Men Decathlon Athletics VI World Championship 1997 Athens (GRE) - 05,06.08

Men Decathlon Athletics VI World Championship 1997 Athens (GRE) - 05,06.08 - Gold Medal: Tomas Dvorak, Czechia

Final	Team	Points
1. Tomas Dvorak	CZE	8837
2. Eduard Hamalainen	FIN	8730
3. Frank Busemann	GER	8652
4. Steve Fritz	USA	8463
5. Ramil Ganiyev	UZB	8445
6. Erki Nool	EST	8413
7. Stefan Schmid	GER	8360
8. Mike Smith	CAN	8307
9. Roman Sebrle	CZE	8232
10.Klaus Isekenmeier	GER	8180
11.Indrek Kaseorg	EST	8140
12.Philipp Huber	SUI	8107
13.Cedric Lopez	FRA	8047
14.Marcel Dost	NED	8040
15.Francisco Javier Benet	ESP	7929
16.Prodromos Korkizoglou	GRE	7867
17.Victor Houston	BAR	7777
18.Mario Anibal	POR	7768
19.Pierre-Alexandre Vial	FRA	7708
20.Oleg Veretelnikov	UZB	7698
-. Chris Huffins	USA	DNF
-. Jagan Hames	AUS	DNF
-. Lev Lobodin	RUS	DNF
-. Beniamino Poserina	ITA	DNF
-. Robert Zmelik	CZE	DNF
-. Sebastian Chmara	POL	DNF
-. Sebastien Levicq	FRA	DNF
-. Jon Arnar Magnusson	ISL	DNF
-. Jaime Penas	ESP	DNF
-. Shawn Wilbourn	USA	DNF
-. Rojs Piziks	LAT	DNF
-. Alper Kasapoglu	TUR	DNF
-. Douglas Pirini	NZL	DNF
-. Jack Rosendaal	NED	DNF

Events
Tuesday 05.08	100m< A>	Long Jump	Shot Put	High Jump	400m
Wednesday 06.08	110m Hurdles	Discus Throw	Pole Vault	Javelin Throw	1500m

100m	Tuesday 05.08

Heat 1 8.00h	Team	Time	Pts	L
1. Jaime Penas	ESP	11.08s	843	7
2. Sebastian Chmara	POL	11.17s	823	4
3. Sebastien Levicq	FRA	11.25s	806	5
4. Jack Rosendaal	NED	11.27s	801	2
5. Indrek Kaseorg	EST	11.39s	776	3
6. Rojs Piziks	LAT	11.77s	697	6

Heat 2 8.05h	Team	Time	Pts	L
1. Francisco Javier Benet	ESP	11.04s	852	3
2. Klaus Isekenmeier	GER	11.05s	850	6
3. Philipp Huber	SUI	11.08s	843	7
4. Mario Anibal	POR	11.09s	841	1
5. Oleg Veretelnikov	UZB	11.10s	838	2
6. Beniamino Poserina	ITA	11.10s	838	5
7. Cedric Lopez	FRA	11.21s	814	4

Heat 3 8.10h	Team	Time	Pts	L
1. Roman Sebrle	CZE	10.91s	881	4
2. Douglas Pirini	NZL	10.93s	876	5
3. Ramil Ganiyev	UZB	10.94s	874	1
4. Marcel Dost	NED	10.97s	867	6
5. Mike Smith	CAN	11.04s	852	3
6. Lev Lobodin	RUS	11.07s	845	2
7. Alper Kasapoglu	TUR	11.28s	799	7

Heat 4 8.15h	Team	Time	Pts	L
1. Victor Houston	BAR	10.72s	924	2
2. Prodromos Korkizoglou	GRE	10.77s	912	3
3. Robert Zmelik	CZE	10.84s	897	1
4. Shawn Wilbourn	USA	10.88s	888	7
5. Stefan Schmid	GER	10.93s	876	6
6. Pierre-Alexandre Vial	FRA	11.02s	856	4
7. Jagan Hames	AUS	11.11s	836	5

