1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
3000 m		women
5000 m	men
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men
4 × 100 m relay	men	women
4 × 400 m relay	men	women
5000 m walk		women
10,000 m walk	men
Road events
20 km	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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The men's decathlon event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 27 and 28 July.^[1][2] Senior implements (106.7 cm (3'6) hurdles, 7257g shot, 2 kg discus) were used.

Gold	Michael Kohnle  West Germany
Silver	Robert Změlík  Czechoslovakia
Bronze	Eduard Hämäläinen  Soviet Union

27/28 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	100m	LJ	SP	HJ	400m	110m H	DT	PV	JT	1500m	Points	Notes
	Michael Kohnle	West Germany	10.78 (w: 0.8 m/s)	6.97	13.25	2.01	48.98	14.60 (w: 0.6 m/s)	36.50	4.50	58.38	4:38.65	7729
	Robert Změlík	Czechoslovakia	11.08 (w: -1.3 m/s)	7.29	12.33	2.07	51.08	14.61 (w: 0.6 m/s)	38.98	4.50	56.08	4:37.78	7659
	Eduard Hämäläinen	Soviet Union	11.42	6.99	13.57	2.01	50.21	14.91	39.64	4.70	53.18	4:33.22	7596
4	Henrik Dagård	Sweden	10.85	7.00	12.08	1.92	47.90	15.20	36.08	4.30	61.40	4:50.03	7453
5	Norbert Lampe	East Germany	11.06	6.70	12.45	1.86	49.20	15.40	41.12	4.30	53.30	4:25.47	7359
6	Aleksandr Zhdanovich	Soviet Union	11.04	6.77	12.26	2.01	50.04	15.39	36.22	4.20	50.46	4:34.64	7233
7	Sándor Munkácsy	Hungary	11.55	6.98	10.84	1.92	50.41	15.35	36.12	4.20	47.82	4:17.96	7063
8	Mirko Spada	Switzerland	11.65	6.56	14.19	1.83	51.54	15.29	41.92	4.30	49.20	4:44.93	7018
9	Radek Bartakovic	Czechoslovakia	11.18	6.78	12.74	1.86	48.77	16.56	33.22	4.10	46.52	4:19.30	6982
10	Philippe Williams	United States	11.47	7.26	10.57	1.89	53.01	16.68	35.28	4.70	56.62	4:42.70	6937
11	Álvaro Burrel	Spain	11.10	6.42	12.68	1.95	49.12	15.53	40.84	3.60	47.50	4:54.62	6900
12	Lars-Erik Geisel	West Germany	11.65	6.71	11.62	1.83	51.17	15.78	36.50	4.50	49.68	4:33.26	6883
13	Marcel Dost	Netherlands	11.41	7.03	11.62	1.92	51.05	15.37	36.00	4.30	41.22	4:50.89	6837
14	Christian Jacquart	France	11.46	6.45	12.98	1.77	51.36	15.76	40.78	4.20	50.30	4:42.94	6836
15	Todd Apted	Australia	11.77	6.69	10.99	2.01	52.46	16.34	33.40	4.30	54.94	4:46.84	6729
16	Thomas Jørgensen	Denmark	12.03	6.10	11.94	1.74	53.45	16.99	36.34	4.70	55.30	4:47.98	6429
17	Paul Scott	Australia	11.40	6.59	10.41	1.86	49.38	16.47	30.68	3.80	35.58	4:41.88	6292
	Jón Arnar Magnússon	Iceland	10.93	6.74	11.23	1.92	50.93	16.13	33.48	4.00	DNS	DNS	DNF
	Luciano Asta	Italy	11.49	6.29	12.40	1.83	52.30	16.59	37.06	4.00	DNS	DNS	DNF
	Juan Carlos Moeckel	Chile	11.53	7.06	11.28	1.74	53.29	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNF
	Matthew Farmer	United States	11.59	6.81	10.92	1.89	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNF
	Yiannos Anastasiades	Cyprus	11.99	NM	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNF

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.