Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

The men's decathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 21 and 22, at the Beijing National Stadium.

Men's decathlon at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Beijing National Stadium
Dates	August 21–22
Competitors	40 from 27 nations
Winning points	8791
Medalists
Bryan Clay  United States Andrei Krauchanka  Belarus Leonel Suárez  Cuba

The qualifying standards were 8,000 points (A standard) and 7,700 points (B standard).

Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Date	Time	Round
Thursday, 21 August 2008	9:20 11:00 13:10 19:10 22:00	100 metres Long jump Shot put High jump 400 metres
Friday, 22 August 2008	09:00 10:05 12:55 19:00 21:40	110 metres hurdles Discus throw Pole vault Javelin throw 1500 metres

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record	Roman Šebrle (CZE)	9026 points	Götzis, Austria	27 May 2001
Olympic record	Roman Šebrle (CZE)	8893 points	Athens, Greece	24 August 2004

Overall results

Key

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. Since four men cleared 2.11 metres in the high jump, these marks were split between ten competitors with the gold medallist claiming four of them.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Overall points	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110 m H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m
	Bryan Clay	United States	8791	989 10.44 s	1005 7.78 m	868 16.27 m	794 1.99 m	865 48.92 s	984 13.93 s	950 53.79 m	910 5.00 m	904 70.97 m	522 5:06.59 min
	Andrei Krauchanka	Belarus	8551	870 10.96 s	962 7.61 m	752 14.39 m	906 2.11 m	943 47.30 s	948 14.21 s	758 44.58 m	910 5.00 m	741 60.23 m	761 4:27.47 min
	Leonel Suárez	Cuba	8527 (NR)	883 10.90 s	893 7.33 m	758 14.49 m	850 2.05 m	913 47.91 s	955 14.15 s	756 44.45 m	819 4.70 m	950 73.98 m	750 4:29.17 min
4	Romain Barras	France	8253 (SB)	804 11.26 s	833 7.08 m	816 15.42 m	767 1.96 m	837 49.51 s	948 14.21 s	770 45.17 m	910 5.00 m	819 65.40 m	749 4:29.29 min
5	Roman Šebrle	Czech Republic	8241 (SB)	814 11.21 s	980 7.68 m	776 14.78 m	906 2.11 m	836 49.54 s	885 14.71 s	777 45.50 m	849 4.80 m	797 63.93 m	621 4:49.63 min
6	Oleksiy Kasyanov	Ukraine	8238 (SB)	968 10.53 s	950 7.56 m	799 15.15 m	767 1.96 m	924 47.70 s	927 14.37 s	837 48.39 m	702 4.30 m	612 51.59 m	752 4:28.94 min
7	André Niklaus	Germany	8220	834 11.12 s	883 7.29 m	681 13.23 m	850 2.05 m	831 49.65 s	927 14.37 s	775 45.39 m	972 5.20 m	741 60.21 m	726 4:32.90 min
8	Maurice Smith	Jamaica	8205	894 10.85 s	823 7.04 m	795 15.09 m	794 1.99 m	911 47.96 s	964 14.08 s	889 50.91 m	790 4.60 m	611 51.52 m	734 4:31.62 min
9	Michael Schrader	Germany	8194	906 10.80 s	985 7.70 m	708 13.67 m	794 1.99 m	886 48.47 s	885 14.71 s	673 40.41 m	849 4.80 m	742 60.27 m	766 4:26.77 min
10	Mikk Pahapill	Estonia	8178 (PB)	827 11.15 s	823 7.04 m	750 14.36 m	906 2.11 m	774 50.90 s	910 14.51 s	857 49.35 m	849 4.80 m	845 67.07 m	637 4:47.03 min
11	Aleksey Drozdov	Russia	8154	856 11.02 s	869 7.23 m	867 16.26 m	822 2.02 m	744 51.56 s	789 15.51 s	817 47.43 m	941 5.10 m	777 62.57 m	672 4:41.34 min
12	Andres Raja	Estonia	8118 (PB)	885 10.89 s	883 7.29 m	777 14.79 m	767 1.96 m	862 48.98 s	967 14.06 s	661 39.83 m	849 4.80 m	846 67.16 m	621 4:49.60 min
13	Eugène Martineau	Netherlands	8055	819 11.19 s	859 7.19 m	715 13.78 m	794 1.99 m	815 49.99 s	882 14.73 s	748 44.09 m	819 4.70 m	911 71.44 m	693 4:37.96 min
14	Yordanis García	Cuba	7992	942 10.64 s	830 7.07 m	840 15.82 m	767 1.96 m	830 49.66 s	987 13.90 s	598 36.73 m	819 4.70 m	822 65.60 m	557 5:00.49 min
15	Mikalai Shubianok	Belarus	7906 (SB)	793 11.31 s	781 6.86 m	782 14.88 m	794 1.99 m	814 50.02 s	908 14.52 s	783 45.80 m	790 4.60 m	769 62.10 m	692 4:38.14 min
16	Aliaksandr Parkhomenka	Belarus	7838	797 11.29 s	811 6.99 m	820 15.49 m	740 1.93 m	782 50.71 s	842 15.06 s	772 45.27 m	819 4.70 m	807 64.60 m	648 4:45.17 min
17	Qi Haifeng	China	7835 (SB)	827 11.15 s	866 7.22 m	692 13.40 m	740 1.93 m	843 49.39 s	899 14.60 s	797 46.46 m	702 4.30 m	784 63.09 m	685 4:39.32 min
18	Massimo Bertocchi	Canada	7714	861 11.00 s	826 7.05 m	734 14.10 m	714 1.90 m	875 48.72 s	934 14.32 s	765 44.91 m	819 4.70 m	520 45.33 m	666 4:42.26 min
19	Jangy Addy	Liberia	7665 (NR)	915 10.76 s	905 7.38 m	784 14.91 m	740 1.93 m	885 48.51 s	935 14.31 s	711 42.30 m	673 4.20 m	626 52.50 m	491 5:12.22 min
20	Daniel Awde	Great Britain	7516	847 11.06 s	842 7.12 m	608 12.03 m	610 1.78 m	950 47.16 s	887 14.69 s	606 37.12 m	880 4.90 m	636 53.18 m	650 4:44.80 min
21	Hadi Sepehrzad	Iran	7483	878 10.92 s	767 6.80 m	852 16.02 m	714 1.90 m	780 50.75 s	894 14.64 s	877 50.32 m	617 4.00 m	582 49.56 m	522 5:06.67 min
22	Damjan Sitar	Slovenia	7336	814 11.21 s	874 7.25 m	631 12.41 m	850 2.05 m	810 50.10 s	846 15.03 s	649 39.25 m	617 4.00 m	548 47.23 m	697 4:37.37 min
23	Slaven Dizdarevič	Slovakia	7021	825 11.16 s	818 7.02 m	727 13.97 m	767 1.96 m	724 52.02 s	777 15.61 s	662 39.86 m	617 4.00 m	494 43.58 m	610 4:51.42 min
24	David Gómez	Spain	6876	834 11.12 s	778 6.85 m	703 13.58 m	636 1.81 m	849 49.27 s	897 14.61 s	668 40.17 m	0 NM	771 62.22 m	740 4:30.74 min
25	Mikko Halvari	Finland	6486	821 11.18 s	785 6.88 m	711 13.72 m	740 1.93 m	787 50.60 s	705 16.25 s	823 47.71 m	0 NM	665 55.11 m	449 5:20.26 min
—	Gonzalo Barroilhet	Chile	DNF	789 11.33 s	833 7.08 m	681 13.23 m	740 1.93 m	729 51.91 s	941 14.26 s	789 46.07 m	0 NM	DNS	DNS
—	Trey Hardee	United States	DNF	970 10.52 s	990 7.72 m	697 13.49 m	850 2.05 m	921 47.75 s	949 14.20 s	737 43.55 m	0 NM	DNS	DNS
—	Jānis Karlivāns	Latvia	DNF	782 11.36 s	876 7.26 m	780 14.85 m	661 1.84 m	742 51.61 s	816 15.28 s	757 44.54 m	DNS	DNS	DNS
—	Alexey Sysoev	Russia	DNF	854 11.03 s	760 6.77 m	816 15.42 m	906 2.11 m	782 50.71 s	0 DNF	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
—	Carlos Chinin	Brazil	DNF	863 10.99 s	799 6.94 m	0 NM	794 1.99 m	851 49.21 s	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
—	Pavel Andreev	Uzbekistan	DNF	759 11.47 s	725 6.62 m	738 14.15 m	794 1.99 m	0 DNF	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
—	Frédéric Xhonneux	Belgium	DNF	771 11.41 s	799 6.94 m	728 13.99 m	714 1.90 m	0 DNF	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
—	Victor Covalenco	Moldova	DNF	677 11.87 s	697 6.50 m	694 13.44 m	636 1.81 m	0 DNF	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
—	Arthur Abele	Germany	DNF	883 10.90 s	691 6.47 m	701 13.55 m	714 1.90 m	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
—	Hans van Alphen	Belgium	DNF	799 11.28 s	709 6.55 m	781 14.86 m	661 1.84 m	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
—	Vitaliy Smirnov	Uzbekistan	DNF	740 11.56 s	0 NM	698 13.51 m	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
—	Tom Pappas	United States	DNF	834 11.12 s	913 7.41 m	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
—	Attila Zsivoczky	Hungary	DNF	679 11.86 s	0 NM	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
—	Dmitriy Karpov	Kazakhstan	DNF	685 11.83 s	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
DSQ	Aleksandr Pogorelov	Russia	8328	845 11.07 s	903 7.37 m	884 16.53 m	878 2.08 m	773 50.91 s	915 14.47 s	871 50.04 m	910 5.00 m	798 64.01 m	551 5:01.56 min

References

• "Athletics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Men's Decathlon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2011.

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