Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon
The men's decathlon competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium between 17–18 August. The medals were presented by Dagmawit Girmay Berhane, IOC member, Ethiopia and Bernard Amsalem, Council Member of the IAAF. Competition format. The decathlon consists of ten track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the ten components. The athletes all compete in one competition with no elimination rounds. Records. , the existing World and Olympic records  were as follows. Detailed results. 100 metres. The 100 metres was held on 17 August at 09:30. Long jump. The long jump was held on 17 August at 10:35. "Note: Eelco Sintnicolaas of the Netherlands did not compete." Shot put. The shot put was held on 17 August at 12:15. High jump. The high jump was held on 17 August at 17:45. "Note: Leonid Andreev of Uzbekistan, Rico Freimuth of Germany, and Willem Coertzen of South Africa did not compete." 400 metres. The 400 metres was held on 17 August at 21:30. "Note: Pieter Braun of the Netherlands did not  compete." 110 metres hurdles. The 110 metres hurdles was held on 18 August at 09:30. Discus throw. The discus throw was held on 18 August at 10:25. Pole vault. The pole vault was held on 18 August at 13:25. "Note: Oleksiy Kasyanov of Ukraine did not compete." Javelin throw. The javelin throw was held on 18 August at 18:35. "Note: Mihail Dudaš of Serbia did not compete." 1500 metres. The 1500 metres was held on 18 August at 21:45. Overall results. Eaton secured his second Olympic title, with an Olympic record-tying score of 8893. Athletics at the 2016 Summer