# Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

These are the official results of the men's decathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

## Medalists

| Gold | Dan O'Brien United States |
| Silver | Frank Busemann Germany |
| Bronze | Tomáš Dvořák Czech Republic |

## Schedule

    July 31
    100 mLong JumpShot PutHigh Jump400 m
    August 1
    110 m hurdlesDiscus ThrowPole VaultJavelin Throw1,500 m

## Records

Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics :
| World Record | Dan O'Brien (USA) | 8891 | September 5, 1992 | Talence, France |
| Olympic Record | Daley Thompson (GBR) | 8847 | August 9, 1984 | Los Angeles, United States |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon | Points |
| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points |
| | Dan O'Brien (USA) | 10.50 | 7.57 | 15.66 | 2.07 | 46.82 | 13.87 | 48.78 | 5.00 | 66.90 | 4:45.89 | 8824 |
| | Frank Busemann (GER) | 10.60 | 8.07 | 13.60 | 2.04 | 48.34 | 13.47 | 45.04 | 4.80 | 66.86 | 4:31.41 | 8706 |
| | Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) | 10.64 | 7.60 | 15.82 | 1.98 | 48.29 | 13.79 | 46.28 | 4.70 | 70.16 | 4:31.25 | 8664 |
| 4 | Steve Fritz (USA) | 10.90 | 7.77 | 15.31 | 2.04 | 50.13 | 13.97 | 49.84 | 5.10 | 65.70 | 4:38.26 | 8644 |
| 5 | Eduard Hämäläinen (BLR) | 10.85 | 7.48 | 16.32 | 1.98 | 46.91 | 13.95 | 49.62 | 5.00 | 57.66 | 4:34.68 | 8613 |
| 6 | Erki Nool (EST) | 10.65 | 7.88 | 14.01 | 2.01 | 47.26 | 15.03 | 42.98 | 5.40 | 65.48 | 4:43.36 | 8543 |
| 7 | Robert Změlík (CZE) | 10.83 | 7.64 | 13.53 | 1.95 | 49.55 | 14.17 | 43.44 | 5.40 | 67.20 | 4:38.45 | 8422 |
| 8 | Ramil Ganiyev (UZB) | 10.84 | 7.61 | 14.71 | 2.13 | 49.14 | 14.88 | 44.86 | 5.20 | 53.70 | 4:42.74 | 8318 |
| 9 | Antonio Peñalver (ESP) | 10.95 | 7.27 | 16.91 | 2.07 | 50.41 | 14.35 | 48.92 | 4.70 | 57.08 | 4:37.71 | 8307 |
| 10 | Chris Huffins (USA) | 10.47 | 7.49 | 15.57 | 2.04 | 48.83 | 14.10 | 48.72 | 4.70 | 60.62 | 5:14.36 | 8300 |
| 11 | Christian Plaziat (FRA) | 10.85 | 7.82 | 14.85 | 2.04 | 49.07 | 14.52 | 45.34 | 4.90 | 52.18 | 4:35.00 | 8282 |
| 12 | Jón Arnar Magnússon (ISL) | 10.67 | 7.28 | 15.52 | 1.95 | 47.17 | 14.22 | 43.78 | 4.80 | 61.10 | 4:46.97 | 8274 |
| 13 | Michael Smith (CAN) | 11.08 | 7.47 | 16.97 | 1.95 | 51.97 | 14.78 | 49.54 | 5.00 | 64.34 | 4:43.81 | 8271 |
| 14 | Frank Müller (GER) | 10.95 | 7.25 | 14.69 | 1.95 | 49.05 | 14.86 | 45.90 | 5.10 | 66.10 | 4:37.50 | 8253 |
| 15 | Sebastian Chmara (POL) | 11.28 | 7.75 | 14.51 | 2.10 | 48.75 | 14.59 | 42.60 | 4.90 | 54.84 | 4:26.96 | 8249 |
| 16 | Kamil Damašek (CZE) | 10.86 | 7.22 | 15.51 | 2.01 | 47.35 | 14.94 | 42.66 | 4.90 | 55.84 | 4:26.86 | 8229 |
