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  2. Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

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    The men's decathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 21 and 22, at the Beijing National Stadium. [ 2 ] The qualifying standards were 8,000 points (A standard) and 7,700 points (B standard).

  3. 2008 in the decathlon - Wikipedia

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    This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2008 in the men's decathlon.The main event during this season were the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, PR China, where the competition was held at the Beijing National Stadium on August 21 and August 22.

  4. Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last ten days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium.The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking events.

  5. Bryan Clay - Wikipedia

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    [6] [7] His victory margin of 240 points in the 2008 Beijing Olympics was the largest since 1972. [8] The Olympic decathlon champion is referred to as the "World's Greatest Athlete" and prior to the Olympics, Clay was tested by SPARQ to establish his SPARQ Rating across a number of different sports. The test is meant to measure sport-specific ...

  6. List of decathlon national champions (men) - Wikipedia

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    Below a list of all national champions in the Men's Decathlon event in track and field from several countries since 1980. Australia ... 2008: Fabian Mayrhofer; 2009 ...

  7. List of 2008 Summer Olympics medal winners - Wikipedia

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    The 2008 Summer Olympics were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 8 August to 24 August 2008. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOC) participated. Overall, 302 events in 28 sports were held; 165 events were opened to men, 127 were opened to women and 10 were mixed events. [1]

  8. Decathlon - Wikipedia

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    The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (déka, meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "contest" or "prize"). Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are ...

  9. Category:Decathlon at the Olympics - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Decathlon at the Olympics" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. ... Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon;