The men's decathlon

Decathlon

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 event of the athletics

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 events at the 2011 Pan American Games

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 was held the 24 and 25 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending

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 champion is Maurice Smith of the Jamaica

Jamaica

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record		9026	Götzis Götzis Götzis is a town in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg, district Feldkirch.The town is well-known for its annual hypo-combined events meeting, the so called Hypo-Meeting, where some of the world's leading decathletes and heptathletes gather in the Mösle stadium... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	May 27, 2001
Pan American Games record		8278	Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	July 24, 2007

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee

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 (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (6750) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
October 24, 2011	13:00	100 metres
October 24, 2011	13:45	Long jump
October 24, 2011	15:10	Shot put
October 24, 2011	16:20	High jump
October 24, 2011	18:40	400 metres
October 25, 2011	13:00	110 metres hurdles
October 25, 2011	13:35	Discus throw
October 25, 2011	14:55	Pole vault
October 25, 2011	17:20	Javelin throw
October 25, 2011	18:40	1500 metres
October 25, 2011	18:40	Final standings

Results

All distances shown are in meters:centimeters

KEY:	q	Fastest non-qualifiers	Q	Qualified	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal best

100 metres

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes
1	2	Roman Gastaldi		10.65	940
2	2	Matthew Johnson		10.68	933
3	2	Yordanis García Yordanis García Yordanis García Barrisonte is a male decathlete from Cuba who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is the nephew of Yenima Arencibia....		10.68	933
4	2	Rodrigo Sagaon		10.69	931
5	1	Luiz Araújo		10.82	901
6	2	Geormi Jaramillo		10.85	894
7	2	Maurice Smith		10.86	892
8	2	Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez is a male decathlete from Cuba. He was the bronze medalist in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and improved to the silver medal at the 2009 World Championships...		11.01	858
9	1	Marco Sanchez		11.04	852
10	1	Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Costabal is a male decathlete from Chile. He competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is affiliated with the Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee, Florida.-Achievements:- References :*...		11.06	847
11	1	Claston Bernard Claston Bernard Claston Bernard is a Jamaican decathlete. He won Commonwealth Gold in 2002. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved in May 2005 in Götzis.-Achievements:-External links:...		11.16	825
12	1	Mark Jellison		11.42	769
13	1	Steven Marrero		11.57	738
14	1	Alberto Zarate		11.58	736

Long jump

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1	B	Geormi Jaramillo		7.41	913	PB	1807
2	B	Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez is a male decathlete from Cuba. He was the bronze medalist in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and improved to the silver medal at the 2009 World Championships...		7.39	908		1766
3	B	Roman Gastaldi		7.37	903	PB	1843
4	A	Maurice Smith		7.36	900		1792
5	B	Mark Jellison		7.30	886		1655
6	B	Matthew Johnson		7.28	881		1814
7	A	Claston Bernard Claston Bernard Claston Bernard is a Jamaican decathlete. He won Commonwealth Gold in 2002. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved in May 2005 in Götzis.-Achievements:-External links:...		7.09	835	PB	1660
8	B	Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Costabal is a male decathlete from Chile. He competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is affiliated with the Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee, Florida.-Achievements:- References :*...		7.05	826		1673
9	A	Marco Sanchez		7.04	823		1675
10	A	Yordanis García Yordanis García Yordanis García Barrisonte is a male decathlete from Cuba who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is the nephew of Yenima Arencibia....		6.78	762		1695
11	A	Alberto Zarate		6.74	753		1489
12	A	Steven Marrero		6.63	727		1465
13	A	Rodrigo Sagaon		6.55	709		1640
14	B	Luiz Araújo		5.37	455		1356

Shot put

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1	Maurice Smith		17.35	935	PB	2727
2	Geormi Jaramillo		14.96	787	PB	2594
3	Yordanis García Yordanis García Yordanis García Barrisonte is a male decathlete from Cuba who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is the nephew of Yenima Arencibia....		14.81	778		2473
4	Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez is a male decathlete from Cuba. He was the bronze medalist in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and improved to the silver medal at the 2009 World Championships...		14.64	768	PB	2534
5	Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Costabal is a male decathlete from Chile. He competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is affiliated with the Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee, Florida.-Achievements:- References :*...		14.21	741	PB	2414
6	Roman Gastaldi		14.01	729	PB	2572
7	Mark Jellison		13.80	716	PB	2371
8	Claston Bernard Claston Bernard Claston Bernard is a Jamaican decathlete. He won Commonwealth Gold in 2002. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved in May 2005 in Götzis.-Achievements:-External links:...		13.55	701	PB	2361
9	Marco Sanchez		13.29	685	PB	2360
10	Matthew Johnson		13.23	681	PB	2495
11	Steven Marrero		13.05	670		2135
12	Alberto Zarate		12.71	650		2139
13	Rodrigo Sagaon		12.40	631		2271
	Luiz Araújo		DNS

