Medalists

Gold	Dan O'Brien Dan O'Brien Daniel Dion O'Brien is a former American decathlete. He was deemed one of the best decathlon athletes of the 1990s, winning an Olympic gold medal after winning three consecutive world titles.... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...  (USA)
Silver	Mike Smith Mike Smith (decathlon) Michael "Mike" Cameron Smith is a Canadian decathlete from Kenora, Ontario.-Biography:He attended Pinecrest Elementary School, Lakewood Intermediate School, Beaver Brae Secondary School and then Central Technical School in Toronto for his final year of high school.Smith attended the University of... Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...  (CAN)
Bronze	Christian Schenk Christian Schenk Christian Schenk won the gold medal in the decathlon in the 1988 Summer Olympics, held in Seoul, South Korea.Schenk also won a bronze medal at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo... Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...  (GER)

Schedule

• Thursday August 29
  1. 100 m
  2. Long Jump
  3. Shot Put
  4. High Jump
  5. 400 m

• Friday August 30
  6. 110 m hurdles
  7. Discus Throw
  8. Pole Vault
  9. Javelin Throw
  10. 1,500 m

Records

Standing records prior to the 1991 World Athletics Championships
World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....		8847	August 9, 1984	Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Event Record		8714	August 13, 1983	Helsinki, Finland
Season Best 1991 Decathlon Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1991 in the men's decathlon. One of the main events during this season were the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, where the competition started on Thursday August 29, 1991 and ended on Friday August 30, 1991.-Records:-1991...		8518	July 7, 1991	Helmond Helmond Helmond is a municipality and a city in the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands.- Quarters and Neighbourhoods :*Quarter 11 Inner City**Neighbourhood 0 Centrum**Neighbourhood 2 Leonardus**Neighbourhood 3 Heipoort... , Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Broken records during the 1991 World Athletics Championships
Event Record		8812	August 30, 1991	Tokyo, Japan
Season Best 1991 Decathlon Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1991 in the men's decathlon. One of the main events during this season were the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, where the competition started on Thursday August 29, 1991 and ended on Friday August 30, 1991.-Records:-1991...		8812	August 30, 1991	Tokyo, Japan

Final

RANK	FINAL RANKING	POINTS
		8812 CR
		8549
		8394
4.		8379
5.		8318
6.		8267
7.		8233
8.		8200
9.		8122
10.		8069
11.		8011
12.		8000
13.		7848
14.		7672
15.		7663
16.		7610
17.		7529
18.		7468
19.		7211
20.		7133
21.		6378
22.		6209
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—		DNS
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See also

• 1988 Men's Olympic Decathlon
  Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's decathlon
  These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There were a total number of 39 participating athletes, with five competitors who didn't finish the competition.-Medalists:...
  
  
• 1990 Men's European Championships Decathlon
  1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Decathlon
  The men's decathlon competition at the 1990 European Athletics Championships in Split, Yugoslavia, was held on 28 August and 29 August 1990.-Medalists:-Schedule:*28 August*#100 m*#Long jump*#Shot put*#High jump*#400 m*29 August...
  
  
• 1991 Hypo-Meeting
  1991 Hypo-Meeting
  The 17th edition of the annual Hypo-Meeting took place on June 15 and June 16, 1991 in Götzis, Austria. The track and field competition featured a men's decathlon and a women's heptathlon...
  
  
• 1991 Decathlon Year Ranking
  1991 Decathlon Year Ranking
  This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1991 in the men's decathlon. One of the main events during this season were the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, where the competition started on Thursday August 29, 1991 and ended on Friday August 30, 1991.-Records:-1991...
  
  
• 1992 Men's Olympic Decathlon
  Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's decathlon
  These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 36 participating athletes, with eight competitors who didn't finish the competition.-Medalists:-Schedule:...