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Athletics At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's Decathlon
These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There were a total number of 39 participating athletes, with five competitors who didn't finish the competition. Medalists Schedule :September 28, 1988 : :September 29, 1988 : Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in points) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics. ''(*)'' Original score according to the 1962/1977 tables. ''(**)'' Score according to the 1985 tables. Thompson's mark was not a world record in 1984, but when the 1985 tables came into use, his mark became the record. They were both given credit for the world record. Results See also * 1986 Men's European Championships Decathlon * 1987 Men's World Championship Decathlon * 1988 Hypo-Meeting * 1990 Men's European Championships Decathlon References External links Official Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's decathlon Decathlon 1988 File ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Stadium (Seoul)
The Seoul Olympic Stadium (), also known as Jamsil Olympic Stadium (formerly romanised as ''Chamshil''), is a multi-purpose stadium in Seoul, South Korea. It is the main stadium built for the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1986 Asian Games, 10th Asian Games in 1986. It is the centrepiece of the Seoul Sports Complex in the Songpa District, in the southeast of the city south of the Han River (Korea), Han River. It is the largest stadium in South Korea. Design and construction This multi-purpose stadium was designed by Kim Swoo-geun. The lines of the stadium's profile imitate the elegant curves of a Korean Joseon Dynasty porcelain vase. Spectator seats are distributed on two tiers, half covered. Initially built with a capacity of approximately 100,000, today it seats 69,950. Before its construction, Seoul's largest venues were Dongdaemun Stadium and Hyochang Stadium. Seating 30,000 and 20,000 respectively, they were too small to attract world-class sporting events. Construction on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Bright
Timothy William Bright (born July 28, 1960) is a retired American decathlete and pole vaulter. Born in Taft, California, Bright represented the US in the decathlon at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics and the 1987 World Championships, and in the pole vault at the 1985 World University Games, the 1985 World Cup, the 1991 World Championships and the 1992 Olympics. He won the American national championships in decathlon in 1987. His personal best score was 8340 points, achieved in June 1987 in San Jose. At one point he held the Decathlon World Record for the Pole Vault, set during the 1988 Olympics. He also became American champion in pole vault in 1991 and 1992. His personal best jump was 5.87 metres, achieved in July 1990 in Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c .... Coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Hrabaň
Roman Hrabaň (born 28 June 1962) is a Czech athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the two-man and the four-man bobsleigh events at the 1992 Winter Olympics. See also * List of athletes who competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games Below is a list of athletes who competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympics, as of the end of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Prior to the 1924 Winter Olympics, the winter sports of Figure skating and Ice hockey had been contested in the Summer Olym ... References 1962 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Bobsledders at the 1992 Winter Olympics Czech decathletes Czech male bobsledders Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia Olympic bobsledders for Czechoslovakia Sportspeople from Liberec Czechoslovak Athletics Championships winners {{CzechRepublic-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Warming
Lars Warming (born 21 June 1963) is a Danish athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... His best result in Decathlon is 7994 points which is also current Danish national record. References 1963 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Danish decathletes Olympic athletes for Denmark Sportspeople from Aarhus {{Denmark-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uwe Freimuth
Uwe Freimuth (; born 10 September 1961 in Rathenow, Bezirk Potsdam) is a retired decathlete from East Germany, who finished in eighteenth place with 7860 points at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Biography He is ranked tenth in the all-time points score ranking for the decathlon. His personal best is 8,792 Points (1984). He scored over 8000 points in 24 competitions. A former record holder for East Germany, he is a four-time national champion (1984, 1985, 1986 and 1988) in the men's decathlon. He represented the sports club ASK Vorwärts Potsdam. After he retired from competition he started his profession as a club coach in Potsdam. From 1995 until 1998 he was in charge as a National Coach for Decathlon and High Jump in Malaysia. 1998 he became union coach in Bavaria and 2000 he moved as a lecturer to the Institute of Sports at the University of Würzburg, Germany. He became a sports scientist for sport theory and analysis. In 2002 he completed his dissertation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikael Olander
