1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

Events at the
1999 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

These are the official results of the men's decathlon competition at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes, including nine non-finishers. The competition started on Tuesday August 24, 1999, and ended on Wednesday August 25, 1999. The event was one of the permit meetings of the 1999 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge.

Medalists

Gold Czech Republic Tomáš Dvořák
Czech Republic (CZE)
Silver United Kingdom Dean Macey
Great Britain (GBR)
Bronze United States Chris Huffins
United States (USA)

Schedule

Tuesday, August 24
  1. 100 m
  2. Long Jump
  3. Shot Put
  4. High Jump
  5. 400 m
Wednesday, August 25
  1. 110 m hurdles
  2. Discus Throw
  3. Pole Vault
  4. Javelin Throw
  5. 1,500 m

Records

Standing records prior to the 1999 World Athletics Championships
World Record  Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) 8994 July 4, 1999 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
Event Record  Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) 8837 August 6, 1997 Greece Athens, Greece
Season Best  Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) 8994 July 4, 1999 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic

Results

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. These marks were split between eight competitors with the gold medallist claiming three of them.
Rank Athlete Decathlon Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) 10.60 7.98 16.49 2.00 48.42 13.75 46.26 4.60 70.11 4:39.87 8744
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Dean Macey (GBR) 10.69 7.48 15.14 2.12 46.72 14.35 43.78 4.60 64.03 4:29.31 8556
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Chris Huffins (USA) 10.43 7.67 15.67 2.00 49.04 13.98 49.48 4.80 64.35 4:53.83 8547
4  Sébastien Levicq (FRA) 11.05 7.52 14.22 2.00 50.13 14.48 44.65 5.50 69.01 4:26.81 8524
5  Lev Lobodin (RUS) 10.80 7.40 16.13 2.03 49.23 14.04 47.04 5.10 58.13 4:35.50 8494
6  Wilfrid Boulineau (FRA) 11.02 7.35 13.52 2.03 49.75 14.57 43.43 4.80 63.61 4:26.74 8154
7  Henrik Dagård (SWE) 10.77 7.06 14.95 1.97 47.88 14.35 42.35 4.80 64.77 4:47.99 8150
8  Dan Steele (USA) 10.84 6.75 14.12 1.91 47.04 14.50 50.35 4.50 65.50 4:38.03 8130
9  David Mewes (GER) 11.25 7.43 14.87 2.03 49.87 14.63 44.49 4.60 63.04 4:35.97 8089
10  Attila Zsivoczky (HUN) 11.22 7.05 14.05 2.12 48.56 15.24 42.64 4.60 60.36 4:24.59 8019
11  Oleg Veretelnikov (UZB) 10.98 7.10 13.85 1.85 48.92 14.89 42.12 4.60 64.43 4:32.18 7853
12  Indrek Kaseorg (EST) 11.34 7.03 14.03 1.91 49.28 14.56 43.30 4.80 64.38 4:44.07 7851
13  Prodromos Korkizoglou (GRE) 10.68 7.08 14.73 2.03 49.10 14,44 43.16 4.90 54.97 5:23.02 7850
14  Erki Nool (EST) 10.72 7.85 14.23 1.97 47.13 14.47 43.12 NM 70.22 4:50.52 7568
15  Aki Heikkinen (FIN) 11.16 7.07 13.98 1.94 49.79 14.94 36.60 4.40 67.75 5:03.12 7536
16  Francisco Javier Benet (ESP) 10.93 7.22 13.96 2.00 48.18 14,07 44.30 4.90 61.52 DNF 7529
—  Trond Høiby (NOR) 11.31 6.85 14.52 2.03 50.11 DSQ 43.88 4.60 DNS — DNF
—  Roman Šebrle (CZE) 10.93 7.65 14.44 2.03 48.08 DNF 20.51 NM DNS — DNF
—  Tom Pappas (USA) 11.24 7.19 14.31 2.12 48.95 14.16 44.08 NM DNS — DNF
—  Chiel Warners (NED) 10.76 7.47 14.34 2.03 47.71 15.02 38.65 DNS — — DNF
—  Benjamin Jensen (NOR) 10.88 7.00 13.35 NM DNS — — — — — DNF
—  Klaus Isekenmeier (GER) 11.16 7.20 15.16 1.88 DNS — — — — — DNF
—  Thomas Tebbich (AUT) 10.90 6.85 13.96 DNS — — — — — — DNF
—  Frank Busemann (GER) 10.87 7.60 DNS — — — — — — — DNF
—  Jón Arnar Magnússon (ISL) 10.94 DNS — — — — — — — — DNF

See also

References