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Men’s Decathlon:
Final Results

Posted September 1st, 2007 at 8:50 AM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Live Race Coverage

As expected going into day 2, Roman � ebrle won the gold medal in the Men’s decathlon of the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics from Osaka, Japan. � ebrle overtook Maurice Smith (JAM) with outstanding performances in the 8th and 9th of 10 events, the Pole Vault and the Javelin Throw. Smith held on for the silver medal, setting a Carribean record of 8,644 and smashing his personal best by 295 points. Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) held on for the bronze medal. Here are the decathletes who scored 8,000+ points and the final results:

1. Roman � ebrle (CZE) Total: 8676
2. Maurice Smith (JAM) Total: 8644
3. Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) Total: 8586
4. Aleksey Drozdov (RUS) Total: 8475
5. André Niklaus (GER) Total: 8371
6. Aleksey Sysoyev (RUS) Total: 8357
7. Romain Barras (FRA) Total: 8262
8. Yordani García (CUB) Total: 8257
9. Arthur Abele (GER) Total: 8243
10. Paul Terek (USA) Total: 8120
11. Hans van Alphen (BEL) Total: 8034
12. Attila Zsivóczky (HUN) Total: 8017
13. Robert Jacob Arnold (USA) Total: 8004

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World Championships:
Men’s Decathlon, Day Two Preview

Posted August 31st, 2007 at 7:29 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Live Race Coverage

Going into Day 2 of the Men’s Decathlon of the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics from Osaka, Japan, Bryan Clay had withdrawn from the competition with a pulled quadriceps muscle. A quick look at the scoring tables and the personal bests of each of the 3 day 1 leaders was revealing. Roman � ebrle (CZE), sitting in third place behind Maurice Smith (JAM) and Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) after day 1, was perfectly positioned to take the gold medal. Day 2 consists of the 110m Hurdles, the Discus Throw, the Pole Vault, the Javelin Throw then finally the grueling 1500m Run. Smith’s hurdles personal best was slightly better than � ebrle (13.76 to 13.79), his Discus PB was much better (55.69 to 49.37) but after those two events � ebrle’s strengths would be showcased.

His Pole Vault PB (5.20m to Smith’s 4.55m) is much better than Smith’s, as is his Javelin PB (71.10m to 62.07). They are evenly matched in the 1500m Run. � ebrle has a PB of 4:39.92 while Smith’s is 4:40.12.

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Men’s Decathlon:
Points leaders and results after nine events

Posted August 31st, 2007 at 5:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Live Race Coverage

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Point Totals
1. Roman � ebrle (CZE) Total: 7966
Day 1 - 100m: 950 (11.04) | LJ: 846 (7.56m) | SP: 915 (15.92m) | HJ: 871 (2.12m ) | 400m: 49.4 (871)
Day 2 - 110mH: 932 (14.33) | Discus: 844 (48.75m) | PV: 849 (4.8m) |
2. Maurice Smith (JAM) Total: 7922
Day 1 - 100m: 935 (10.62) | LJ: 933 (7.5m) | SP: 776 (17.32m) | HJ: 934 (1.97m ) | 400m: 49.32 (934)
Day 2 - 110mH: 986 (13.91) | Discus: 920 (52.36m) | PV: 849 (4.8m) |
3. Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) Total: 7904
Day 1 - 100m: 859 (10.7) | LJ: 856 (7.19m) | SP: 859 (16.08m) | HJ: 936 (2.06m ) | 400m: 48.58 (936)
Day 2 - 110mH: 971 (14.03) | Discus: 849 (48.95m) | PV: 910 (5m) |
4. Aleksey Drozdov (RUS) Total: 7775
Day 1 - 100m: 874 (10.97) | LJ: 882 (7.25m) | SP: 915 (16.49m) | HJ: 815 (2.12m ) | 400m: 49.34 (815)
Day 2 - 110mH: 879 (14.76) | Discus: 842 (48.62m) | PV: 910 (5m) |
5. Yordani García (CUB) Total: 7671
Day 1 - 100m: 850 (10.73) | LJ: 786 (7.15m) | SP: 887 (14.94m) | HJ: 849 (2.09m ) | 400m: 49.02 (849)
Day 2 - 110mH: 964 (14.08) | Discus: 724 (42.91m) | PV: 819 (4.7m) |
6. Aleksey Sysoyev (RUS) Total: 7652
Day 1 - 100m: 816 (10.8) | LJ: 861 (7.01m) | SP: 831 (16.16m) | HJ: 889 (2.03m ) | 400m: 50.58 (889)
Day 2 - 110mH: 900 (14.59) | Discus: 865 (49.76m) | PV: 880 (4.9m) |