Date | 8 – 9 August 1984 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California | |
Participants | 26 from 18 countries | |
Format | Scoring by 1962/1977 point tables. |
By 1984 the defending gold medalist, Daley Thompson, was dominant in the decathlon. He had not lost a decathlon since the 1978 European Championships, winning the 1982 European and Commonwealth titles, and was 1984 World Champion. But his victory in Los Angeles was not a foregone conclusion. Thompson no longer held the world record, that mark having been broken three times since 1982 by West German Jürgen Hingsen. Hingsen’s teammates, Siggi Wentz and 1976 silver medalist Guido Kratschmer were also expected to push Thompson. The Soviet-led boycott had minimal effect in 1984, with East German Siegfried Stark the only top international decathlete absent. Despite the German threat, Thompson was superb. He won the first two events, the 100 and long jump, with 10.44 and 8.01 and opened up a lead he never relinquished. He led Hingsen by 210 points after the javelin and coasted in the 1,500 to win the gold medal. Hingsen, Wentz, and Kratschmer finished second, third, and fourth. Thompson’s original mark of 8,797 missed Hingsen’s world record by one point, but a re-read of the photo finishes converted it to 8,798 and equal to Hingsen’s mark. Then in 1985, new decathlon tables were introduced and Thompson’s converted mark became 8,847 and the world record.
Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Points | Points (1985 Auto Tables) | 100 metres | Long Jump | Shot Put | High Jump | 400 metres | 110 metres Hurdles | Discus Throw | Pole Vault | Javelin Throw | 1,500 metres | |||
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1 | 398 | Daley Thompson | GBR | 8798 | 8847 | 10.44 | 8.01 | 15.72 | 2.03 | 46.97 | 14.33 | 46.56 | 5.00 | 65.24 | 4:35.00 | Gold | ||
2 | 316 | Jürgen Hingsen | FRG | 8673 | 8695 | 10.91 | 7.80 | 15.87 | 2.12 | 47.69 | 14.29 | 50.82 | 4.50 | 60.44 | 4:22.60 | Silver | ||
3 | 343 | Siggi Wentz | FRG | 8412 | 8416 | 10.99 | 7.11 | 15.87 | 2.09 | 47.78 | 14.35 | 46.60 | 4.50 | 67.68 | 4:33.96 | Bronze | ||
4 | 324 | Guido Kratschmer | FRG | 8326 | 8357 | 10.80 | 7.40 | 15.93 | 1.94 | 49.25 | 14.66 | 47.28 | 4.90 | 69.40 | 4:47.99 | |||
5 | 296 | William Motti | FRA | 8266 | 8278 | 11.28 | 7.45 | 14.42 | 2.06 | 48.13 | 14.71 | 50.92 | 4.50 | 63.76 | 4:35.15 | |||
6 | 894 | John Crist | USA | 8130 | 8115 | 11.33 | 6.98w | 14.05 | 2.06 | 48.45 | 15.01 | 46.18 | 4.80 | 61.88 | 4:23.78 | |||
7 | 948 | Jim Wooding | USA | 8091 | 8054 | 11.04 | 7.01 | 13.90 | 1.97 | 47.62 | 14.57 | 47.38 | 4.60 | 57.20 | 4:28.31 | |||
8 | 143 | Dave Steen | CAN | 8047 | 8025 | 11.20 | 7.41w | 12.57 | 2.03 | 48.09 | 15.39 | 44.04 | 4.80 | 56.92 | 4:17.70 | |||
9 | 47 | Georg Werthner | AUT | 8012 | 8028 | 11.41 | 6.96 | 13.80 | 1.94 | 49.44 | 15.36 | 41.18 | 4.70 | 76.96 | 4:16.41 | |||
10 | 794 | Michele Rüfenacht | SUI | 7924 | 7855 | 10.72 | 6.96 | 13.86 | 2.00 | 48.63 | 14.57 | 45.30 | 4.30 | 55.10 | 4:39.47 | |||
11 | 383 | Brad McStravick | GBR | 7890 | 7830 | 10.92 | 6.82 | 13.38 | 1.94 | 48.68 | 15.01 | 45.54 | 4.30 | 61.54 | 4:25.15 | |||
12 | 886 | Tim Bright | USA | 7862 | 7862 | 11.22 | 6.75 | 13.80 | 2.00 | 48.87 | 14.52 | 41.74 | 5.40 | 53.66 | 4:49.27 | |||
13 | 796 | Patrick Vetterli | SUI | 7739 | 7717 | 11.44 | 7.13 | 13.88 | 2.03 | 49.83 | 15.14 | 43.82 | 4.50 | 64.66 | 4:55.06 | |||
14 | 27 | Peter Hadfield | AUS | 7683 | 7633 | 11.15 | 7.13 | 13.68 | 1.76 | 48.50 | 15.05 | 43.36 | 4.50 | 55.22 | 4:25.90 | |||
15 | 170 | Weng Kangqiang | CHN | 7662 | 7662 | 11.28 | 7.30 | 12.45 | 1.88 | 50.52 | 15.21 | 38.74 | 4.60 | 69.72 | 4:34.10 | |||
16 | 845 | Ku Chin-Shui | TPE | 7629 | 7614 | 11.42 | 6.89 | 12.76 | 2.03 | 50.59 | 14.91 | 39.70 | 4.90 | 62.36 | 4:50.75 | |||
17 | 686 | Trond Skramstad | NOR | 7579 | 7522 | 11.20 | 7.18 | 14.20 | 1.85 | 49.25 | 15.08 | 40.02 | 4.50 | 54.94 | 4:43.02 | |||
18 | 949 | Douglas Fernández | VEN | 7553 | 7505 | 11.59 | 6.74 | 13.12 | 1.88 | 49.83 | 16.05 | 43.52 | 4.40 | 67.12 | 4:23.96 | |||
19 | 846 | Lee Fu-An | TPE | 7541 | 7471 | 10.98 | 7.00 | 13.02 | 2.03 | 49.67 | 15.49 | 37.10 | 4.50 | 54.96 | 4:45.87 | |||
20 | 355 | Colin Boreham | GBR | 7485 | 7400 | 11.46 | 6.90 | 13.51 | 1.97 | 50.19 | 15.48 | 44.10 | 4.20 | 52.66 | 4:32.50 | |||
21 | 744 | Mohamed Mansour Salah | QAT | 6589 | 6477 | 11.51 | 6.62 | 11.54 | 1.88 | 52.04 | 16.20 | 36.26 | 3.50 | 45.02 | 4:35.64 | |||
22 | 711 | Claudio Escauriza | PAR | 6546 | 6290 | 11.66 | 6.51 | 14.10 | 1.82 | 53.06 | 17.51 | 47.76 | 4.00 | 64.16 | – | |||
23 | 207 | Fidel Solórzano | ECU | 6519 | 6439 | 11.15 | 6.99 | 10.09 | 1.94 | 49.24 | 16.22 | 33.54 | 3.10 | 48.66 | 5:07.38 | |||
24 | 434 | Ángel Díaz | GUA | 6342 | 6272 | 11.54 | 6.48 | 9.62 | 1.91 | 52.08 | 16.02 | 28.68 | 3.30 | 47.96 | 4:26.11 | |||
25 | 652 | Vivian Coralie | MRI | 6084 | 6008 | 11.37 | 5.84w | 9.79 | 1.82 | 51.28 | 16.39 | 32.92 | 3.00 | 41.58 | 4:26.26 | |||
247 | Albert Miller | FIJ | – | – | 11.48 | 6.32 | 13.07 | 1.91 | 50.22 | 15.36 | 38.46 | – | – | – |