These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, excluding three non-starters, and the competition starting on Thursday August 29, 1991, and ending on Friday August 30, 1991.
Medalists
Gold | Dan O'Brien United States (USA) |
Silver | Mike Smith Canada (CAN) |
Bronze | Christian Schenk Germany (GER) |
Schedule
- Thursday, August 29
- 100 m
- Long Jump
- Shot Put
- High Jump
- 400 m
- Friday, August 30
- 110 m hurdles
- Discus Throw
- Pole Vault
- Javelin Throw
- 1,500 m
Records
Standing records prior to the 1991 World Athletics Championships | ||||
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World Record | Daley Thompson (GBR) | 8847 | August 9, 1984 | Los Angeles, United States |
Event Record | Daley Thompson (GBR) | 8714 | August 13, 1983 | Helsinki, Finland |
Season Best | Christian Plaziat (FRA) | 8518 | July 7, 1991 | Helmond, Netherlands |
Broken records during the 1991 World Athletics Championships | ||||
Event Record | Dan O'Brien (USA) | 8812 | August 30, 1991 | Tokyo, Japan |
Season Best | Dan O'Brien (USA) | 8812 | August 30, 1991 | Tokyo, Japan |
Final standings
The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. These marks were split between six competitors with the gold medallist claiming five of them. As of 2024, this is the only time a decathlete has claimed the best score for more than four events at these championships.Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points | Notes |
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Dan O'Brien | United States | 10.41 | 7.90 | 16.24 | 1.91 | 46.53 | 13.94 | 47.20 | 5.20 | 60.66 | 4:37.50 | 8812 | CR | |
Mike Smith | Canada | 10.81 | 7.67 | 15.69 | 2.09 | 47.53 | 14.78 | 48.42 | 4.40 | 65.46 | 4:29.14 | 8549 | ||
Christian Schenk | Germany | 11.37 | 7.55 | 15.77 | 2.18 | 50.10 | 15.26 | 45.98 | 4.90 | 61.98 | 4:22.58 | 8394 | ||
4 | Robert Změlík | Czechoslovakia | 10.85 | 7.84 | 13.42 | 2.00 | 49.48 | 14.07 | 44.04 | 5.00 | 57.80 | 4:21.24 | 8379 | |
5 | Petri Keskitalo | Finland | 10.93 | 7.58 | 15.06 | 2.03 | 50.26 | 14.27 | 44.22 | 4.80 | 69.22 | 4:46.03 | 8318 | |
6 | Simon Poelman | New Zealand | 10.82 | 7.32 | 15.88 | 2.06 | 50.10 | 14.63 | 45.06 | 5.00 | 56.56 | 4:36.36 | 8267 | |
7 | Eduard Hämäläinen | Soviet Union | 10.99 | 7.34 | 15.16 | 2.09 | 49.28 | 14.51 | 45.48 | 4.90 | 55.64 | 4:36.85 | 8233 | |
8 | Antonio Peñalver | Spain | 11.17 | 7.32 | 16.52 | 2.03 | 50.00 | 15.38 | 50.66 | 4.50 | 63.08 | 4:32.95 | 8200 | |
9 | Christian Plaziat | France | 10.88 | 7.28 | 13.87 | 2.09 | 48.72 | 14.38 | 44.30 | 4.90 | 48.62 | 4:29.98 | 8122 | |
10 | Thorsten Dauth | Germany | 10.74 | 6.99 | 15.36 | 2.03 | 48.13 | 14.88 | 42.96 | 4.30 | 60.46 | 4:28.09 | 8069 | |
11 | Beat Gähwiler | Switzerland | 11.27 | 7.13 | 13.86 | 1.88 | 49.18 | 14.73 | 44.36 | 4.80 | 60.36 | 4:11.82 | 8011 | |
12 | Michael Kohnle | Germany | 10.90 | 7.52 | 14.47 | 2.03 | 49.63 | 14.57 | 42.28 | 4.70 | 58.68 | 4:51.98 | 8000 | |
13 | Alain Blondel | France | 11.03 | 7.20 | 13.15 | 1.94 | 48.43 | 14.49 | 39.16 | 4.80 | 55.40 | 4:30.56 | 7848 | |
14 | Munehiro Kaneko | Japan | 11.33 | 7.18 | 13.49 | 1.94 | 50.19 | 15.17 | 43.76 | 4.50 | 60.84 | 4:37.86 | 7672 | |
15 | Paul Scott | Australia | 11.01 | 6.82 | 12.31 | 1.97 | 48.15 | 15.46 | 39.14 | 4.50 | 61.78 | 4:27.13 | 7663 | |
16 | Jan Trefny | Switzerland | 11.41 | 6.59 | 13.93 | 1.91 | 49.31 | 15.00 | 41.36 | 4.30 | 60.84 | 4:16.95 | 7610 | |
17 | Lars Warming | Denmark | 11.28 | 6.90 | 13.28 | 1.85 | 48.84 | 15.02 | 42.06 | 4.40 | 53.02 | 4:21.79 | 7529 | |
18 | Saša Karan | Yugoslavia | 11.32 | 6.79 | 13.06 | 1.94 | 49.53 | 15.37 | 47.16 | 4.20 | 52.38 | 4:30.03 | 7468 | |
19 | Alper Kasapoğlu | Turkey | 11.14 | 6.85 | 12.62 | 1.94 | 50.90 | 15.50 | 40.90 | 4.40 | 48.22 | 4:41.62 | 7211 | |
20 | Rob Muzzio | United States | 11.41 | 6.80 | 16.62 | 1.97 | 51.42 | 15.33 | 50.06 | 4.70 | 56.00 | DNF | 7133 | |
21 | Dave Johnson | United States | 11.16 | 6.65 | 14.61 | 1.97 | 50.78 | 15.07 | 46.56 | NM | 68.08 | DNF | 6378 | |
22 | Marco Baffi | Italy | 11.27 | 6.98 | 12.35 | 1.94 | 50.00 | 15.93 | 38.70 | NM | 39.44 | 4:54.15 | 6209 | |
Mikhail Medved | Soviet Union | 11.25 | 7.26 | 16.17 | 2.00 | 50.33 | 14.96 | 49.94 | NM | DNS | – | DNF | ||
Henrik Dagård | Sweden | 10.88 | 7.29 | 13.19 | 1.97 | 48.29 | 14.96 | 41.16 | DNS | – | – | DNF | ||
Pedro da Silva | Brazil | 11.16 | 7.12 | 14.39 | 1.94 | 51.18 | DNF | DNS | – | – | – | DNF | ||
Homelo Vi | Tonga | 11.34 | 6.15 | NM | 1.82 | DQ | DNS | – | – | – | – | DNF | ||
Dezső Szabó | Hungary | 11.06 | NM | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | ||
Lee Fu-an | Chinese Taipei | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS | ||
Anthony Brannen | Great Britain | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS | ||
Viktor Radchenko | Soviet Union | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS |
See also
- 1988 Men's Olympic Decathlon
- 1990 Men's European Championships Decathlon
- 1991 Hypo-Meeting
- 1991 Decathlon Year Ranking
- 1992 Men's Olympic Decathlon
References
Decathlon and heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships | |
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Complete event overview | |
Men's decathlon | |
Women's heptathlon |
World champions in men's decathlon | |
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