Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
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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 |
20 km walk | men | women |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
Men's decathlon at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venues | Stadium Australia | |||||||||
Dates | 27–28 September | |||||||||
Competitors | 36 from 23 nations | |||||||||
Winning result | 8641 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The Men's Decathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Stadium Australia on Wednesday 27 September and Thursday 28 September 2000. [1]
After the first day of the contest, Chris Huffins found himself in en eight-point lead ahead of Dean Macey. Erki Nool and Tom Pappas occupied the next places. On the next day Nool dropped to fifth place after the 110 metres hurdles, but advanced again after the controversial discus contest. Starting off with two foul attempts, Nool was originally fouled in his third and last attempt as well, which would have resulted in him getting 0 points and falling out of the leading group. However, Nool successfully appealed the ring-foul ruling and had his throw measured to 43.66 metres, which saw him climb one place. The British delegation, representing Macey, protested to no avail.
Following Nool's strong result in the javelin throw event Huffins' lead had shrunk to only 14 points before the 1500 metres. As this was a weak event for Huffins he looked set to lose out in the medal chase; however, he managed to lower his personal best time by twelve seconds and grasped a bronze medal. Reigning world champion and world record holder Tomáš Dvořák struggled with a knee problem throughout the competition and finished in a disappointing sixth place.
Gold | Erki Nool Estonia |
Silver | Roman Šebrle Czech Republic |
Bronze | Chris Huffins United States |
Šebrle would go on to break the world record in 2001 and win the gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in a new Olympic record. Huffins retired from international athletics after the end of the season.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in points) prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 8994 | Tomáš Dvořák | Czech Republic | Prague, Czech Republic | 4 July 1999 |
Olympic Record | 8847 | Daley Thompson | United Kingdom | Los Angeles, United States | 9 August 1984 |
Flying points table after 10th event:
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Overall points | Overview by event (points on top, then result. Best performance in each event shown in green) | |||||||||
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100 m | Long jump | Shot put | High jump | 400 m | 110 metres hurdles | Discus throw | Pole vault | Javelin throw | 1500 m | ||||
Erki Nool | Estonia | 8641 | 933 10.68 | 1000 7.76 | 796 15.11 | 803 2.00 | 973 46.71 | 913 14.48 | 739 43.66 | 910 5.00 | 826 65.82 | 748 4:29.48 | |
Roman Šebrle | Czech Republic | 8606 | 878 10.92 | 965 7.62 | 803 15.22 | 915 2.12 | 899 48.20 | 991 13.87 | 754 44.39 | 849 4.80 | 799 64.04 | 753 4:28.79 | |
Chris Huffins | United States | 8595 (SB) | 980 10.48 | 987 7.71 | 806 15.27 | 887 2.09 | 894 48.31 | 986 13.91 | 861 49.55 | 819 4.70 | 687 56.62 | 688 4:38.71 | |
4 | Dean Macey | Great Britain | 8567 (PB) | 903 10.81 | 1002 7.77 | 766 14.62 | 887 2.09 | 988 46.41 | 907 14.53 | 733 43.37 | 849 4.80 | 744 60.38 | 788 4:23.45 |
5 | Tom Pappas | United States | 8425 | 901 10.82 | 913 7.41 | 782 14.87 | 1002 2.21 | 878 48.64 | 955 14.15 | 693 41.42 | 880 4.90 | 772 62.26 | 649 4:45.10 |
6 | Tomáš Dvořák | Czech Republic | 8385 | 881 10.91 | 935 7.50 | 846 15.91 | 776 1.97 | 856 49.11 | 931 14.34 | 811 47.15 | 731 4.40 | 888 69.94 | 730 4:32.23 |
7 | Frank Busemann | Germany | 8351 | 881 10.91 | 970 7.64 | 760 14.52 | 887 2.09 | 863 48.97 | 954 14.16 | 538 33.71 | 910 5.00 | 812 64.91 | 776 4:25.32 |
8 | Attila Zsivoczky | Hungary | 8277 | 838 11.10 | 821 7.00 | 787 14.96 | 859 2.06 | 880 48.61 | 817 15.27 | 817 47.43 | 849 4.80 | 827 65.87 | 789 4:23.37 |
