# 1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, including fourteen non-finishers. The competition started on August 5, 1997, and ended on August 6, 1997. At over 41%, this edition of the men's decathlon is notable for having the highest fraction of athletes not finishing the competition in the World Championships history. This was equalled 20 years later during the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.

## Medalists

| Gold | Tomáš Dvořák Czech Republic (CZE) |
| Silver | Eduard Hämäläinen Finland (FIN) |
| Bronze | Frank Busemann Germany (GER) |

## Schedule

    Tuesday, August 5
    100 mLong JumpShot PutHigh Jump400 m
    Wednesday, August 6
    110 m hurdlesDiscus ThrowPole VaultJavelin Throw1,500 m

## Records

Standing records prior to the 1997 World Athletics Championships :
| World Record | Dan O'Brien (USA) | 8891 | September 5, 1992 | Talence, France |
| Event Record | Dan O'Brien (USA) | 8817 | August 20, 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Season Best | Steve Fritz (USA) | 8604 | June 13, 1997 | Indianapolis, 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 |
| | Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) | 10,60 | 7.64 | 16.32 | 2.00 | 47,56 | 13,61 | 45.16 | 5.00 | 70.34 | 4.35,40 | 8837 |
| | Eduard Hämäläinen (FIN) | 10,81 | 7.56 | 15.71 | 1.97 | 46,71 | 13,74 | 50.50 | 5.20 | 59.82 | 4.37,10 | 8730 |
| | Frank Busemann (GER) | 10,76 | 7.96 | 13.53 | 2.09 | 48,32 | 13,55 | 42.56 | 5.00 | 63.92 | 4.29,27 | 8652 |
| 4 | Steve Fritz (USA) | 10,96 | 7.30 | 14.41 | 2.00 | 48,70 | 14,08 | 48.88 | 5.00 | 65.24 | 4.31,14 | 8463 |
| 5 | Ramil Ganiyev (UZB) | 10,94 | 7.58 | 14.76 | 2.06 | 48,34 | 14,35 | 46.04 | 5.30 | 55.14 | 4.36,78 | 8445 |
| 6 | Erki Nool (EST) | 10,67 | 7.37 | 14.33 | 1.91 | 46,99 | 14,66 | 43.20 | 5.40 | 65.84 | 4.42,98 | 8413 |
| 7 | Stefan Schmid (GER) | 10,93 | 7.58 | 14.58 | 1.97 | 48,14 | 14,49 | 44.38 | 5.00 | 67.46 | 4.43,20 | 8360 |
| 8 | Michael Smith (CAN) | 11,04 | 7.25 | 17.54 | 2.03 | 49,67 | 14,68 | 47.80 | 4.80 | 65.58 | 4.54,99 | 8307 |
| 9 | Roman Šebrle (CZE) | 10,91 | 7.71 | 14.33 | 2.09 | 48,16 | 14,32 | 43.32 | 4.20 | 64.76 | 4.40,31 | 8232 |
| 10 | Klaus Isekenmeier (GER) | 11,05 | 7.56 | 14.28 | 1.91 | 48,56 | 14,40 | 47.88 | 4.60 | 65.84 | 4.42,54 | 8180 |
| 11 | Indrek Kaseorg (EST) | 11,39 | 7.16 | 13.87 | 2.03 | 48,66 | 14,49 | 41.64 | 4.90 | 63.34 | 4.20,82 | 8140 |
| 12 | Philipp Huber (SUI) | 11,08 | 7.18 | 14.29 | 1.85 | 48,00 | 14,65 | 44.88 | 5.00 | 58.22 | 4.20,90 | 8107 |
| 13 | Cédric Lopez (FRA) | 11,21 | 7.13 | 13.48 | 2.09 | 48,88 | 14,75 | 40.96 | 4.60 | 64.88 | 4.25,96 | 8047 |
| 14 | Marcel Dost (NED) | 10,97 | 7.45 | 13.61 | 1.91 | 47,99 | 14,49 | 42.42 | 5.20 | 51.80 | 4.36,68 | 8040 |
| 15 | Francisco Javier Benet (ESP) | 11,04 | 7.19 | 13.66 | 2.03 | 48,49 | 14,56 | 43.30 | 4.50 | 55.92 | 4.33,65 | 7929 |
| 16 | Prodromos Korkizoglou (GRE) | 10,77 | 7.29 | 13.28 | 2.00 | 49,59 | 14,47 | 44.46 | 4.80 | 54.94 | 4.58,44 | 7867 |
| 17 | Victor Houston (BAR) | 10,72 | 7.57 | 12.82 | 2.03 | 47,91 | 13,92 | 33.56 | 3.50 | 62.10 | 4.32,30 | 7777 |
| 18 | Mário Aníbal (POR) | 11,09 | 7.03 | 14.57 | 2.03 | 49,73 | 15,28 | 44.28 | 4.60 | 53.70 | 4.39,65 | 7768 |
| 19 | Pierre-Alexandre Vial (FRA) | 11.02 | 7.11 | 13.35 | 1.88 | 48,87 | 14,83 | 43.26 | 4.80 | 53.70 | 4.42,29 | 7708 |
| 20 | Oleg Veretelnikov (UZB) | 11,10 | 7.32 | 13.93 | 1.85 | 48,85 | 15,39 | 39.70 | 4.40 | 60.28 | 4.25,68 | 7698 |
| — | Chris Huffins (USA) | 10.39 | 7.85 | 15.28 | 2.06 | 49,05 | 14,04 | 49.22 | 4.60 | NM | DNS | DNF |
| — | Jagan Hames (AUS) | 11.11 | 7.27 | 14.08 | 2.24 | 49,92 | 14,36 | 46.68 | DNF | — | — | DNF |
| — | Lev Lobodin (RUS) | 11.07 | 7.07 | 15.00 | | 49,02 | 14,38 | 44.78 | DNF | — | — | DNF |
| — | Beniamino Poserina (ITA) | 11.10 | 6.93 | 14.04 | 1.91 | 49,99 | 14,56 | 38.42 | DNS | — | — | DNF |
| — | Robert Změlík (CZE) | 10.84 | 7.28 | 14.38 | | 49,39 | DNF | 45.72 | DNS | — | — | DNF |
| — | Sebastian Chmara (POL) | 11.17 | 7.56 | 15.21 | | 48,24 | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Sébastien Levicq (FRA) | 11.25 | 7.01 | 13.58 | 1.94 | 53,43 | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Jón Arnar Magnússon (ISL) | 10.61 | 7.42 | 15.05 | 2.00 | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Jaime Peñas (ESP) | 11.08 | 7.16 | 15.33 | | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Shawn Wilbourn (USA) | 10.88 | 6.94 | 14.85 | 1.91 | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Rojs Piziks (LAT) | 11.77 | 6.79 | 14.05 | | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Alper Kasapoğlu (TUR) | 11.28 | 6.91 | 13.99 | 1.85 | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Doug Pirini (NZL) | 10.93 | 7.17 | 14.38 | NM | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Jack Rosendaal (NED) | 11.27 | 6.94 | 12.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |