The men's decathlon competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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. The event was held at the

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between 17 and 18 August. The medals were presented by Dagmawit Girmay Berhane,

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, Ethiopia and Bernard Amsalem, Council Member of the IAAF.

Competition format

The decathlon consists of ten

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events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the ten components. The athletes all compete in one competition with no elimination rounds.

Schedule

All times are

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Records

, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

Records set during this event

Detailed results

100 metres

The 100 metres was held on 17 August at 09:30.

Long jump

The long jump was held on 17 August at 10:35. ''Note: Eelco Sintnicolaas of the Netherlands did not compete.''

Shot put

The shot put was held on 17 August at 12:15.

High jump

The high jump was held on 17 August at 17:45. ''Note:

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of Uzbekistan,

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of Germany, and

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of South Africa did not compete.''

400 metres

The 400 metres was held on 17 August at 21:30. ''Note: Pieter Braun of the Netherlands did not compete.''

110 metres hurdles

The 110 metres hurdles was held on 18 August at 09:30.

Discus throw

The discus throw was held on 18 August at 10:25.

Pole vault

The pole vault was held on 18 August at 13:25. ''Note:

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of Ukraine did not compete.''

Javelin throw

The javelin throw was held on 18 August at 18:35. ''Note:

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of Serbia did not compete.''

1500 metres

The 1500 metres was held on 18 August at 21:45.

Overall results

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References

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Men's events at the 2016 Summer Olympics