1998 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Decathlon
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The men's decathlon
Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...

competition at the 1998 European Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, was held on 18 August and 19 August 1998. The event was one of the permit meetings of the inaugural 1998 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge
1998 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge
The 1998 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge was the first edition of the annual competition for decathletes and heptathletes, organised by the world's governing body IAAF.-Men's ranking:-References:*...

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Medalists

Gold   Erki Nool
Erki Nool
Erki Nool is an Estonian decathlete and politician.Nool is a winner of the gold medal for Decathlon in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Although Nool did not place first in any individual event, his total score was the highest...


Estonia
Estonia
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 (EST)
Silver   Eduard Hämäläinen
Eduard Hämäläinen
Eduard Hämäläinen is a retired decathlete from Finland and Belarus.-Biograpfhy:He originally competed for the Soviet Union and then Belarus after the Soviet dissolution, but changed nationality. His great-grandparents were deported from Finland to Turkestan in 1917...


Finland
Finland
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 (FIN)
Bronze   Lev Lobodin
Lev Lobodin
Lev Alekseyevich Lobodin is a male decathlete from Russia, having changed nationality from Ukraine at the end of 1996. His best achievement was the silver medal at the 2003 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham.-Achievements:- Personal bests :...


Russia
Russia
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 (RUS)

Schedule

  • 18 August
    1. 100 m
    2. Long jump
    3. Shot put
    4. High jump
    5. 400 m

  • 19 August
    1. 110 m hurdles
    2. Discus throw
    3. Pole vault
    4. Javelin throw
    5. 1,500 m


Records

World record
Decathlon
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8891 5 September 1992   Talence
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, France
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Event record
Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...

 
8811 28 August 1986   Stuttgart
Stuttgart
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, West Germany
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Results

Rank Athlete Decathlon Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
10.58 7.80 14.40 1.97 46.67 14.68 40.79 5.40 70.65 4:38.00 8667
10.87 7.44 16.04 2.06 46.95 13.96 47.85 5.00 55.34 4:33.98 8587
10.66 7.42 15.67 2.03 48.65 13.97 46.55 5.20 56.55 4:30.27 8571
4 10.60 7.39 16.03 1.97 46.49 14.12 39.34 5.10 63.99 4:32.23 8552
5 10.77 7.61 15.87 1.97 48.11 14.07 46.38 4.70 65.12 4:34.62 8506
6 10.73 7.60 14.90 2.09 48.28 14.27 42.57 4.90 62.82 4:35.21 8477
7 10.85 7.58 13.72 2.03 48.13 14.39 42.80 5.00 59.62 4:20.42 8392
8 11.16 7.29 13.77 2.06 49.82 14.41 42.46 4.90 63.27 4:26.82 8174
9 11.19 7.26 14.90 2.03 49.07 14.39 46.38 4.70 58.05 4:33.14 8140
9 11.03 7.42 15.22 1.79 48.29 14.50 51.28 4.60 61.65 4:37.95 8140
11 11.19 7.02 14.05 2.06 50.43 14.53 42.70 4.90 63.89 4:20.39 8135
12 10.94 7.12 14.42 1.85 47.87 14.74 44.66 4.90 58.57 4:23.27 8081
13 10.90 7.47 14.53 2.03 49.55 15.09 47.56 4.90 51.88 4:46.88 8030
14 10.92 7.26 14.73 1.91 48.45 14.79 41.09 4.60 68.22 4:43.21 8011
15 10.81 6.88 14.36 1.94 47.97 14.75 42.07 4.80 63.64 4:52.58 7930
16 11.27 6.56 14.17 2.18 49.62 15.59 42.22 4.50 62.90 4:23.54 7876
17 11.10 6.94 14.96 1.94 48.11 14.95 35.49 4.40 64.85 4:32.44 7778
18 11.04 7.20 13.07 2.03 49.55 15.04 41.33 4.40 57.85 4:45.49 7672
19 11.21 7.04 11.46 2.06 49.77 15.01 39.54 4.80 53.43 4:42.94 7549
20 11.18 7.05 15.31 2.06 50.41 15.12 45.17 4.60 59.48 DNF 7236
11.21 6.86 14.77 1.94 51.45 15.06 42.63 DNS DNF
11.17 7.12 13.54 1.91 48.62 14.56 39.86 DNS DNF
11.19 7.65 15.48 2.09 47.76 14.84 DNS DNF
10.93 6.80 13.03 1.94 DNS DNF
10.77 7.03 13.54 1.97 DNS DNF
11.18 7.02 16.18 X DNS DNF

See also

  • 1997 Men's World Championships Decathlon
  • 1998 Hypo-Meeting
    1998 Hypo-Meeting
    The 24th edition of the annual Hypo-Meeting took place on May 30 and May 31, 1998 in Götzis, Austria. The track and field competition, featuring a men's decathlon and a women's heptathlon event, was part of the inaugural 1998 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge series of meetings.-Schedule:*May...

  • 1998 Decathlon Year Ranking
    1998 Decathlon Year Ranking
    This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1998 in the men's decathlon. One of the main events during this season were the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, where the competition started on August 18, 1998 and ended on August 19, 1998.-Records:-1998 World Year...

  • 1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon
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