2009_World_Championships_in_Athletics_–_Men's_decathlon

2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

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The men's decathlon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 19 and August 20. The competition is notable for having the highest number of competitors (38) and the highest fraction of athletes (almost 90%) finishing the competition in the World Championships history.

Medalists

GoldTrey Hardee
 United States (USA)
SilverLeonel Suárez
 Cuba (CUB)
BronzeOleksiy Kasyanov
 Ukraine (UKR)

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World record  Roman Šebrle (CZE) 9026 Götzis, Austria 27 May 2001
Championship record  Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) 8902 Edmonton, Canada 7 August 2001
World leading  Leonel Suárez (CUB) 8654 Havana, Cuba 4 July 2009
African record  Willem Coertzen (RSA) 8054 Götzis, Austria 31 May 2009
Asian record  Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) 8725 Athens, Greece 24 August 2004
North American record  Dan O'Brien (USA) 8891 Talence, France 5 September 1992
South American record  Tito Steiner (ARG) 8291 Provo, United States 23 June 1983
European record  Roman Šebrle (CZE) 9026 Götzis, Austria 27 May 2001
Oceanian record  Jagan Hames (AUS) 8490 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 18 September 1998

Qualification standards

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Schedule

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Results

100 metres

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Long jump

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Shot put

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High jump

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400 metres

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110 metres hurdles

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Discus throw

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Pole vault

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Javelin throw

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1500 metres

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Final standings

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Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season)

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