| 17 | Sébastien Levicq (FRA) | 11.17 | 7.16 | 14.05 | 1.92 | 50.55 | 14.50 | 45.00 | 5.40 | 64.42 | 4:29.50 | 8192 |
| 18 | Marcel Dost (NED) | 10.87 | 7.21 | 13.91 | 1.95 | 48.19 | 14.52 | 41.92 | 5.20 | 57.76 | 4:38.81 | 8111 |
| 19 | Francisco Javier Benet (ESP) | 10.95 | 7.30 | 13.91 | 1.98 | 48.67 | 14.36 | 44.30 | 4.80 | 59.44 | 4:36.04 | 8107 |
| 20 | Dirk-Achim Pajonk (GER) | 10.67 | 7.50 | 14.46 | 1.95 | 48.81 | 14.79 | 41.94 | 4.50 | 54.16 | 4:21.62 | 8045 |
| 21 | Jack Rosendaal (NED) | 11.24 | 7.33 | 13.59 | 2.07 | 50.93 | 14.46 | 41.24 | 4.70 | 63.80 | 4:25.98 | 8035 |
| 22 | Vitaliy Kolpakov (UKR) | 11.15 | 7.53 | 14.33 | 2.07 | 48.12 | 14.30 | 45.66 | 4.80 | 53.58 | 5:05.41 | 8025 |
| 23 | Rojs Piziks (LAT) | 11.40 | 6.86 | 14.60 | 2.16 | 51.48 | 15.20 | 45.90 | 5.00 | 58.40 | 4:30.88 | 7994 |
| 24 | Doug Pirini (NZL) | 10.89 | 7.33 | 14.75 | 1.89 | 48.56 | 14.88 | 45.34 | 4.60 | 58.02 | 4:39.09 | 7961 |
| 25 | Eugenio Balanque (CUB) | 10.71 | 6.36 | 14.11 | 1.89 | 47.46 | 14.07 | 41.64 | 4.70 | 59.92 | 4:38.97 | 7873 |
| 26 | Raúl Duany (CUB) | 11.20 | 7.30 | 13.78 | 2.07 | 50.50 | 14.84 | 38.56 | 4.40 | 62.86 | 4:35.59 | 7802 |
| 27 | Zsolt Kürtösi (HUN) | 11.09 | 7.05 | 14.29 | 2.01 | 50.43 | 14.64 | 43.22 | 4.60 | 54.80 | 4:43.21 | 7755 |
| 28 | Philipp Huber (SUI) | 11.06 | 7.15 | 13.34 | 1.86 | 48.72 | 15.08 | 43.42 | 4.60 | 51.96 | 4:18.15 | 7743 |
| 29 | Alper Kasapoglu (TUR) | 11.07 | 7.22 | 12.89 | 1.92 | 49.61 | 14.55 | 40.64 | 4.80 | 45.24 | 4:38.69 | 7575 |
| 30 | Beniamino Poserina (ITA) | 11.05 | 6.89 | — | 1.98 | 49.52 | 14.68 | 43.42 | 4.80 | 56.78 | 4:58.28 | 7013 |
| 31 | Nikolay Afanasyev (RUS) | 11.44 | 6.74 | 13.38 | 1.98 | 50.83 | 14.79 | 43.08 | — | 55.12 | 4:41.00 | 6711 |
| — | Indrek Kaseorg (EST) | 11.40 | 7.26 | 13.11 | 2.07 | 49.03 | 14.53 | 39.46 | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Lev Lobodin (UKR) | 10.85 | 7.35 | 15.57 | 1.95 | 48.96 | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Oleg Veretelnikov (UZB) | 11.06 | 7.24 | 12.66 | 1.95 | 49.65 | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Scott Ferrier (AUS) | 11.26 | 6.61 | 12.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Victor Houston (BAR) | 10.76 | 7.53 | 11.97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Peter Winter (AUS) | 10.85 | — | 13.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Alex Kruger (GBR) | 11.38 | 6.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Andrei Nazarov (EST) | 11.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Dezső Szabó (HUN) | 10.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |