# Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Men's decathlon

The men's decathlon competition of the athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games took place on October 30 and 31 at the Julio Martínez National Stadium of Santiago, Chile.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record | Kevin Mayer (FRA) | 9126 | Talence, France | September 16, 2018 |
| Pan American Games record | Damian Warner (CAN) | 8659 | Toronto, Canada | July 23, 2015 |

## Results

All times shown are in seconds.
| KEY: | PR | Pan Am record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | DB | Decathlon best |

### 100 metres

Wind: Heat 1: -0.7 m/s, Heat 2: -1.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Ken Mullings | Bahamas | 10.89 | 885 |
| 2 | 2 | José Fernando Santana | Brazil | 10.91 | 881 |
| 3 | 2 | Sam Black | United States | 10.97 | 867 |
| 4 | 2 | Ryan Talbot | United States | 11.02 | 856 |
| 5 | 1 | José Miguel Paulino | Dominican Republic | 11.04 | 852 |
| 6 | 1 | Felipe dos Santos | Brazil | 11.06 | 847 |
| 7 | 1 | Santiago Ford | Chile | 11.22 | 812 |
| 8 | 1 | Gerson Izaguirre | Venezuela | 11.26 | 804 |
| 9 | 1 | Andy Preciado | Ecuador | 11.28 | 799 |
| 10 | 1 | Josmi Sánchez | Cuba | 11.29 | 797 |
| | 2 | Kendrick Thompson | Bahamas | DNS | 0 |
| | 2 | Esteban Ibáñez | El Salvador | DNS | 0 |

### Long jump

| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Mark | Points | Notes | Total |
| 1 | A | José Miguel Paulino | Dominican Republic | 7.31 | x | 7.54 | 7.54 | 945 | SB | 1797 |
| 2 | A | Santiago Ford | Chile | x | 7.48 | x | 7.48 | 930 | SB | 1742 |
| 3 | B | Josmi Sánchez | Cuba | 7.06 | 7.37 | 7.20 | 7.37 | 903 | SB | 1700 |
| 4 | A | Gerson Izaguirre | Venezuela | x | 7.09 | 7.33 | 7.33 | 893 | SB | 1697 |
| 5 | A | Sam Black | United States | 6.96 | 7.22w | x | 7.22w | 866 | | 1733 |
| 6 | B | José Fernando Santana | Brazil | 6.91 | 6.91 | 6.97 | 6.97 | 807 | | 1688 |
| 7 | B | Ken Mullings | Bahamas | 6.86 | 6.90 | x | 6.90 | 790 | | 1675 |
| 8 | B | Andy Preciado | Ecuador | 6.54 | 6.73 | x | 6.73 | 750 | SB | 1549 |
| 9 | B | Felipe dos Santos | Brazil | 6.66 | x | x | 6.66 | 734 | | 1581 |
| 10 | B | Ryan Talbot | United States | 6.23 | 6.57 | 6.54 | 6.57 | 713 | | 1569 |

### Shot put

| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Mark | Points | Notes | Total |
| 1 | A | Andy Preciado | Ecuador | 14.50 | 15.89 | 15.23 | 15.89 | 844 | SB | 2393 |
| 2 | B | Ryan Talbot | United States | 15.14 | 14.80 | 14.55 | 15.14 | 798 | SB | 2367 |
| 3 | A | Sam Black | United States | 14.22 | 14.65 | x | 14.65 | 768 | | 2501 |
| 4 | A | Ken Mullings | Bahamas | 14.57 | 14.23 | 13.72 | 14.57 | 763 | | 2438 |
| 5 | B | Felipe dos Santos | Brazil | 13.33 | 13.94 | 14.49 | 14.49 | 758 | SB | 2339 |
| 6 | A | José Fernando Santana | Brazil | 13.88 | 13.78 | 14.37 | 14.37 | 751 | SB | 2439 |
| 7 | A | Gerson Izaguirre | Venezuela | 14.16 | 14.01 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 738 | | 2435 |
| 8 | B | Santiago Ford | Chile | 12.43 | x | 14.01 | 14.01 | 729 | SB | 2471 |
| 9 | B | José Miguel Paulino | Dominican Republic | 12.89 | 13.18 | x | 13.18 | 678 | SB | 2475 |
| 10 | B | Josmi Sánchez | Cuba | 11.89 | 11.87 | 12.54 | 12.54 | 639 | SB | 2339 |

### High jump

| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | 1.77 | 1.80 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.89 | 1.92 | 1.95 | 1.98 | 2.01 | 2.04 | 2.07 | Mark | Points | Notes | Total |
| 1 | A | Santiago Ford | Chile | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xxx | 2.04 | 840 | | 3311 |
| 2 | A | Sam Black | United States | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | xxo | xo | xxx | 2.04 | 840 | | 3341 |
| 3 | B | Andy Preciado | Ecuador | – | – | – | o | – | o | – | o | xo | xxx | | 2.01 | 813 | SB | 3206 |
| 4 | A | Ken Mullings | Bahamas | – | – | – | – | – | xxo | xxo | xo | xxo | xxx | | 2.01 | 813 | | 3251 |
| 5 | B | José Fernando Santana | Brazil | – | o | o | o | xxo | xo | xxo | xo | xxx | | | 1.98 | 785 | SB | 3224 |
| 6 | A | José Miguel Paulino | Dominican Republic | – | – | – | – | – | xo | xo | xxx | | | | 1.95 | 758 | | 3233 |
| 7 | A | Josmi Sánchez | Cuba | – | – | – | – | – | xxo | xo | xxx | | | | 1.95 | 758 | | 3097 |
| 8 | B | Felipe dos Santos | Brazil | – | – | o | xo | o | xxx | | | | | | 1.89 | 705 | | 3044 |
| 8 | B | Gerson Izaguirre | Venezuela | – | o | o | xo | o | xxx | | | | | | 1.89 | 705 | | 3140 |
| 10 | B | Ryan Talbot | United States | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | | 1.83 | 653 | | 3020 |

### 400 metres

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Total |
| 1 | 2 | Ryan Talbot | United States | 49.05 | 859 | 3879 |
| 2 | 2 | José Miguel Paulino | Dominican Republic | 49.70 | 828 | 4061 |
| 3 | 2 | Sam Black | United States | 49.90 | 819 | 4160 |
| 4 | 1 | Josmi Sánchez | Cuba | 50.19 | 806 | 3903 |
| 5 | 2 | José Fernando Santana | Brazil | 50.53 | 790 | 4014 |
| 6 | 1 | Ken Mullings | Bahamas | 50.67 | 784 | 4035 |
| 7 | 1 | Santiago Ford | Chile | 50.91 | 773 | 4084 |
| 8 | 1 | Gerson Izaguirre | Venezuela | 51.92 | 728 | 3868 |
| 9 | 1 | Felipe dos Santos | Brazil | 53.89 | 644 | 3688 |
| 10 | 1 | Andy Preciado | Ecuador | 55.21 | 590 | 3796 |

### 110 metres hurdles

Wind: Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: +0.3 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Notes | Total |
| 1 | 2 | Ken Mullings | Bahamas | 14.27 | 940 | | 4975 |
| 2 | 2 | José Fernando Santana | Brazil | 14.30 | 936 | | 4950 |
| 3 | 2 | Gerson Izaguirre | Venezuela | 14.52 | 908 | | 4776 |
| 4 | 1 | Santiago Ford | Chile | 14.58 | 901 | | 4985 |
| 5 | 1 | Sam Black | United States | 14.63 | 895 | | 5055 |
| 6 | 1 | José Miguel Paulino | Dominican Republic | 14.72 | 884 | SB | 4945 |
| 7 | 1 | Ryan Talbot | United States | 15.00 | 850 | | 4729 |
| 8 | 2 | Felipe dos Santos | Brazil | 15.03 | 846 | | 4534 |
| 9 | 1 | Josmi Sánchez | Cuba | 15.22 | 823 | | 4726 |
| | 2 | Andy Preciado | Ecuador | DNS | 0 | | DNF |

### Discus throw

| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Mark | Points | Notes | Total |
| 1 | Ryan Talbot | United States | x | 50.66 | x | 50.66 | 884 | SB | 5613 |
| 2 | Santiago Ford | Chile | 47.42 | 48.29 | 49.06 | 49.06 | 851 | SB | 5836 |
| 3 | Sam Black | United States | 42.05 | x | 41.52 | 42.05 | 706 | SB | 5761 |
| 4 | Ken Mullings | Bahamas | 41.51 | 41.64 | x | 41.64 | 698 | | 5673 |
| 5 | Felipe dos Santos | Brazil | x | x | 41.54 | 41.54 | 696 | SB | 5230 |
| 6 | Gerson Izaguirre | Venezuela | 39.59 | x | 40.90 | 40.90 | 683 | | 5459 |
| 7 | José Miguel Paulino | Dominican Republic | x | 36.05 | 37.72 | 37.72 | 618 | | 5563 |
| 8 | Josmi Sánchez | Cuba | 36.10 | 36.19 | x | 36.19 | 588 | | 5314 |
| 9 | José Fernando Santana | Brazil | x | x | 34.98 | 34.98 | 563 | | 5513 |

### Pole vault

| Rank | Name | Nationality | 3.90 | 4.00 | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.50 | 4.60 | 4.70 | 4.80 | 4.90 | 5.00 | Mark | Points | Notes | Total |
| 1 | José Fernando Santana | Brazil | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | xo | o | xxo | xo | xxx | 4.90 | 880 | =SB | 6393 |
| 2 | Josmi Sánchez | Cuba | – | – | – | – | xo | – | o | xo | o | xo | xxo | xxx | 4.90 | 880 | | 6194 |
| 3 | Felipe dos Santos | Brazil | – | – | – | – | – | – | xo | – | xxo | xo | xxx | | 4.80 | 849 | SB | 6079 |
| 3 | Ryan Talbot | United States | – | o | – | o | xxo | – | o | o | xo | xo | xxx | | 4.80 | 849 | SB | 6462 |
| 5 | Gerson Izaguirre | Venezuela | – | – | – | – | o | – | o | xxx | | | | | 4.50 | 760 | | 6219 |
| 6 | José Miguel Paulino | Dominican Republic | – | o | – | o | – | o | – | xxx | | | | | 4.40 | 731 | | 6294 |
| 7 | Santiago Ford | Chile | o | o | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | | | 4.20 | 673 | SB | 6509 |
| 8 | Sam Black | United States | – | xo | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | 4.10 | 645 | | 6406 |
| | Ken Mullings | Bahamas | – | – | – | – | – | – | xxx | | | | | | NM | 0 | | 5673 |

### Javelin throw

| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Mark | Points | Total |
| 1 | José Fernando Santana | Brazil | 61.04 | 62.28 | 63.71 | 63.71 | 794 | 7187 |
| 2 | Santiago Ford | Chile | 63.39 | 63.14 | 62.53 | 63.39 | 789 | 7298 |
| 3 | Ryan Talbot | United States | 56.77 | 57.76 | 53.13 | 57.76 | 704 | 7166 |
| 4 | Josmi Sánchez | Cuba | 56.59 | x | 56.24 | 56.59 | 687 | 6881 |
| 5 | José Miguel Paulino | Dominican Republic | 49.60 | 56.15 | x | 56.15 | 680 | 6974 |
| 6 | Gerson Izaguirre | Venezuela | 52.98 | 49.24 | x | 52.98 | 633 | 6852 |
| 7 | Felipe dos Santos | Brazil | 49.23 | x | – | 49.23 | 577 | 6656 |
| 8 | Sam Black | United States | 45.30 | 46.68 | 48.64 | 48.64 | 568 | 6974 |
| | Ken Mullings | Bahamas | | | | DNS | 0 | DNF |

### 1500 metres

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Points |
| 1 | José Miguel Paulino | Dominican Republic | 4:50.70 | 614 |
| 2 | Sam Black | United States | 4:51.21 | 611 |
| 3 | Ryan Talbot | United States | 4:57.14 | 576 |
| 4 | José Fernando Santana | Brazil | 4:59.80 | 561 |
| 5 | Santiago Ford | Chile | 5:04.16 | 536 |
| 6 | Josmi Sánchez | Cuba | 5:07.80 | 516 |
| 7 | Gerson Izaguirre | Venezuela | 5:26.04 | 419 |
| | Felipe dos Santos | Brazil | DNS | 0 |

### Final standings

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points |
| | Santiago Ford | Chile | 11.22 | 7.48 | 14.01 | 2.04 | 50.91 | 14.58 | 49.06 | 4.20 | 63.39 | 5:04.16 | 7834 |
| | José Fernando Santana | Brazil | 10.91 | 6.97 | 14.37 | 1.98 | 50.53 | 14.30 | 34.98 | 4.90 | 63.71 | 4:59.80 | 7748 |
| | Ryan Talbot | United States | 11.02 | 6.57 | 15.14 | 1.83 | 49.05 | 15.00 | 50.66 | 4.80 | 57.76 | 4:57.14 | 7742 |
| 4 | José Miguel Paulino | Dominican Republic | 11.04 | 7.54 | 13.18 | 1.95 | 49.70 | 14.72 | 37.72 | 4.40 | 56.15 | 4:50.70 | 7588 |
| 5 | Sam Black | United States | 10.97 | 7.22w | 14.65 | 2.04 | 49.90 | 14.63 | 42.05 | 4.10 | 48.64 | 4:51.21 | 7585 |
| 6 | Josmi Sánchez | Cuba | 11.29 | 7.37 | 12.54 | 1.95 | 50.19 | 15.22 | 36.19 | 4.90 | 56.59 | 5:07.80 | 7397 |
| 7 | Gerson Izaguirre | Venezuela | 11.26 | 7.33 | 14.16 | 1.89 | 51.92 | 14.52 | 40.90 | 4.50 | 52.98 | 5:26.04 | 7271 |
| | Felipe dos Santos | Brazil | 11.06 | 6.66 | 14.49 | 1.89 | 53.89 | 15.03 | 41.54 | 4.80 | 49.23 | DNS | DNF |
| | Ken Mullings | Bahamas | 10.89 | 6.90 | 14.57 | 2.01 | 50.67 | 14.27 | 41.64 | NM | DNS | – | DNF |
| | Andy Preciado | Ecuador | 11.28 | 6.73 | 15.89 | 2.01 | 55.21 | DNS | – | – | – | – | DNF |
| | Kendrick Thompson | Bahamas | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS |
| | Esteban Ibáñez | El Salvador | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS |