These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the

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. 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

References

External links

Official Report

{{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's decathlon

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 ...

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