# Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

The men's decathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 21 and 22, at the Beijing National Stadium.
The qualifying standards were 8,000 points (A standard) and 7,700 points (B standard).

## Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Thursday, 21 August 2008 | 9:20 11:00 13:10 19:10 22:00 | 100 metres Long jump Shot put High jump 400 metres |
| Friday, 22 August 2008 | 09:00 10:05 12:55 19:00 21:40 | 110 metres hurdles Discus throw Pole vault Javelin throw 1500 metres |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
| World record | Roman Šebrle (CZE) | 9026 points | Götzis, Austria | 27 May 2001 |
| Olympic record | Roman Šebrle (CZE) | 8893 points | Athens, Greece | 24 August 2004 |

## Overall results
### Key

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Overall points | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110 m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m |
| | Bryan Clay | United States | 8791 | 989 10.44 s | 1005 7.78 m | 868 16.27 m | 794 1.99 m | 865 48.92 s | 984 13.93 s | 950 53.79 m | 910 5.00 m | 904 70.97 m | 522 5:06.59 min |
| | Andrei Krauchanka | Belarus | 8551 | 870 10.96 s | 962 7.61 m | 752 14.39 m | 906 2.11 m | 943 47.30 s | 948 14.21 s | 758 44.58 m | 910 5.00 m | 741 60.23 m | 761 4:27.47 min |
| | Leonel Suárez | Cuba | 8527 (NR) | 883 10.90 s | 893 7.33 m | 758 14.49 m | 850 2.05 m | 913 47.91 s | 955 14.15 s | 756 44.45 m | 819 4.70 m | 950 73.98 m | 750 4:29.17 min |
| 4 | Romain Barras | France | 8253 (SB) | 804 11.26 s | 833 7.08 m | 816 15.42 m | 767 1.96 m | 837 49.51 s | 948 14.21 s | 770 45.17 m | 910 5.00 m | 819 65.40 m | 749 4:29.29 min |
| 5 | Roman Šebrle | Czech Republic | 8241 (SB) | 814 11.21 s | 980 7.68 m | 776 14.78 m | 906 2.11 m | 836 49.54 s | 885 14.71 s | 777 45.50 m | 849 4.80 m | 797 63.93 m | 621 4:49.63 min |
| 6 | Oleksiy Kasyanov | Ukraine | 8238 (SB) | 968 10.53 s | 950 7.56 m | 799 15.15 m | 767 1.96 m | 924 47.70 s | 927 14.37 s | 837 48.39 m | 702 4.30 m | 612 51.59 m | 752 4:28.94 min |
| 7 | André Niklaus | Germany | 8220 | 834 11.12 s | 883 7.29 m | 681 13.23 m | 850 2.05 m | 831 49.65 s | 927 14.37 s | 775 45.39 m | 972 5.20 m | 741 60.21 m | 726 4:32.90 min |
| 8 | Maurice Smith | Jamaica | 8205 | 894 10.85 s | 823 7.04 m | 795 15.09 m | 794 1.99 m | 911 47.96 s | 964 14.08 s | 889 50.91 m | 790 4.60 m | 611 51.52 m | 734 4:31.62 min |
| 9 | Michael Schrader | Germany | 8194 | 906 10.80 s | 985 7.70 m | 708 13.67 m | 794 1.99 m | 886 48.47 s | 885 14.71 s | 673 40.41 m | 849 4.80 m | 742 60.27 m | 766 4:26.77 min |
| 10 | Mikk Pahapill | Estonia | 8178 (PB) | 827 11.15 s | 823 7.04 m | 750 14.36 m | 906 2.11 m | 774 50.90 s | 910 14.51 s | 857 49.35 m | 849 4.80 m | 845 67.07 m | 637 4:47.03 min |
| 11 | Aleksey Drozdov | Russia | 8154 | 856 11.02 s | 869 7.23 m | 867 16.26 m | 822 2.02 m | 744 51.56 s | 789 15.51 s | 817 47.43 m | 941 5.10 m | 777 62.57 m | 672 4:41.34 min |
| 12 | Andres Raja | Estonia | 8118 (PB) | 885 10.89 s | 883 7.29 m | 777 14.79 m | 767 1.96 m | 862 48.98 s | 967 14.06 s | 661 39.83 m | 849 4.80 m | 846 67.16 m | 621 4:49.60 min |
| 13 | Eugène Martineau | Netherlands | 8055 | 819 11.19 s | 859 7.19 m | 715 13.78 m | 794 1.99 m | 815 49.99 s | 882 14.73 s | 748 44.09 m | 819 4.70 m | 911 71.44 m | 693 4:37.96 min |
| 14 | Yordanis García | Cuba | 7992 | 942 10.64 s | 830 7.07 m | 840 15.82 m | 767 1.96 m | 830 49.66 s | 987 13.90 s | 598 36.73 m | 819 4.70 m | 822 65.60 m | 557 5:00.49 min |
| 15 | Mikalai Shubianok | Belarus | 7906 (SB) | 793 11.31 s | 781 6.86 m | 782 14.88 m | 794 1.99 m | 814 50.02 s | 908 14.52 s | 783 45.80 m | 790 4.60 m | 769 62.10 m | 692 4:38.14 min |
| 16 | Aliaksandr Parkhomenka | Belarus | 7838 | 797 11.29 s | 811 6.99 m | 820 15.49 m | 740 1.93 m | 782 50.71 s | 842 15.06 s | 772 45.27 m | 819 4.70 m | 807 64.60 m | 648 4:45.17 min |