Heat 5 8.20h	Team	Time	Pts	L
1. Chris Huffins	USA	10.39s	1001	1
2. Tomas Dvorak	CZE	10.60s	952	7
3. Jon Arnar Magnusson	ISL	10.61s	949	3
4. Erki Nool	EST	10.67s	935	5
5. Frank Busemann	GER	10.76s	915	4
6. Eduard Hamalainen	FIN	10.81s	903	2
7. Steve Fritz	USA	10.96s	870	6

Long Jump

Tuesday 05.08 9.00h

Group A	Team	Dist.	Pts	1	2	3
1. Frank Busemann	GER	7.96m	1050	X	7.88	7.96
2. Roman Sebrle	CZE	7.71m	987	7.38	7.68	7.71
3. Klaus Isekenmeier	GER	7.56m	950	X	7.56	X
4. Marcel Dost	NED	7.45m	922	7.45	X	X
5. Oleg Veretelnikov	UZB	7.32m	891	7.14	X	7.32
6. Steve Fritz	USA	7.30m	886	7.27	X	7.30
7. Prodromos Korkizoglou	GRE	7.29m	883	7.16	X	7.29
8. Robert Zmelik	CZE	7.28m	881	X	7.28	X
9. Jagan Hames	AUS	7.27m	878	7.16	7.00	7.27
10.Mike Smith	CAN	7.25m	874	X	7.25	X
11.Philipp Huber	SUI	7.18m	857	6.96	X	7.18
12.Douglas Pirini	NZL	7.17m	854	7.17	5.28	7.15
13.Indrek Kaseorg	EST	7.16m	852	7.15	7.13	7.16
14.Jaime Penas	ESP	7.16m	852	7.06	7.15	7.16
15.Cedric Lopez	FRA	7.13m	845	7.11	7.13	X
16.Mario Anibal	POR	7.03m	821	6.89	6.90	7.03
17.Beniamino Poserina	ITA	6.93m	797	X	6.93	X

Group B	Team	Dist.	Pts	1	2	3
1. Chris Huffins	USA	7.85m	1022	7.32	X	7.85
2. Tomas Dvorak	CZE	7.64m	970	7.44	7.64	7.51
3. Ramil Ganiyev	UZB	7.58m	955	7.48	7.58	X
4. Stefan Schmid	GER	7.58m	955	X	7.58	X
5. Victor Houston	BAR	7.57m	952	7.45	7.57	X
6. Eduard Hamalainen	FIN	7.56m	950	7.05	7.36	7.56
7. Sebastian Chmara	POL	7.56m	950	X	7.35	7.56
8. Jon Arnar Magnusson	ISL	7.42m	915	X	X	7.42
9. Erki Nool	EST	7.37m	903	7.33	7.37	7.34
10.Francisco Javier Benet	ESP	7.19m	859	X	7.03	7.19
11.Pierre-Alexandre Vial	FRA	7.11m	840	7.11	6.98	6.96
12.Lev Lobodin	RUS	7.07m	830	6.94	7.07	X
13.Sebastien Levicq	FRA	7.01m	816	6.99	7.01	7.00
14.Jack Rosendaal	NED	6.94m	799	6.54	6.94	6.82
15.Shawn Wilbourn	USA	6.94m	799	6.82	X	6.94
16.Alper Kasapoglu	TUR	6.91m	792	6.91	X	X
17.Rojs Piziks	LAT	6.79m	764	X	X	6.79

Shot Put

Tuesday 05.08 10.40h

Group A	Team	Dist.	Pts	1	2	3
1. Mike Smith	CAN	17.54m	946	17.18	17.34	17.54
2. Tomas Dvorak	CZE	16.32m	871	16.32	X	15.56
3. Jaime Penas	ESP	15.33m	810	15.03	15.33	X
4. Mario Anibal	POR	14.57m	763	13.88	14.09	14.57
5. Steve Fritz	USA	14.41m	753	14.22	14.41	X
6. Douglas Pirini	NZL	14.38m	752	13.43	14.17	14.38
7. Roman Sebrle	CZE	14.33m	749	13.31	14.33	X
8. Philipp Huber	SUI	14.29m	746	12.76	14.29	X
9. Klaus Isekenmeier	GER	14.28m	745	14.28	X	X
10.Jagan Hames	AUS	14.08m	733	13.35	13.74	14.08
11.Beniamino Poserina	ITA	14.04m	731	14.03	14.04	X
12.Oleg Veretelnikov	UZB	13.93m	724	13.93	13.64	X
13.Indrek Kaseorg	EST	13.87m	720	13.87	X	13.42
14.Marcel Dost	NED	13.61m	704	13.42	13.61	13.36
15.Frank Busemann	GER	13.53m	700	12.24	13.53	12.83
16.Pierre-Alexandre Vial	FRA	13.35m	689	13.09	13.35	X
17.Prodromos Korkizoglou	GRE	13.28m	684	13.17	X	13.28

Group B	Team	Dist.	Pts	1	2	3
1. Eduard Hamalainen	FIN	15.71m	833	13.59	15.71	X
2. Chris Huffins	USA	15.28m	807	15.05	X	15.28
3. Sebastian Chmara	POL	15.21m	803	14.90	X	15.21
4. Jon Arnar Magnusson	ISL	15.05m	793	15.05	X	X
5. Lev Lobodin	RUS	15.00m	790	15.00	14.98	14.98
6. Shawn Wilbourn	USA	14.85m	780	X	14.85	X
7. Ramil Ganiyev	UZB	14.76m	775	14.26	14.76	14.44
8. Stefan Schmid	GER	14.58m	764	11.72	13.90	14.58
9. Robert Zmelik	CZE	14.38m	752	13.40	14.38	X
10.Erki Nool	EST	14.33m	749	14.33	X	X
11.Rojs Piziks	LAT	14.05m	731	13.87	X	14.05
12.Alper Kasapoglu	TUR	13.99m	728	13.94	13.99	13.81
13.Francisco Javier Benet	ESP	13.66m	708	11.90	12.19	13.66
14.Sebastien Levicq	FRA	13.58m	703	12.86	X	13.58
15.Cedric Lopez	FRA	13.48m	697	13.05	13.48	X
16.Victor Houston	BAR	12.82m	656	12.82	X	X
17.Jack Rosendaal	NED	12.73m	651	12.57	12.73	X

High Jump

Tuesday 05.08 17.45h

Group A	Team	Height	Pts
1. Chris Huffins	USA	2.06m	859
2. Francisco Javier Benet	ESP	2.03m	831
3. Jon Arnar Magnusson	ISL	2.00m	803
4. Tomas Dvorak	CZE	2.00m	803
5. Prodromos Korkizoglou	GRE	2.00m	803
6. Stefan Schmid	GER	1.97m	776
7. Sebastien Levicq	FRA	1.94m	749
8. Beniamino Poserina	ITA	1.91m	723
9. Marcel Dost	NED	1.91m	723
10.Klaus Isekenmeier	GER	1.91m	723
11.Erki Nool	EST	1.91m	723
11.Shawn Wilbourn	USA	1.91m	723
13.Pierre-Alexandre Vial	FRA	1.88m	696
14.Alper Kasapoglu	TUR	1.85m	670
14.Oleg Veretelnikov	UZB	1.85m	670
16.Philipp Huber	SUI	1.85m	670
-. Douglas Pirini	NZL	NM

