Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games – Men's decathlon

The men's decathlon event at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 26 and 27 August.1983 results (p26)Full results The event brought together some of the strongest all-round athletes in the Americas, testing their endurance, speed and versatility across the ten disciplines. Canada’s Dave Steen emerged as the overall winner, amassing 7,958 points to claim the gold medal.

Venezuela was the host and they celebrated a double podium finish, with Douglas Fernández capturing the silver after setting a new national record of 7,726 points, while Freddy Aberdeen secured the bronze with the same score but placed behind Fernández on countback. The competition was regarded as one of the highlights of the athletics program, not only for the high level of performance but also for the enthusiastic support of the Venezuelan crowd.

Results

RankAthleteNationality100mLJSPHJ400m110m HDTPVJT1500mPointsNotes Dave Steen 11.21 7.34 11.67 2.09 48.44 14.99 40.67 4.90 59.97 4:29.26 7958 Douglas Fernández 11.67 6.90 13.43 1.90 49.95 16.04 45.62 4.40 78.86 4:30.80 7726 NR Freddy Aberdeen 11.10 7.26 10.92 1.90 49.48 15.13 33.43 4.40 50.57 4:35.84 7726 Tito Steiner 11.47 7.12 14.47 2.05 49.84 14.79 49.12 Argentine results Paulo Lima 10.88 7.03 13.43 1.99 47.27 16.79 Gary Bastien John Crist

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