| 17 | Qi Haifeng | China | 7835 (SB) | 827 11.15 s | 866 7.22 m | 692 13.40 m | 740 1.93 m | 843 49.39 s | 899 14.60 s | 797 46.46 m | 702 4.30 m | 784 63.09 m | 685 4:39.32 min |
| 18 | Massimo Bertocchi | Canada | 7714 | 861 11.00 s | 826 7.05 m | 734 14.10 m | 714 1.90 m | 875 48.72 s | 934 14.32 s | 765 44.91 m | 819 4.70 m | 520 45.33 m | 666 4:42.26 min |
| 19 | Jangy Addy | Liberia | 7665 (NR) | 915 10.76 s | 905 7.38 m | 784 14.91 m | 740 1.93 m | 885 48.51 s | 935 14.31 s | 711 42.30 m | 673 4.20 m | 626 52.50 m | 491 5:12.22 min |
| 20 | Daniel Awde | Great Britain | 7516 | 847 11.06 s | 842 7.12 m | 608 12.03 m | 610 1.78 m | 950 47.16 s | 887 14.69 s | 606 37.12 m | 880 4.90 m | 636 53.18 m | 650 4:44.80 min |
| 21 | Hadi Sepehrzad | Iran | 7483 | 878 10.92 s | 767 6.80 m | 852 16.02 m | 714 1.90 m | 780 50.75 s | 894 14.64 s | 877 50.32 m | 617 4.00 m | 582 49.56 m | 522 5:06.67 min |
| 22 | Damjan Sitar | Slovenia | 7336 | 814 11.21 s | 874 7.25 m | 631 12.41 m | 850 2.05 m | 810 50.10 s | 846 15.03 s | 649 39.25 m | 617 4.00 m | 548 47.23 m | 697 4:37.37 min |
| 23 | Slaven Dizdarevič | Slovakia | 7021 | 825 11.16 s | 818 7.02 m | 727 13.97 m | 767 1.96 m | 724 52.02 s | 777 15.61 s | 662 39.86 m | 617 4.00 m | 494 43.58 m | 610 4:51.42 min |
| 24 | David Gómez | Spain | 6876 | 834 11.12 s | 778 6.85 m | 703 13.58 m | 636 1.81 m | 849 49.27 s | 897 14.61 s | 668 40.17 m | 0 NM | 771 62.22 m | 740 4:30.74 min |
| 25 | Mikko Halvari | Finland | 6486 | 821 11.18 s | 785 6.88 m | 711 13.72 m | 740 1.93 m | 787 50.60 s | 705 16.25 s | 823 47.71 m | 0 NM | 665 55.11 m | 449 5:20.26 min |
| — | Gonzalo Barroilhet | Chile | DNF | 789 11.33 s | 833 7.08 m | 681 13.23 m | 740 1.93 m | 729 51.91 s | 941 14.26 s | 789 46.07 m | 0 NM | DNS | DNS |
| — | Trey Hardee | United States | DNF | 970 10.52 s | 990 7.72 m | 697 13.49 m | 850 2.05 m | 921 47.75 s | 949 14.20 s | 737 43.55 m | 0 NM | DNS | DNS |
| — | Jānis Karlivāns | Latvia | DNF | 782 11.36 s | 876 7.26 m | 780 14.85 m | 661 1.84 m | 742 51.61 s | 816 15.28 s | 757 44.54 m | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| — | Alexey Sysoev | Russia | DNF | 854 11.03 s | 760 6.77 m | 816 15.42 m | 906 2.11 m | 782 50.71 s | 0 DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| — | Carlos Chinin | Brazil | DNF | 863 10.99 s | 799 6.94 m | 0 NM | 794 1.99 m | 851 49.21 s | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| — | Pavel Andreev | Uzbekistan | DNF | 759 11.47 s | 725 6.62 m | 738 14.15 m | 794 1.99 m | 0 DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| — | Frédéric Xhonneux | Belgium | DNF | 771 11.41 s | 799 6.94 m | 728 13.99 m | 714 1.90 m | 0 DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| — | Victor Covalenco | Moldova | DNF | 677 11.87 s | 697 6.50 m | 694 13.44 m | 636 1.81 m | 0 DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| — | Arthur Abele | Germany | DNF | 883 10.90 s | 691 6.47 m | 701 13.55 m | 714 1.90 m | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| — | Hans van Alphen | Belgium | DNF | 799 11.28 s | 709 6.55 m | 781 14.86 m | 661 1.84 m | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| — | Vitaliy Smirnov | Uzbekistan | DNF | 740 11.56 s | 0 NM | 698 13.51 m | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| — | Tom Pappas | United States | DNF | 834 11.12 s | 913 7.41 m | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| — | Attila Zsivoczky | Hungary | DNF | 679 11.86 s | 0 NM | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| — | Dmitriy Karpov | Kazakhstan | DNF | 685 11.83 s | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| DSQ | Aleksandr Pogorelov | Russia | 8328 | 845 11.07 s | 903 7.37 m | 884 16.53 m | 878 2.08 m | 773 50.91 s | 915 14.47 s | 871 50.04 m | 910 5.00 m | 798 64.01 m | 551 5:01.56 min |