High jump

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1	Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez is a male decathlete from Cuba. He was the bronze medalist in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and improved to the silver medal at the 2009 World Championships...		2.08	878	PB	3412
2	Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Costabal is a male decathlete from Chile. He competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is affiliated with the Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee, Florida.-Achievements:- References :*...		2.05	850	PB	3264
3	Yordanis García Yordanis García Yordanis García Barrisonte is a male decathlete from Cuba who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is the nephew of Yenima Arencibia....		2.05	850		3323
4	Roman Gastaldi		1.99	794	PB	3366
5	Maurice Smith		1.99	794	PB	3521
6	Claston Bernard Claston Bernard Claston Bernard is a Jamaican decathlete. He won Commonwealth Gold in 2002. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved in May 2005 in Götzis.-Achievements:-External links:...		1.96	767		3128
6	Marco Sanchez		1.96	767		3127
8	Mark Jellison		1.96	767		3138
9	Steven Marrero		1.87	687	PB	2822
10	Alberto Zarate		1.84	661		2800
11	Geormi Jaramillo		1.84	661	PB	3255
12	Rodrigo Sagaon		1.69	536		2807
	Matthew Johnson		NM	0		2495
	Luiz Araújo		DNS

400 metres

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1	2	Rodrigo Sagaon		47.61	928	PB	3735
2	2	Geormi Jaramillo		48.30	895	PB	4150
3	1	Matthew Johnson		48.80	871	PB	3366
4	2	Yordanis García Yordanis García Yordanis García Barrisonte is a male decathlete from Cuba who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is the nephew of Yenima Arencibia....		48.84	869	PB	4192
5	2	Maurice Smith		49.26	849	PB	4370
6	2	Marco Sanchez		49.37	844	PB	3971
7	2	Roman Gastaldi		49.54	836	PB	4202
8	2	Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez is a male decathlete from Cuba. He was the bronze medalist in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and improved to the silver medal at the 2009 World Championships...		49.76	826		4238
9	1	Alberto Zarate		51.02	768		3568
10	1	Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Costabal is a male decathlete from Chile. He competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is affiliated with the Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee, Florida.-Achievements:- References :*...		51.08	765		4029
11	1	Steven Marrero		51.19	761	PB	3583
12	1	Claston Bernard Claston Bernard Claston Bernard is a Jamaican decathlete. He won Commonwealth Gold in 2002. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved in May 2005 in Götzis.-Achievements:-External links:...		52.00	725	PB	3853
13	1	Mark Jellison		53.17	674		3812
	1	Luiz Araújo		DNS

110 metres hurdles

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1	2	Maurice Smith		14.20	949		5319
2	2	Geormi Jaramillo		14.22	946	PB	5096
3	2	Yordanis García Yordanis García Yordanis García Barrisonte is a male decathlete from Cuba who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is the nephew of Yenima Arencibia....		14.22	946	PB	5138
4	2	Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Costabal is a male decathlete from Chile. He competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is affiliated with the Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee, Florida.-Achievements:- References :*...		14.23	945		4974
5	2	Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez is a male decathlete from Cuba. He was the bronze medalist in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and improved to the silver medal at the 2009 World Championships...		14.26	941	PB	5179
6	1	Mark Jellison		14.49	912	PB	4724
7	1	Roman Gastaldi		14.71	885	PB	5087
8	1	Matthew Johnson		14.77	878	PB	4244
9	2	Claston Bernard Claston Bernard Claston Bernard is a Jamaican decathlete. He won Commonwealth Gold in 2002. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved in May 2005 in Götzis.-Achievements:-External links:...		14.92	859		4712
10	1	Rodrigo Sagaon		15.23	822		4557
11	1	Alberto Zarate		16.71	655		4223
	1	Steven Marrero		DNF	0		3583
	1	Marco Sanchez		DNF	0		3971
	2	Luiz Araújo		DNS

Discus throw

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1	Maurice Smith		48.79	845	PB	6164
2	Steven Marrero		46.10	790	PB	4373
3	Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez is a male decathlete from Cuba. He was the bronze medalist in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and improved to the silver medal at the 2009 World Championships...		45.54	778		5957
4	Claston Bernard Claston Bernard Claston Bernard is a Jamaican decathlete. He won Commonwealth Gold in 2002. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved in May 2005 in Götzis.-Achievements:-External links:...		43.79	742	PB	5454
5	Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Costabal is a male decathlete from Chile. He competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is affiliated with the Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee, Florida.-Achievements:- References :*...		43.40	734	PB	5708
6	Roman Gastaldi		43.08	727	PB	5814
7	Geormi Jaramillo		41.99	705	PB	5801
8	Matthew Johnson		41.48	695		4939
9	Rodrigo Sagaon		40.80	681	PB	5238
10	Yordanis García Yordanis García Yordanis García Barrisonte is a male decathlete from Cuba who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is the nephew of Yenima Arencibia....		40.20	669		5807
11	Mark Jellison		38.69	638		5362
12	Alberto Zarate		37.87	621		4844
	Luiz Araújo		DNS
	Marco Sanchez		DNS

