Athletics At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Decathlon
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The men's decathlon competition at the
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. The event was held at the
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between 17 and 18 August. The medals were presented by
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Competition format

The
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 ἄ ...
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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( UTC-3)


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 Eelco Sintnicolaas (; born 7 April 1987) is a Dutch track and field athlete, specialising in the decathlon. His personal best in the decathlon is a score of 8.052 points at the Götzis Meeting in 2009. That same year he earned a gold medal at ...
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, Rico Freimuth of Germany, and Willem Coertzen 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:
Mihail Dudaš Mihail Dudaš ( sr-cyr, Михаил Дудаш, born 15 November 1989) is a Serbian decathlete and heptathlete. He holds national records in both events. Career He won a bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championship and bronze medals at ...
of Serbia did not compete.''


1500 metres

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


Overall results

Eaton secured his second Olympic title, with an Olympic record-tying score of 8893. ;Key:


References

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Men's events at the 2016 Summer Olympics