Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon
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The men's decathlon competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held at the Olympic Stadium on 23–24 August.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Competition format
The decathlon consists of ten track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the ten components. The athletes all compete in one competition with no elimination rounds.
At the end of competition, if two athletes are tied, the athlete who has received more points in the greater number of events is the winner.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Schedule
All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round | |
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| Monday, 23 August 2004 | 09:15 10:15 13:15 18:30 19:20 |
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| Tuesday, 24 August 2004 | 09:00 10:05 13:45 19:30 21:00 |
110 metres hurdles Discus throw Pole vault Javelin throw 1500 metres<ref name=dec-sched/> |
Records
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Record set during this event
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August | Final | Roman Šebrle | Template:FlagIOC | 8893 | Template:OlyR |
Overall results
The final results of the event are in the following table.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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References
External links
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