Pole vault

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1	Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Costabal is a male decathlete from Chile. He competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is affiliated with the Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee, Florida.-Achievements:- References :*...		5.30	1004		6712
2	Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez is a male decathlete from Cuba. He was the bronze medalist in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and improved to the silver medal at the 2009 World Championships...		4.80	849		6806
3	Yordanis García Yordanis García Yordanis García Barrisonte is a male decathlete from Cuba who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is the nephew of Yenima Arencibia....		4.80	849		6656
4	Alberto Zarate		4.50	760		5604
5	Maurice Smith		4.40	731		6895
6	Rodrigo Sagaon		4.40	731		5969
7	Matthew Johnson		4.30	702		5641
8	Claston Bernard Claston Bernard Claston Bernard is a Jamaican decathlete. He won Commonwealth Gold in 2002. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved in May 2005 in Götzis.-Achievements:-External links:...		4.20	673		6127
9	Roman Gastaldi		4.20	673		6487
10	Geormi Jaramillo		3.90	590		6391
	Mark Jellison		NM	0		5362
	Steven Marrero		NM	0		4373
	Luiz Araújo		DNS
	Marco Sanchez		DNS

Javelin throw

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1	Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez is a male decathlete from Cuba. He was the bronze medalist in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and improved to the silver medal at the 2009 World Championships...		72.19	923		7729
2	Yordanis García Yordanis García Yordanis García Barrisonte is a male decathlete from Cuba who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is the nephew of Yenima Arencibia....		63.81	795		7451
3	Maurice Smith		59.57	731	PB	7626
4	Matthew Johnson		59.20	726		6367
5	Alberto Zarate		57.72	704		6308
6	Steven Marrero		56.51	685	PB	5058
7	Geormi Jaramillo		56.35	683	PB	7046
8	Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Costabal is a male decathlete from Chile. He competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is affiliated with the Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee, Florida.-Achievements:- References :*...		56.24	681		7393
9	Roman Gastaldi		55.97	677	PB	7164
10	Claston Bernard Claston Bernard Claston Bernard is a Jamaican decathlete. He won Commonwealth Gold in 2002. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved in May 2005 in Götzis.-Achievements:-External links:...		55.49	670		6797
11	Rodrigo Sagaon		53.33	638	PB	6607
12	Mark Jellison		51.31	608		5970
	Luiz Araújo		DNS
	Marco Sanchez		DNS

1500 metres

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1	Alberto Zarate		4:37.03	699		7007
2	Rodrigo Sagaon		4:39.84	681	PB	7288
3	Roman Gastaldi		4:42.95	662		7826
4	Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez is a male decathlete from Cuba. He was the bronze medalist in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and improved to the silver medal at the 2009 World Championships...		4:45.78	644		8373
5	Yordanis García Yordanis García Yordanis García Barrisonte is a male decathlete from Cuba who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is the nephew of Yenima Arencibia....		4:49.29	623		8074
6	Geormi Jaramillo		4:52.26	605	PB	7679
7	Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Costabal is a male decathlete from Chile. He competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is affiliated with the Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee, Florida.-Achievements:- References :*...		4:54.34	593		7986
8	Maurice Smith		4:55.18	588		8214
9	Mark Jellison		4:56.52	580		6550
10	Matthew Johnson		4:59.60	562	PB	6929
11	Claston Bernard Claston Bernard Claston Bernard is a Jamaican decathlete. He won Commonwealth Gold in 2002. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved in May 2005 in Götzis.-Achievements:-External links:...		5:20.11	449		7246
	Steven Marrero		DNF	0		5058

Final standings

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Points	Notes
	Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez is a male decathlete from Cuba. He was the bronze medalist in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and improved to the silver medal at the 2009 World Championships...		8373	PR
	Maurice Smith		8214	PB
	Yordanis García Yordanis García Yordanis García Barrisonte is a male decathlete from Cuba who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is the nephew of Yenima Arencibia....		8074
	Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Gonzalo Barroilhet Costabal is a male decathlete from Chile. He competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He is affiliated with the Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee, Florida.-Achievements:- References :*...		7986	PB
	Roman Gastaldi		7826	PB
	Geormi Jaramillo		7679	PB
	Rodrigo Sagaon		7288	PB
	Claston Bernard Claston Bernard Claston Bernard is a Jamaican decathlete. He won Commonwealth Gold in 2002. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved in May 2005 in Götzis.-Achievements:-External links:...		7246
	Alberto Zarate		7007	PB
10	Matthew Johnson		6929
11	Mark Jellison		6550
12	Steven Marrero		5058

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