Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon
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| Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
| Wheelchair races | ||||
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
| Gold | Christian Schenk East Germany |
| Silver | Torsten Voss East Germany |
| Bronze | Dave Steen Canada |
Schedule
- September 28, 1988
- 100 m
- Long Jump
- Shot Put
- High Jump
- 400 m
- September 29, 1988
- 110 m hurdles
- Discus Throw
- Pole Vault
- Javelin Throw
- 1,500 m
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in points) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 8798(*) | 8832(**) |  Jürgen Hingsen |
Mannheim (FRG) | June 9, 1984 |
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| 8797(*) | 8847(**) |  Daley Thompson |
Los Angeles (USA) | August 9, 1984 | |
| Olympic Record | 8797(*) | 8847(**) | Daley Thompson |
Los Angeles (USA) | August 9, 1984 |
(*) Originally score according to the 1962/1977 tables.
(**)Score according to the 1985 tables.
Thompson's mark was not a world record in 1984, but when the 1985 tables came into use, his mark became the record. They were both given credit to the world record.
Results
See also
- 1986 Men's European Championships Decathlon
- 1987 Men's World Championship Decathlon
- 1988 Hypo-Meeting
- 1990 Men's European Championships Decathlon
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