Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_decathlon

Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

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The men's decathlon event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 4 and 5 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium.[1] 23 athletes competed.[2]

Background

This was the 25th appearance of the event, having appeared in every Summer Olympics since 1912.

Qualification

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. This standard was "set for the sole purpose of qualifying athletes with exceptional performances unable to qualify through the IAAF World Rankings pathway." The world rankings, based on the average of the best five results for the athlete over the qualifying period and weighted by the importance of the meet, will then be used to qualify athletes until the cap of 24 is reached.[3][4]

The qualifying period was originally from 1 January 2019 to 29 June 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the period was suspended from 6 April 2020 to 30 November 2020, with the end date extended to 29 June 2021. The qualifying time standards could be obtained in various meets during the given period that have the approval of the IAAF. Both outdoor and indoor meets are eligible. The most recent Area Championships may be counted in the ranking, even if not during the qualifying period.[3][5]

NOCs cannot use their universality place in the decathlon.[3]

Men's decathlon

Entry number: 24.

Competition format

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

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Olympic, and area records were as follows.

World record Kevin Mayer (FRA)9126 Talence, France16 September 2018
Olympic record Roman Šebrle (CZE)
 Ashton Eaton (USA)
8893 Athens, Greece
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
24 August 2004
18 August 2016
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Records set during this event

Olympic record  Damian Warner (CAN) 9018 Tokyo, Japan 4–5 August 2021
Olympic decathlon best – 100 metres (tied WDB)  Damian Warner (CAN) 10.12 Tokyo, Japan 4 August 2021
Olympic decathlon best – Long jump  Damian Warner (CAN) 8.24 Tokyo, Japan 4 August 2021
Olympic decathlon best – 110 metres hurdles  Damian Warner (CAN) 13.46 Tokyo, Japan 5 August 2021
Oceanic record  Ashley Moloney (AUS) 8649 Tokyo, Japan 4–5 August 2021

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

The men's decathlon took place over two consecutive days, with 5 events each day.[1]

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Detailed results

Key: WDB World decathlon best ODB Olympic decathlon best NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best DQ Disqualified DNS Did not start DNF Did not finish

100 metres

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Long jump

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Shot put

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1 Van Der Plaetsen was forced to retire from the competition after pulling his achillies tendon during his second attempt in the long jump.

High jump

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400 metres

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110 metres hurdles

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1 Kaul was forced to retire from the competition after pulling a muscle in the 400 meters.

Discus throw

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Pole vault

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Javelin throw

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1500 metres

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Overall results

Key

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
Key: OR Olympic record AR Area record NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best DNS Did not start DNF Did not finish
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References

  1. "Athletics Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. "Athletics – Men's Decathlon – Results" (PDF). IOC. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

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