1991_World_Championships_in_Athletics_–_Men's_decathlon
These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, excluding three non-starters, and the competition starting on Thursday August 29, 1991, and ending on Friday August 30, 1991.
| Gold |  Dan O'BrienUnited States (USA) |
| Silver |  Mike SmithCanada (CAN) |
| Bronze |  Christian SchenkGermany (GER) |
- Thursday, August 29
- 100 m
- Long Jump
- Shot Put
- High Jump
- 400 m
- Friday, August 30
- 110 m hurdles
- Discus Throw
- Pole Vault
- Javelin Throw
- 1,500 m
More information Standing records prior to the 1991 World Athletics Championships, Broken records during the 1991 World Athletics Championships ...
| Standing records prior to the 1991 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Daley Thompson (GBR) | 8847 | August 9, 1984 | Los Angeles, United States |
| Event Record | Daley Thompson (GBR) | 8714 | August 13, 1983 |  Helsinki, Finland |
| Season Best |  Christian Plaziat (FRA) | 8518 | July 7, 1991 |  Helmond, Netherlands |
| Broken records during the 1991 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| Event Record | Dan O'Brien (USA) | 8812 | August 30, 1991 |  Tokyo, Japan |
| Season Best | Dan O'Brien (USA) | 8812 | August 30, 1991 | Tokyo, Japan |
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The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dan O'Brien |  United States | 10.41 | 7.90 | 16.24 | 1.91 | 46.53 | 13.94 | 47.20 | 5.20 | 60.66 | 4:37.50 | 8812 | CR |
 | Mike Smith | Canada | 10.81 | 7.67 | 15.69 | 2.09 | 47.53 | 14.78 | 48.42 | 4.40 | 65.46 | 4:29.14 | 8549 | |
 | Christian Schenk | Germany | 11.37 | 7.55 | 15.77 | 2.18 | 50.10 | 15.26 | 45.98 | 4.90 | 61.98 | 4:22.58 | 8394 | |
| 4 | Robert Změlík |  Czechoslovakia | 10.85 | 7.84 | 13.42 | 2.00 | 49.48 | 14.07 | 44.04 | 5.00 | 57.80 | 4:21.24 | 8379 | |
| 5 | Petri Keskitalo | Finland | 10.93 | 7.58 | 15.06 | 2.03 | 50.26 | 14.27 | 44.22 | 4.80 | 69.22 | 4:46.03 | 8318 | |
| 6 | Simon Poelman |  New Zealand | 10.82 | 7.32 | 15.88 | 2.06 | 50.10 | 14.63 | 45.06 | 5.00 | 56.56 | 4:36.36 | 8267 | |
| 7 | Eduard Hämäläinen |  Soviet Union | 10.99 | 7.34 | 15.16 | 2.09 | 49.28 | 14.51 | 45.48 | 4.90 | 55.64 | 4:36.85 | 8233 | |
| 8 | Antonio Peñalver |  Spain | 11.17 | 7.32 | 16.52 | 2.03 | 50.00 | 15.38 | 50.66 | 4.50 | 63.08 | 4:32.95 | 8200 | |
| 9 | Christian Plaziat | France | 10.88 | 7.28 | 13.87 | 2.09 | 48.72 | 14.38 | 44.30 | 4.90 | 48.62 | 4:29.98 | 8122 | |
| 10 | Thorsten Dauth | Germany | 10.74 | 6.99 | 15.36 | 2.03 | 48.13 | 14.88 | 42.96 | 4.30 | 60.46 | 4:28.09 | 8069 | |
| 11 | Beat Gähwiler |  Switzerland | 11.27 | 7.13 | 13.86 | 1.88 | 49.18 | 14.73 | 44.36 | 4.80 | 60.36 | 4:11.82 | 8011 | |
| 12 | Michael Kohnle | Germany | 10.90 | 7.52 | 14.47 | 2.03 | 49.63 | 14.57 | 42.28 | 4.70 | 58.68 | 4:51.98 | 8000 | |
| 13 | Alain Blondel | France | 11.03 | 7.20 | 13.15 | 1.94 | 48.43 | 14.49 | 39.16 | 4.80 | 55.40 | 4:30.56 | 7848 | |
| 14 | Munehiro Kaneko | Japan | 11.33 | 7.18 | 13.49 | 1.94 | 50.19 | 15.17 | 43.76 | 4.50 | 60.84 | 4:37.86 | 7672 | |
| 15 | Paul Scott |  Australia | 11.01 | 6.82 | 12.31 | 1.97 | 48.15 | 15.46 | 39.14 | 4.50 | 61.78 | 4:27.13 | 7663 | |
| 16 | Jan Trefny | Switzerland | 11.41 | 6.59 | 13.93 | 1.91 | 49.31 | 15.00 | 41.36 | 4.30 | 60.84 | 4:16.95 | 7610 | |
| 17 | Lars Warming |  Denmark | 11.28 | 6.90 | 13.28 | 1.85 | 48.84 | 15.02 | 42.06 | 4.40 | 53.02 | 4:21.79 | 7529 | |
| 18 | Saša Karan |  Yugoslavia | 11.32 | 6.79 | 13.06 | 1.94 | 49.53 | 15.37 | 47.16 | 4.20 | 52.38 | 4:30.03 | 7468 | |
| 19 | Alper Kasapoğlu |  Turkey | 11.14 | 6.85 | 12.62 | 1.94 | 50.90 | 15.50 | 40.90 | 4.40 | 48.22 | 4:41.62 | 7211 | |
| 20 | Rob Muzzio | United States | 11.41 | 6.80 | 16.62 | 1.97 | 51.42 | 15.33 | 50.06 | 4.70 | 56.00 | DNF | 7133 | |
| 21 | Dave Johnson | United States | 11.16 | 6.65 | 14.61 | 1.97 | 50.78 | 15.07 | 46.56 | NM | 68.08 | DNF | 6378 | |
| 22 | Marco Baffi |  Italy | 11.27 | 6.98 | 12.35 | 1.94 | 50.00 | 15.93 | 38.70 | NM | 39.44 | 4:54.15 | 6209 | |
| Mikhail Medved | Soviet Union | 11.25 | 7.26 | 16.17 | 2.00 | 50.33 | 14.96 | 49.94 | NM | DNS | – | DNF | ||
| Henrik Dagård |  Sweden | 10.88 | 7.29 | 13.19 | 1.97 | 48.29 | 14.96 | 41.16 | DNS | – | – | DNF | ||
| Pedro da Silva |  Brazil | 11.16 | 7.12 | 14.39 | 1.94 | 51.18 | DNF | DNS | – | – | – | DNF | ||
| Homelo Vi |  Tonga | 11.34 | 6.15 | NM | 1.82 | DQ | DNS | – | – | – | – | DNF | ||
| Dezső Szabó |  Hungary | 11.06 | NM | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | ||
| Lee Fu-an |  Chinese Taipei | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS | ||
| Anthony Brannen | Great Britain | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS | ||
| Viktor Radchenko | Soviet Union | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS |
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