400m	Tuesday 05.08

Heat 1 21.05	Team	Time	Pts	L
1. Victor Houston	BAR	47.91s	913	8
2. Sebastian Chmara	POL	48.24s	898	4
3. Klaus Isekenmeier	GER	48.56s	882	7
4. Oleg Veretelnikov	UZB	48.85s	868	2
5. Cedric Lopez	FRA	48.88s	867	3
6. Prodromos Korkizoglou	GRE	49.59s	834	5

Heat 2 21.12	time	Pts	L
1. Stefan Schmid	GER	48.14s	902	3
2. Ramil Ganiyev	UZB	48.34s	893	7
3. Francisco Javier Benet	ESP	48.49s	886	4
4. Indrek Kaseorg	EST	48.66s	877	5
5. Robert Zmelik	CZE	49.39s	843	8
6. Mario Anibal	POR	49.73s	827	2
7. Beniamino Poserina	ITA	49.99s	815	6

Heat 3 21.19	time	Pts	L
1. Tomas Dvorak	CZE	47.56s	931	8
2. Marcel Dost	NED	47.99s	910	7
3. Philipp Huber	SUI	48.00s	909	4
4. Frank Busemann	GER	48.32s	894	5
5. Steve Fritz	USA	48.70s	876	6
6. Lev Lobodin	RUS	49.02s	860	2

Heat 4 21.26	Team	Time	Pts	L
1. Eduard Hamalainen	FIN	46.71s	973	4
2. Erki Nool	EST	46.99s	959	5
3. Roman Sebrle	CZE	48.16s	901	8
4. Pierre-Alexandre Vial	FRA	48.87s	867	2
5. Chris Huffins	USA	49.05s	859	7
6. Mike Smith	CAN	49.67s	830	6

Heat 5 21.33	Team	Time	Pts	L
1. Jagan Hames	AUS	49.92s	818	3
2. Sebastien Levicq	FRA	53.43s	663	7

110m Hurdles

Wednesday 06.08

Heat 1 8.00h	Team	Time	Pts	L
1. Prodromos Korkizoglou	GRE	14.47s	915	5
2. Philipp Huber	SUI	14.65s	892	6
3. Erki Nool	EST	14.66s	891	4
4. Cedric Lopez	FRA	14.75s	880	3
5. Pierre-Alexandre Vial	FRA	14.83s	870	2
6. Mario Anibal	POR	15.28s	816	7

Heat 2 8.10h	Team	Time	Pts	L
1. Ramil Ganiyev	UZB	14.34s	931	6
2. Marcel Dost	NED	14.49s	912	3
3. Indrek Kaseorg	EST	14.49s	912	7
4. Stefan Schmid	GER	14.49s	912	5
5. Beniamino Poserina	ITA	14.56s	903	8
6. Mike Smith	CAN	14.68s	889	2

Heat 3 8.20h	Team	Time	Pts	L
1. Roman Sebrle	CZE	14.32s	934	4
2. Jagan Hames	AUS	14.36s	929	7
3. Lev Lobodin	RUS	14.38s	926	5
4. Klaus Isekenmeier	GER	14.40s	924	6
5. Francisco Javier Benet	ESP	14.56s	903	3
6. Oleg Veretelnikov	UZB	15.39s	803	8

Heat 4 8.30h	Team	Time	Pts	L
1. Frank Busemann	GER	13.55s	1033	7
2. Tomas Dvorak	CZE	13.61s	1025	5
3. Eduard Hamalainen	FIN	13.74s	1008	3
4. Victor Houston	BAR	13.92s	985	4
5. Chris Huffins	USA	14.04s	969	6
6. Steve Fritz	USA	14.08s	964	2
-. Robert Zmelik	CZE	DNF	0	8

Discus Throw

Wednesday 06.08

Group A 9.00h	Team	Dist.	Pts	1	2	3
1. Chris Huffins	USA	49.22m	854	X	47.50	49.22
2. Jagan Hames	AUS	46.68m	801	43.54	46.68	X
3. Tomas Dvorak	CZE	45.16m	770	45.16	44.78	44.58
4. Philipp Huber	SUI	44.88m	764	44.14	43.38	44.88
5. Prodromos Korkizoglou	GRE	44.46m	756	42.46	44.46	41.14
6. Stefan Schmid	GER	44.38m	754	43.48	44.38	X
7. Mario Anibal	POR	44.28m	752	X	43.70	44.28
8. Roman Sebrle	CZE	43.32m	732	43.00	42.28	43.32
9. Francisco Javier Benet	ESP	43.30m	732	43.30	X	X
10.Pierre-Alexandre Vial	FRA	43.26m	731	42.04	43.26	40.62
11.Indrek Kaseorg	EST	41.64m	698	39.70	41.64	X
12.Cedric Lopez	FRA	40.96m	684	38.86	39.64	40.96
13.Oleg Veretelnikov	UZB	39.70m	658	X	39.70	X
14.Victor Houston	BAR	33.56m	535	33.56	32.66	31.66

Group B 10.50h	Team	Dist.	Pts	1	2	3
1. Eduard Hamalainen	FIN	50.50m	881	50.50	47.02	X
2. Steve Fritz	USA	48.88m	847	32.82	44.80	48.88
3. Klaus Isekenmeier	GER	47.88m	826	43.58	44.96	47.88
4. Mike Smith	CAN	47.80m	825	46.28	X	47.80
5. Ramil Ganiyev	UZB	46.04m	788	43.28	45.88	46.04
6. Robert Zmelik	CZE	45.72m	782	45.72	X	44.94
7. Lev Lobodin	RUS	44.78m	762	X	44.78	X
8. Erki Nool	EST	43.20m	730	41.00	42.44	43.20
9. Frank Busemann	GER	42.56m	717	38.96	42.56	38.08
10.Marcel Dost	NED	42.42m	714	42.42	40.94	X
11.Beniamino Poserina	ITA	38.42m	633	31.68	38.42	X

Pole Vault

Wednesday 06.08 12.00h

Group A	Team	Height	Pts	350	370	420	430	440	450	460	470	480	490	500	510
1. Tomas Dvorak	CZE	5.00m	910	-	-	-	O	-	O	XO	XO	O	XO	XO	DNF
1. Stefan Schmid	GER	5.00m	910	-	-	-	-	O	-	XO	XO	XO	O	XO	XXX
1. Philipp Huber	SUI	5.00m	910	-	-	-	-	XO	-	O	O	O	XXO XO	XXX
4. Indrek Kaseorg	EST	4.90m	880	-	-	-	XO	-	XO	O	O	O	XO	XXX
5. Pierre-Alexandre Vial	FRA	4.80m	849	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	O	-	XXX
6. Prodromos Korkizoglou	GRE	4.80m	849	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	XXO XXX
7. Chris Huffins	USA	4.60m	790	-	-	-	-	O	-	O	-	XXX
7. Mario Anibal	POR	4.60m	790	-	-	-	O	-	O	O	XXX
9. Cedric Lopez	FRA	4.60m	790	-	-	O	-	XO	O	O	XXX
10.Francisco Javier Benet	ESP	4.50m	760	-	-	-	XXO -	O	-	XXX
11.Oleg Veretelnikov	UZB	4.40m	731	-	-	-	-	O	-	XXX
12.Roman Sebrle	CZE	4.20m	673	-	-	O	-	XXX
13.Victor Houston	BAR	3.50m	482	XXO	XXX
-. Jagan Hames	AUS	DNF	0	-	-	DNF

Group B	Team	Height	Pts	430	440	450	460	470	480	490	500	510	520	530	540	550
1. Erki Nool	EST	5.40m	1035	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	XO	-	O	XXX
2. Ramil Ganiyev	UZB	5.30m	1004	-	-	-	-	O	-	O	O	O	O	XXO	XXX
3. Marcel Dost	NED	5.20m	972	-	-	-	XO	-	O	-	XXO	O	XO	DNF
4. Eduard Hamalainen	FIN	5.20m	972	-	-	-	-	-	XO	-	O	O	XXO	XXX
5. Steve Fritz	USA	5.00m	910	-	-	-	O	-	O	-	XO	XXX
6. Frank Busemann	GER	5.00m	910	-	O	-	O	-	XO	O	XXO XXX
7. Mike Smith	CAN	4.80m	849	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	XXX
8. Klaus Isekenmeier	GER	4.60m	790	O	-	XO	O	XXX
-. Lev Lobodin	RUS	DNF	0	-	-	-	DNF

Javelin Throw

Wednesday 06.08

Group A 17.50h	Team	Dist.	Pts	1.	2.	3.
1. Klaus Isekenmeier	GER	65.84m	826	65.84	X	X
2. Mike Smith	CAN	65.58m	822	65.58	63.04	60.98
3. Steve Fritz	USA	65.24m	817	64.26	64.58	65.24
4. Cedric Lopez	FRA	64.88m	812	56.68	57.48	64.88
5. Roman Sebrle	CZE	64.76m	810	64.76	63.46	X
6. Frank Busemann	GER	63.92m	797	63.84	63.92	62.38
7. Victor Houston	BAR	62.10m	769	62.10	X	56.18
8. Oleg Veretelnikov	UZB	60.28m	742	59.88	X	60.28
9. Eduard Hamalainen	FIN	59.82m	735	56.60	54.06	59.82
10.Francisco Javier Benet	ESP	55.92m	677	55.92	55.22	X
11.Mario Anibal	POR	53.70m	644	52.02	53.70	X
12.Marcel Dost	NED	51.80m	615	50.68	51.06	51.80

Group B 19.40h	Team	Dist.	Pts	1.	2.	3.
1. Tomas Dvorak	CZE	70.34m	895	70.34	65.18	65.96
2. Stefan Schmid	GER	67.46m	851	67.46	66.08	65.02
3. Erki Nool	EST	65.84m	826	62.12	65.84	X
4. Indrek Kaseorg	EST	63.34m	788	63.34	59.34	60.48
5. Philipp Huber	SUI	58.22m	711	58.22	55.98	57.56
6. Ramil Ganiyev	UZB	55.14m	665	55.14	51.16	53.86
7. Prodromos Korkizoglou	GRE	54.94m	662	54.94	X	53.34
8. Pierre-Alexandre Vial	FRA	53.70m	644	51.18	51.52	53.70
-. Chris Huffins	USA	NM	0	X	X	X

1500m

Wednesday 06.08

Heat 1 21.15h	Team	Time	Pts
1. Indrek Kaseorg	EST	4:20.82	806
2. Philipp Huber	SUI	4:20.90	805
3. Oleg Veretelnikov	UZB	4:25.68	773
4. Cedric Lopez	FRA	4:25.96	771
5. Victor Houston	BAR	4:32.30	730
6. Francisco Javier Benet	ESP	4:33.65	721
7. Marcel Dost	NED	4:36.68	701
8. Mario Anibal	POR	4:39.65	683
9. Pierre-Alexandre Vial	FRA	4:42.29	666
10.Prodromos Korkizoglou	GRE	4:58.44	569

Heat 2 21.25h	Team	Time	Pts
1. Frank Busemann	GER	4:29.27
2. Steve Fritz	USA	4:31.14
3. Tomas Dvorak	CZE	4:35.40
4. Ramil Ganiyev	UZB	4:36.78
5. Eduard Hamalainen	FIN	4:37.10
6. Roman Sebrle	CZE	4:40.31
7. Klaus Isekenmeier	GER	4:42.54
8. Erki Nool	EST	4:42.98
9. Stefan Schmid	GER	4:43.20
10.Mike Smith	CAN	4:54.99

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