Mikael Olander (born 11 June 1963) is a retired decathlete from Sweden, who finished in 17th place (7869 points) at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He is a one-time national champion (1986) in the men's decathlon. Olander was a member of the Louisiana State University Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 nea ... track and field team. Achievements References * 1988 Year List 1963 births Living people Swedish decathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics LSU Tigers track and field athletes Olympic athletes for Sweden {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Poelman
Simon Roderick Poelman (born 27 May 1963, Hamilton) is a former New Zealand decathlete, who has been described as New Zealand's best ever all-round athlete. In the decathlon, his personal best of 8359 points (which is adjusted from 8366 points as it was hand timed) is still a New Zealand national record. This was set at the national athletics championships in Christchurch 1987. As well as being the national decathlon champion seven times. He was also the New Zealand senior men's national champion in several individual events including the 100m (once), 110m hurdles (seven times), long jump (twice), pole vault (three times), and shot put (once). He won the bronze medal at the 1986 Commonwealth games in Edinburgh and at the 1990 Commonwealth games he won both the silver medal for decathlon and bronze in the pole vault. At the time of the Seoul Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Shirley
Simon Shirley (born 3 August 1966 in Nottingham, United Kingdom) is a retired decathlete who competed for Australia at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, and at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, and for England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. Junior career Shirley was born in Nottingham but began school in New Zealand. He then moved to Brisbane where he attended Mount Gravatt State High School. In December 1983, he won the Boys Under 19 Multiple Event at the Australian All Schools Track and Field Championships in Adelaide with a total of 6708 points. In 1984, his application to attend the Australian Institute of Sport was rejected. The following day in Brisbane, he again won the Boys Under 19 Multiple Event at the Australian All Schools Track and Field Championships, this time scoring 7504 points. Senior career Shirley first competed in the Decathlon at the Australian Track and Field Championships in Brisbane in April 1985. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Smith (decathlon)
Michael Cameron "Mike" Smith (born September 16, 1967) is a Canadians, Canadian decathlete from Kenora, Ontario. Biography He attended Pinecrest Elementary School, Lakewood Intermediate School, Beaver Brae Secondary School in Kenora, Ontario, and then Central Technical School in Toronto for his final year of high school. Smith attended the University of Toronto Commerce program during his athletic career. He was coached by Andy Higgins while living in Toronto, Toronto, Ontario and then by Les Gramantik when he moved to live and train in Calgary, Alberta in 1994. Smith won a silver medal at the World Junior Track and Field Championships in 1986. At the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988 Olympics in Seoul, he placed 14th. At the 1990 Commonwealth Games Smith won a gold medal. In 1991, he was the silver medal winner at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics, World Track and Field Championships, and was the first North American to win the Götzis International Decathlon, which he won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dezső Szabó (athlete)
Dezső Szabó (born 4 September 1967 in Budapest) is a retired Hungarian decathlete. His son, also named Dezső Szabó, competed in pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ... at the 2006 World Junior Championships. Achievements Awards * Hungarian athlete of the Year (1): 1990 External links * 1967 births Living people Hungarian decathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Hungary Athletes from Budapest European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for Hungary Universiade bronze medalists for Hungary Medalists at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beat Gähwiler
Beat Gähwiler (born January 26, 1965) is a retired decathlete from Switzerland, who finished in twelfth place (8114 points) at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, ending up in 21st place. He is a five-time national champion in the men's decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and .... References * 1988 Year List External links * 1965 births Living people Swiss decathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Switzerland {{Switzerland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petri Keskitalo
Petri Juhani Keskitalo (born March 10, 1967, in Raahe, Northern Ostrobothnia) is a retired male decathlete from Finland. He was nicknamed "Pete" and "Elmo". His best performance was fifth place (8318 points) at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo. Result was Finnish record at that time. He finished in eleventh place (8143 points) at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ... in Barcelona, Spain, but did not finish the competition. International competitions References * 1988 Year List 1967 births Living people People from Raahe Finnish decathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |