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 ...
at the
2019 World Athletics Championships
The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships () was the seventeenth edition of the biennial, global athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), since renamed World Athletics. It was held betw ...
was held at the
Khalifa International Stadium
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in
Doha
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from 2 to 4 October.
Because of the timetable, with the last competition finishing after midnight local time on 4 October, the technical rules of decathlon were modified: since this edition, the decathlon has to be completed in a period of two 24 hours rather than over two consecutive days as before.
Niklas Kaul
Niklas Kaul (; born 11 February 1998) is a German athlete competing in the combined events. He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 2019 World Championships, becoming the youngest ever decathlon world champion. In addition, he won go ...
was the winner of the competition.
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:
For the current records in each discipline see
Decathlon bests.
The following records were set at the competition:
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 8200 points.
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:
Results
100 metres
The 100 metres event started on 2 October at 16:35.
Long jump
The long jump event started on 2 October at 17:30.
Shot put
The shot put event started on 2 October at 18:50.
High jump
The high jump event started on 2 October at 18:50.
400 metres
The 400 metres event started on 2 October at 18:50.
110 metres hurdles
The 110 metres hurdles event started on 3 October at 16:35.
Discus throw
The discus throw event started on 3 October at 17:30.
Pole vault
The pole vault event started on 3 October at 19:05.
Javelin throw
The javelin throw event started on 3 October at 22:07.
1500 metres
The 1500 metres event started on 4 October at 00:32.
Final standings
The final standings were as follows:
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References
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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 ...
Decathlon at the World Athletics Championships