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Men's decathlon at the: Games of the——XXVI Olympiad
Pictogram of athletics
Venues	Centennial Olympic Stadium
Dates	July 31-August 1
Competitors	40 from 25 nations
Winning result	8824
Medalists
Dan O'Brien  United States Frank Busemann  Germany Tomáš Dvořák  Czech Republic
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Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men
4 × 100 m relay	men	women
4 × 400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
10 km walk		women
20 km walk	men
50 km walk	men
Field events
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
Wheelchair races
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These are the official results of the men's decathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Medalists※

Gold	Dan O'Brien  United States
Silver	Frank Busemann  Germany
Bronze	Tomáš Dvořák  Czech Republic

Schedule※

Records※

Standing records prior——to the 1996 Summer Olympics
World Record	Dan O'Brien (USA)	8891	September 5, 1992	Talence, France
Olympic Record	Daley Thompson (GBR)	8847	August 9, 1984	Los Angeles, United States

Results※

Rank	Athlete	Decathlon										Points
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Dan O'Brien (USA)	10.50	7.57	15.66	2.07	46.82	13.87	48.78	5.00	66.90	4:45.89	8824
	Frank Busemann (GER)	10.60	8.07	13.60	2.04	48.34	13.47	45.04	4.80	66.86	4:31.41	8706
	Tomáš Dvořák (CZE)	10.64	7.60	15.82	1.98	48.29	13.79	46.28	4.70	70.16	4:31.25	8664
4	Steve Fritz (USA)	10.90	7.77	15.31	2.04	50.13	13.97	49.84	5.10	65.70	4:38.26	8644
5	Eduard Hämäläinen (BLR)	10.85	7.48	16.32	1.98	46.91	13.95	49.62	5.00	57.66	4:34.68	8613
6	Erki Nool (EST)	10.65	7.88	14.01	2.01	47.26	15.03	42.98	5.40	65.48	4:43.36	8543
7	Robert Změlík (CZE)	10.83	7.64	13.53	1.95	49.55	14.17	43.44	5.40	67.20	4:38.45	8422
8	Ramil Ganiyev (UZB)	10.84	7.61	14.71	2.13	49.14	14.88	44.86	5.20	53.70	4:42.74	8318
9	Antonio Peñalver (ESP)	10.95	7.27	16.91	2.07	50.41	14.35	48.92	4.70	57.08	4:37.71	8307
10	Chris Huffins (USA)	10.47	7.49	15.57	2.04	48.83	14.10	48.72	4.70	60.62	5:14.36	8300
11	Christian Plaziat (FRA)	10.85	7.82	14.85	2.04	49.07	14.52	45.34	4.90	52.18	4:35.00	8282
12	Jón Arnar Magnússon (ISL)	10.67	7.28	15.52	1.95	47.17	14.22	43.78	4.80	61.10	4:46.97	8274
13	Michael Smith (CAN)	11.08	7.47	16.97	1.95	51.97	14.78	49.54	5.00	64.34	4:43.81	8271
14	Frank Müller (GER)	10.95	7.25	14.69	1.95	49.05	14.86	45.90	5.10	66.10	4:37.50	8253
15	Sebastian Chmara (POL)	11.28	7.75	14.51	2.10	48.75	14.59	42.60	4.90	54.84	4:26.96	8249
16	Kamil Damašek (CZE)	10.86	7.22	15.51	2.01	47.35	14.94	42.66	4.90	55.84	4:26.86	8229
17	Sébastien Levicq (FRA)	11.17	7.16	14.05	1.92	50.55	14.50	45.00	5.40	64.42	4:29.50	8192
18	Marcel Dost (NED)	10.87	7.21	13.91	1.95	48.19	14.52	41.92	5.20	57.76	4:38.81	8111
19	Francisco Javier Benet (ESP)	10.95	7.30	13.91	1.98	48.67	14.36	44.30	4.80	59.44	4:36.04	8107
20	Dirk-Achim Pajonk (GER)	10.67	7.50	14.46	1.95	48.81	14.79	41.94	4.50	54.16	4:21.62	8045
21	Jack Rosendaal (NED)	11.24	7.33	13.59	2.07	50.93	14.46	41.24	4.70	63.80	4:25.98	8035
22	Vitaliy Kolpakov (UKR)	11.15	7.53	14.33	2.07	48.12	14.30	45.66	4.80	53.58	5:05.41	8025
23	Rojs Piziks (LAT)	11.40	6.86	14.60	2.16	51.48	15.20	45.90	5.00	58.40	4:30.88	7994
24	Doug Pirini (NZL)	10.89	7.33	14.75	1.89	48.56	14.88	45.34	4.60	58.02	4:39.09	7961
25	Eugenio Balanque (CUB)	10.71	6.36	14.11	1.89	47.46	14.07	41.64	4.70	59.92	4:38.97	7873
26	Raúl Duany (CUB)	11.20	7.30	13.78	2.07	50.50	14.84	38.56	4.40	62.86	4:35.59	7802
27	Zsolt Kürtösi (HUN)	11.09	7.05	14.29	2.01	50.43	14.64	43.22	4.60	54.80	4:43.21	7755
28	Philipp Huber (SUI)	11.06	7.15	13.34	1.86	48.72	15.08	43.42	4.60	51.96	4:18.15	7743
29	Alper Kasapoglu (TUR)	11.07	7.22	12.89	1.92	49.61	14.55	40.64	4.80	45.24	4:38.69	7575
30	Beniamino Poserina (ITA)	11.05	6.89	—	1.98	49.52	14.68	43.42	4.80	56.78	4:58.28	7013
31	Nikolay Afanasyev (RUS)	11.44	6.74	13.38	1.98	50.83	14.79	43.08	—	55.12	4:41.00	6711
—	Indrek Kaseorg (EST)	11.40	7.26	13.11	2.07	49.03	14.53	39.46	—	—	—	DNF
—	Lev Lobodin (UKR)	10.85	7.35	15.57	1.95	48.96	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
—	Oleg Veretelnikov (UZB)	11.06	7.24	12.66	1.95	49.65	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
—	Scott Ferrier (AUS)	11.26	6.61	12.57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
—	Victor Houston (BAR)	10.76	7.53	11.97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
—	Peter Winter (AUS)	10.85	—	13.43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
—	Alex Kruger (GBR)	11.38	6.55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
—	Andrei Nazarov (EST)	11.04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
—	Dezső Szabó (HUN)	10.94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF

See also※

• 1995 Men's World Championships Decathlon
• 1996 Hypo-Meeting
• 1996 Decathlon Year Ranking
• 1997 Men's World Championships Decathlon

References※

External links※

• Official Report
• Results