9 | Stefan Schmid | Germany | 8206 | 874 10.94 | 854 7.17 | 731 14.04 | 803 2.00 | 880 48.61 | 926 14.38 | 681 40.81 | 910 5.00 | 844 67.03 | 703 4:36.49 |
10 | Henrik Dagård | Sweden | 8178 (SB) | 897 10.84 | 833 7.08 | 788 14.97 | 749 1.94 | 873 48.75 | 936 14.30 | 725 42.95 | 941 5.10 | 814 65.05 | 622 4:49.51 |
11 | Zsolt Kürtösi | Hungary | 8149 (PB) | 861 11.00 | 859 7.19 | 798 15.13 | 803 2.00 | 870 48.81 | 955 14.15 | 800 46.62 | 849 4.80 | 695 57.16 | 659 4:43.39 |
12 | Mário Aníbal | Portugal | 8136 (NR) | 867 10.97 | 790 6.90 | 814 15.39 | 831 2.03 | 875 48.71 | 885 14.71 | 767 45.01 | 880 4.90 | ?? 57.51 | 727 4:32.68 |
13 | Lev Lobodin | Russia | 8071 | 917 10.75 | 857 7.18 | 836 15.75 | 749 1.94 | 867 48.87 | 972 14.02 | 758 44.55 | 910 5.00 | 591 50.16 | 614 4:50.73 |
14 | Jiří Ryba | Czech Republic | 8056 | 830 11.14 | 838 7.10 | 741 14.21 | 803 2.00 | 863 48.97 | 851 14.99 | 722 42.83 | 880 4.90 | 704 57.76 | 824 4:18.21 |
15 | Raúl Duany | Cuba | 8054 | 841 11.09 | 893 7.33 | 688 13.34 | 859 2.06 | 827 49.73 | 918 14.44 | 688 41.17 | 790 4.60 | 803 64.31 | 747 4:29.68 |
16 | Oleksandr Yurkov | Ukraine | 7993 | 885 10.89 | 739 6.68 | 776 14.78 | 776 1.97 | 877 48.66 | 847 15.02 | 843 48.67 | 910 5.00 | 659 54.77 | 681 4:39.94 |
17 | Indrek Kaseorg | Estonia | 7932 | 793 11.31 | 866 7.22 | 683 13.26 | 776 1.97 | 813 50.03 | 902 14.57 | 705 41.98 | 849 4.80 | 837 66.54 | 708 4:35.64 |
18 | Klaus Ambrosch | Austria | 7917 | 858 11.01 | 854 7.17 | 808 15.30 | 723 1.91 | 804 50.23 | 859 14.92 | 689 41.22 | 790 4.60 | 858 67.94 | 674 4:40.94 |
19 | Laurent Hernu | France | 7909 | 819 11.19 | 847 7.14 | 700 13.54 | 859 2.06 | 786 50.63 | 910 14.51 | 701 41.78 | 910 5.00 | 683 56.34 | 694 4:37.82 |
20 | Wilfrid Boulineau | France | 7821 | 845 11.07 | 833 7.08 | 690 13.38 | 831 2.03 | 823 49.82 | 847 15.02 | 662 39.86 | 849 4.80 | 733 59.69 | 708 4:35.59 |
21 | Kip Janvrin | United States | 7726 | 804 11.26 | 727 6.63 | 702 13.57 | 670 1.85 | 856 49.12 | 831 15.15 | 709 42.20 | 910 5.00 | 690 56.84 | 827 4:17.81 |
22 | Volodymyr Mykhailenko | Ukraine | 7676 | 838 11.10 | 823 7.04 | 700 13.53 | 859 2.06 | 871 48.80 | 869 14.84 | 674 40.45 | 790 4.60 | 548 47.27 | 704 4:36.23 |
23 | Fedor Laukhin | Ukraine | 7652 | 814 11.21 | 816 7.01 | 677 13.16 | 831 2.03 | 831 49.64 | 830 15.16 | 631 38.33 | 880 4.90 | 671 55.53 | 671 4:41.48 |
24 | Eduard Hämäläinen | Finland | 7520 | 858 11.01 | 859 7.19 | 732 14.06 | 670 1.85 | 902 48.14 | 927 14.37 | 583 35.98 | 849 4.80 | 546 47.11 | 594 4:54.18 |
25 | Mike Maczey | Germany | 7228 | 823 11.17 | 838 7.10 | 719 13.84 | 831 2.03 | 819 49.91 | 0 DNF | 739 43.64 | 941 5.10 | 760 61.49 | 758 4:27.99 |
Eugenio Balanqué | Cuba | DNF | 890 10.87 | 628 6.19 | 784 14.90 | 749 1.94 | 898 48.23 | 929 14.36 | 799 46.56 | 0 NM | | | |
Claston Bernard | Jamaica | DNF | 908 10.79 | 0 NM | 709 13.68 | 887 2.09 | 825 49.77 | 848 15.01 | 688 41.15 | 0 NM | | | |
Prodromos Korkizoglou | Greece | DNF | 919 10.74 | 852 7.16 | 710 13.70 | 776 1.97 | 657 53.57 | | | | | | |
Scott Ferrier | Australia | DNF | 836 11.11 | 859 7.19 | 698 13.50 | 776 1.97 | | | | | | | |
Roman Razbeyko | Russia | DNF | 763 11.45 | 771 6.82 | 727 13.98 | 776 1.97 | | | | | | | |
Yeorgios Andreou | Cyprus | DNF | 867 10.97 | 750 6.73 | 743 14.24 | | | | | | | | |
Sébastien Levicq | France | DNF | 757 11.48 | 713 6.57 | 700 13.53 | | | | | | | | |
Trond Høiby | Norway | DNF | 740 11.56 | 635 6.22 | 730 14.03 | | | | | | | | |
Jón Arnar Magnússon | Iceland | DNF | 894 10.85 | 0 NM | 819 15.48 | | | | | | | | |
Aki Heikkinen | Finland | DNF | 827 11.15 | 0 NM | 690 13.37 | | | | | | | | |
Francisco Javier Benet | Spain | DNF | 769 11.42 | 657 6.32 | | | | | | | | | |
Philipp Huber | Switzerland | DNF | 784 11.35 | | | | | | | | | | |
Oleg Veretelnikov | Uzbekistan | DNF | 618 12.17 | | | | | | | | | | |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | |||||||||||||
DNF = did not finish | DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place |
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