlon
Games:	2023
Venue:	Athletics Stadium
Dates:	October 30–31
Competitors:	10
Nations:	7
Win Value:	7834
Win Label:	Winning points
Gold:	Santiago Ford
Goldnoc:	CHI
Silver:	José Fernando Santana
Silvernoc:	BRA
Bronze:	Ryan Talbot
Bronzenoc:	USA
Prev:	2019
Next:	2027

The men's decathlon competition of the athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games took place on October 30 and 31 at the Julio Martínez National Stadium of Santiago, Chile.^[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record		9126	Talence, France	September 16, 2018
Pan American Games record		8659	Toronto, Canada	July 23, 2015

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY:

PR

Pan Am record

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

DB

Decathlon best

100 metres

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.7 m/s, Heat 2: -1.6 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes
1	2			10.89	885
2	2			10.91	881
3	2			10.97	867
4	2			11.02	856
5	1			11.04	852
6	1			11.06	847
7	1			11.22	812
8	1			11.26	804
9	1			11.28	799
10	1			11.29	797
	2				0
	2				0

Long jump

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Mark	Points	Notes	Total
1	A			7.31	x	7.54	7.54	945	SB	1797
2	A			x	7.48	x	7.48	930	SB	1742
3	B			7.06	7.37	7.20	7.37	903	SB	1700
4	A			x	7.09	7.33	7.33	893	SB	1697
5	A			6.96	7.22w	x	7.22w	866		1733
6	B			6.91	6.91	6.97	6.97	807		1688
7	B			6.86	6.90	x	6.90	790		1675
8	B			6.54	6.73	x	6.73	750	SB	1549
9	B			6.66	x	x	6.66	734		1581
10	B			6.23	6.57	6.54	6.57	713		1569

Shot put

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Mark	Points	Notes	Total
1	A			14.50	15.89	15.23	15.89	844	SB	2393
2	B			15.14	14.80	14.55	15.14	798	SB	2367
3	A			14.22	14.65	x	14.65	768		2501
4	A			14.57	14.23	13.72	14.57	763		2438
5	B			13.33	13.94	14.49	14.49	758	SB	2339
6	A			13.88	13.78	14.37	14.37	751	SB	2439
7	A			14.16	14.01	14.16	14.16	738		2435
8	B			12.43	x	14.01	14.01	729	SB	2471
9	B			12.89	13.18	x	13.18	678	SB	2475
10	B			11.89	11.87	12.54	12.54	639	SB	2339

High jump

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1.77	1.80	1.83	1.86	1.89	1.92	1.95	1.98	2.01	2.04	2.07	Mark	Points	Notes	Total
1	A			–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	xxx	2.04	840		3311
2	A			–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	xxo	xo	xxx	2.04	840		3341
3	B			–	–	–	o	–	o	–	o	xo	xxx		2.01	813	SB	3206
4	A			–	–	–	–	–	xxo	xxo	xo	xxo	xxx		2.01	813		3251
5	B			–	o	o	o	xxo	xo	xxo	xo	xxx			1.98	785	SB	3224
6	A			–	–	–	–	–	xo	xo	xxx				1.95	758		3233
7	A			–	–	–	–	–	xxo	xo	xxx				1.95	758		3097
8	B			–	–	o	xo	o	xxx						1.89	705		3044
8	B			–	o	o	xo	o	xxx						1.89	705		3140
10	B			o	o	o	xxx								1.83	653		3020

400 metres

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes	Total
1	2			49.05	859		3879
2	2			49.70	828		4061
3	2			49.90	819		4160
4	1			50.19	806		3903
5	2			50.53	790		4014
6	1			50.67	784		4035
7	1			50.91	773		4084
8	1			51.92	728		3868
9	1			53.89	644		3688
10	1			55.21	590		3796

110 metres hurdles

Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: +0.3 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes	Total
1	2			14.27	940		4975
2	2			14.30	936		4950
3	2			14.52	908		4776
4	1			14.58	901		4985
5	1			14.63	895		5055
6	1			14.72	884	SB	4945
7	1			15.00	850		4729
8	2			15.03	846		4534
9	1			15.22	823		4726
	2				0

Discus throw

Rank	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Mark	Points	Notes	Total
1			x	50.66	x	50.66	884	SB	5613
2			47.42	48.29	49.06	49.06	851	SB	5836
3			42.05	x	41.52	42.05	706	SB	5761
4			41.51	41.64	x	41.64	698		5673
5			x	x	41.54	41.54	696	SB	5230
6			39.59	x	40.90	40.90	683		5459
7			x	36.05	37.72	37.72	618		5563
8			36.10	36.19	x	36.19	588		5314
9			x	x	34.98	34.98	563		5513

Pole vault

Rank	Name	Nationality	3.90	4.00	4.10	4.20	4.30	4.40	4.50	4.60	4.70	4.80	4.90	5.00	Mark	Points	Notes	Total
1			–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xo	o	xxo	xo	xxx	4.90	880	=SB	6393
2			–	–	–	–	xo	–	o	xo	o	xo	xxo	xxx	4.90	880		6194
3			–	–	–	–	–	–	xo	–	xxo	xo	xxx		4.80	849	SB	6079
3			–	o	–	o	xxo	–	o	o	xo	xo	xxx		4.80	849	SB	6462
5			–	–	–	–	o	–	o	xxx					4.50	760		6219
6			–	o	–	o	–	o	–	xxx					4.40	731		6294
7			o	o	o	xo	xxx								4.20	673	SB	6509
8			–	xo	o	xxx									4.10	645		6406
			–	–	–	–	–	–	xxx							0		5673

Javelin throw

Rank	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Mark	Points	Notes	Total
1			61.04	62.28	63.71	63.71	794		7187
2			63.39	63.14	62.53	63.39	789		7298
3			56.77	57.76	53.13	57.76	704		7166
4			56.59	x	56.24	56.59	687		6881
5			49.60	56.15	x	56.15	680		6974
6			52.98	49.24	x	52.98	633		6852
7			49.23	x	–	49.23	577		6656
8			45.30	46.68	48.64	48.64	568		6974
							0

1500 metres

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes
1			4:50.70	614
2			4:51.21	611
3			4:57.14	576
4			4:59.80	561
5			5:04.16	536
6			5:07.80	516
7			5:26.04	419
				0

Final standings

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	100m	LJ	SP	HJ	400m	110m H	DT	PV	JT	1500m	Points	Notes
			11.22	7.48	14.01	2.04	50.91	14.58	49.06	4.20	63.39	5:04.16	7834
			10.91	6.97	14.37	1.98	50.53	14.30	34.98	4.90	63.71	4:59.80	7748
			11.02	6.57	15.14	1.83	49.05	15.00	50.66	4.80	57.76	4:57.14	7742
4			11.04	7.54	13.18	1.95	49.70	14.72	37.72	4.40	56.15	4:50.70	7588
5			10.97	7.22w	14.65	2.04	49.90	14.63	42.05	4.10	48.64	4:51.21	7585
6			11.29	7.37	12.54	1.95	50.19	15.22	36.19	4.90	56.59	5:07.80	7397
7			11.26	7.33	14.16	1.89	51.92	14.52	40.90	4.50	52.98	5:26.04	7271
			11.06	6.66	14.49	1.89	53.89	15.03	41.54	4.80	49.23
			10.89	6.90	14.57	2.01	50.67	14.27	41.64
			11.28	6.73	15.89	2.01	55.21

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sport Calendar Pan American Games. 29 July 2022. www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 29 October 2023.