These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, including fourteen non-finishers. The competition started on August 5, 1997, and ended on August 6, 1997. At over 41%, this edition of the men's decathlon is notable for having the highest fraction of athletes not finishing the competition in the World Championships history. This was equalled 20 years later during the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.

Medalists Gold Tomáš DvořákCzech Republic (CZE)Silver Eduard HämäläinenFinland (FIN)Bronze Frank BusemannGermany (GER)

Schedule

Tuesday, August 5

Wednesday, August 6

Records Standing records prior to the 1997 World Athletics Championships World Record 8891 September 5, 1992 Talence, France Event Record 8817 August 20, 1993 Stuttgart, Germany Season Best 8604 June 13, 1997 Indianapolis, United States

Results

RankAthleteDecathlonPoints12345678910 10,60 7.64 16.32 2.00 47,56 13,61 45.16 5.00 70.34 4.35,40 8837 10,81 7.56 15.71 1.97 46,71 13,74 50.50 5.20 59.82 4.37,10 8730 10,76 7.96 13.53 2.09 48,32 13,55 42.56 5.00 63.92 4.29,27 8652 4 10,96 7.30 14.41 2.00 48,70 14,08 48.88 5.00 65.24 4.31,14 8463 5 10,94 7.58 14.76 2.06 48,34 14,35 46.04 5.30 55.14 4.36,78 8445 6 10,67 7.37 14.33 1.91 46,99 14,66 43.20 5.40 65.84 4.42,98 8413 7 10,93 7.58 14.58 1.97 48,14 14,49 44.38 5.00 67.46 4.43,20 8360 8 11,04 7.25 17.54 2.03 49,67 14,68 47.80 4.80 65.58 4.54,99 8307 9 10,91 7.71 14.33 2.09 48,16 14,32 43.32 4.20 64.76 4.40,31 8232 10 11,05 7.56 14.28 1.91 48,56 14,40 47.88 4.60 65.84 4.42,54 8180 11 11,39 7.16 13.87 2.03 48,66 14,49 41.64 4.90 63.34 4.20,82 8140 12 11,08 7.18 14.29 1.85 48,00 14,65 44.88 5.00 58.22 4.20,90 8107 13 11,21 7.13 13.48 2.09 48,88 14,75 40.96 4.60 64.88 4.25,96 8047 14 10,97 7.45 13.61 1.91 47,99 14,49 42.42 5.20 51.80 4.36,68 8040 15 11,04 7.19 13.66 2.03 48,49 14,56 43.30 4.50 55.92 4.33,65 7929 16 10,77 7.29 13.28 2.00 49,59 14,47 44.46 4.80 54.94 4.58,44 7867 17 10,72 7.57 12.82 2.03 47,91 13,92 33.56 3.50 62.10 4.32,30 7777 18 11,09 7.03 14.57 2.03 49,73 15,28 44.28 4.60 53.70 4.39,65 7768 19 11.02 7.11 13.35 1.88 48,87 14,83 43.26 4.80 53.70 4.42,29 7708 20 11,10 7.32 13.93 1.85 48,85 15,39 39.70 4.40 60.28 4.25,68 7698 — 10.39 7.85 15.28 2.06 49,05 14,04 49.22 4.60 NM DNS DNF — 11.11 7.27 14.08 2.24 49,9214,3646.68 DNF — — DNF — 11.07 7.07 15.00 49,0214,38 44.78 DNF — — DNF — 11.10 6.93 14.04 1.91 49,99 14,56 38.42 DNS — — DNF — 10.84 7.28 14.38 49,39DNF 45.72 DNS — — DNF — 11.17 7.56 15.21 48,24 — — — — — DNF — 11.25 7.01 13.58 1.9453,43 — — — — — DNF — 10.61 7.42 15.05 2.00DNS — — — — — DNF — 11.08 7.16 15.33 DNS — — — — — DNF — 10.88 6.94 14.85 1.91DNS — — — — — DNF — 11.77 6.79 14.05 DNS — — — — — DNF — 11.28 6.91 13.991.85DNS — — — — — DNF — 10.93 7.17 14.38 NM — — — — — — DNF — 11.27 6.94 12.73 — — — — — — — DNF

See also 1996 Men's Olympic Decathlon 1997 Hypo-Meeting 1997 Decathlon Year Ranking 1998 Men's European Championships Decathlon

References Results decathlon2000