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1980: Georg Werthner 1981: Sepp Zeilbauer 1982: Georg Werthner 1983: Wolfgang Spann 1984: Georg Werthner 1985: Jürgen Mandl 1986: Georg Werthner 1987: Michael Arnold 1988: Georg Werthner
0–9. Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon; Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon; Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon
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 ...
In the beginning, before the Olympics became a global event, sweeps were more common amongst fewer competing countries and larger numbers of entries from a single country. After the 1908 Olympics, a sweep became an increasingly treasured status symbol of national dominance in an event. 1964 was the first Olympiad to have no sweeps.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Points Notes 1 3 Damian Warner Canada (CAN) 10.25 1035 2 3 Ayden Owens-Delerme Puerto Rico (PUR) 10.35 1011 3 3 Till Steinforth Germany (GER)
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the men's decathlon event if all athletes meet the entry standard or qualify by ranking during the qualifying period. (The limit of 3 has been in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress.) The qualifying standard is 8350 points.
The men's decathlon competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium between 17 and 18 August. [1] The medals were presented by Dagmawit Girmay Berhane, IOC member, Ethiopia and Bernard Amsalem, Council Member of the IAAF.
The all-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2024, including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a combined total of both, is tabulated below. These Olympic medal counts do not include the 1906 Intercalated Games which are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as official Games.