The Men's Decathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Stadium Australia on Wednesday 27 September and Thursday 28 September 2000.
The winning margin was 36 points. As of 2023, this is the narrowest winning margin in the Olympic decathlon since the introduction of the 1984 scoring tables and the only time the Olympic decathlon has been won by fewer than 50 points over this same period.
After the first day of the contest, Chris Huffins found himself in an eight-point lead ahead of Dean Macey. Erki Nool and Tom Pappas occupied the next places. On the next day, Nool dropped to fifth place after the 110 metres hurdles but advanced again after the controversial discus contest. Starting with two foul attempts, Nool was originally fouled in his third and last attempt as well, which would have resulted in him getting 0 points and falling out of the leading group. However, Nool successfully appealed the ring-foul ruling and had his throw measured to 43.66 metres which saw him climb one place. The British delegation, representing Macey, protested to no avail.
Following Nool's strong result in the javelin throw event Huffins' lead had shrunk to only 14 points before the 1500 metres. As this was a weak event for Huffins he looked set to lose out in the medal chase; however, he managed to lower his personal best time by twelve seconds and grasped a bronze medal. Reigning world champion and world record holder Tomáš Dvořák struggled with a knee problem throughout the competition and finished in a disappointing sixth place.
Medalists
Šebrle would go on to break the world record in 2001 and win the gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in a new Olympic record. Huffins retired from international athletics after the end of the season.
Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in points) prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics.
World Record 8994 Tomáš Dvořák Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic 4 July 1999 Olympic Record 8847 Daley Thompson United Kingdom Los Angeles, United States 9 August 1984
Results
Overall results The best marks for each event were split between eight competitors with the gold medallist claiming none (which is unusual in an Olympic decathlon) but placing second in three of them.
Flying points table after final event:
RankAthleteNationOverallpointsOverview by event (points on top, then result. Best performance in each event shown in bold green with a yellow background)100 m Long jump Shot put High jump 400 m 110 metres hurdles Discus throw Pole vault Javelin throw 1500 mErki Nool864193310.6810007.7679615.118032.0097346.7191314.4873943.669105.0082665.827484:29.48Roman Šebrle860687810.929657.6280315.229152.1289948.2099113.8775444.398494.8079964.047534:28.79Chris Huffins8595 (SB)98010.489877.7180615.278872.0989448.3198613.9186149.558194.7068756.626884:38.714Dean Macey8567 (PB)90310.8110027.7776614.628872.0998846.4190714.5373343.378494.8074460.387884:23.455Tom Pappas842590110.829137.4178214.8710022.2187848.6495514.1569341.428804.9077262.266494:45.106Tomáš Dvořák838588110.919357.5084615.917761.9785649.1193114.3481147.157314.4088869.947304:32.237Frank Busemann835188110.919707.6476014.528872.0986348.9795414.1653833.719105.0081264.917764:25.328Attila Zsivoczky827783811.108217.0078714.968592.0688048.6181715.2781747.438494.8082765.877894:23.379Stefan Schmid820687410.948547.1773114.048032.0088048.6192614.3868140.819105.0084467.037034:36.4910Henrik Dagård8178 (SB)89710.848337.0878814.977491.9487348.7593614.3072542.959415.1081465.056224:49.5111Zsolt Kürtösi8149 (PB)86111.008597.1979815.138032.0087048.8195514.1580046.628494.8069557.166594:43.39 12Mário Aníbal8136 (NR)86710.977906.9081415.398312.0387548.7188514.7176745.018804.9070057.517274:32.6813Lev Lobodin807191710.758577.1883615.757491.9486748.8797214.0275844.559105.0059150.166144:50.73 14Jiří Ryba805683011.148387.1074114.218032.0086348.9785114.9972242.838804.9070457.768244:18.2115Raúl Duany805484111.098937.3368813.348592.0682749.7391814.4468841.177904.6080364.317474:29.6816Oleksandr Yurkov799388510.897396.6877614.787761.9787748.6684715.0284348.679105.0065954.776814:39.9417Indrek Kaseorg793279311.318667.2268313.267761.9781350.0390214.5770541.988494.8083766.547084:35.6418Klaus Ambrosch791785811.018547.1780815.307231.9180450.2385914.9268941.227904.6085867.946744:40.9419Laurent Hernu790981911.198477.1470013.548592.0678650.6391014.5170141.789105.0068356.346944:37.8220Wilfrid Boulineau782184511.078337.0869013.388312.0382349.8284715.0266239.868494.8073359.697084:35.5921Kip Janvrin772680411.267276.6370213.576701.8585649.1283115.1570942.209105.0069056.848274:17.8122Volodymyr Mykhailenko767683811.108237.0470013.538592.0687148.8086914.8467440.457904.6054847.277044:36.2323Fedor Laukhin765281411.218167.0167713.168312.0383149.6483015.1663138.338804.9067155.536714:41.4824Eduard Hämäläinen752085811.018597.1973214.066701.8590248.1492714.3758335.988494.8054647.115944:54.1825Mike Maczey722882311.178387.1071913.848312.0381949.910DNF73943.649415.1076061.497584:27.99 Eugenio BalanquéDNF89010.876286.1978414.907491.9489848.2392914.3679946.560NM Claston BernardDNF90810.790NM70913.688872.0982549.7784815.0168841.150NM Prodromos KorkizoglouDNF91910.748527.1671013.707761.9765753.57 Scott FerrierDNF83611.118597.1969813.507761.97 Roman RazbeykoDNF76311.457716.8272713.987761.97 Yeorgios AndreouDNF86710.977506.7374314.24 Sébastien LevicqDNF75711.487136.5770013.53 Trond HøibyDNF74011.566356.2273014.03 Jón Arnar MagnússonDNF89410.850NM81915.48 Aki HeikkinenDNF82711.150NM69013.37 Francisco Javier BenetDNF76911.426576.32 Philipp HuberDNF78411.35 Oleg VeretelnikovDNF61812.17
See also 1998 Men's European Championships Decathlon 1999 Men's World Championships Decathlon 2000 Decathlon Year Ranking 2001 Men's World Championships Decathlon
Sources IAAF results day one: 100 m, long jump, shot put, high jump and 400 m. Retrieved 27 January 2007. IAAF results day two: 110 m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1500 m. Retrieved 27 January 2007. IAAF results: Final standings. Retrieved 27 January 2007.
References
External links Report of the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics