Athletics At The 1995 Summer Universiade – Men's Decathlon
The men's decathlon event at the 1995 Summer Universiade was held on 1–2 September 1995 at the Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium in Fukuoka, Japan. Medalists Results 100 metres Wind:Heat 1: +1.9 m/s, Heat 2: +2.0 m/s, Heat 3: +0.2 m/s, Heat 4: +0.7 m/s Long jump Shot put High jump 400 metres 110 metres hurdles Wind:Heat 1: -1.7 m/s, Heat 2: +0.5 m/s, Heat 3: -0.6 m/s, Heat 4: +0.2 m/s Discus throw Pole vault Javelin throw 1500 metres Final standings References {{DEFAULTSORT:Decathlon Athletics at the 1995 Summer Universiade 1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', meaning "contest" or "prize"). Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not by the position achieved. The decathlon is contested mainly by male athletes, while female athletes typically compete in the heptathlon. Traditionally, the title of " World's Greatest Athlete" has been given to the person who wins the decathlon. This began when Gustav V of Sweden told Jim Thorpe, "Sir, you are the world's greatest athlete" after Thorpe won the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912. The event is similar to the pentathlon held at the ancient Greek Olympics,Waldo E. Sweet, Erich Segal (1987). Spor ...
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