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Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

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The men's decathlon competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held at the Olympic Stadium on 23–24 August.[1]

Competition format

The decathlon consists of ten track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the ten components. The athletes all compete in one competition with no elimination rounds.

At the end of competition, if two athletes are tied, the athlete who has received more points in the greater number of events is the winner.[2]

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

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Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Roman Šebrle (CZE)9026 Götzis, Austria26–27 May 2001
Olympic record Daley Thompson (GBR)8847 Los Angeles, United States8–9 August 1984

Record set during this event

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Overall results

The final results of the event are in the following table.[4]

Key
  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
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References

  1. "Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

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