2008 in the decathlon

This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2008 in the men's decathlon. The main event during this season were the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, PR China, where the competition was held at the Beijing National Stadium on August 21 and August 22.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2008 season in track and field
World Record  Roman Šebrle (CZE) 9026 May 27, 2001 Austria Götzis, Austria

2008 world ranking

Rank Points Athlete Venue Date Note
1 8832  Bryan Clay (USA) Eugene, United States 2008-06-30
2 8585  Andrei Krauchanka (BLR) Hengelo, Netherlands 2008-06-29
3 8534  Trey Hardee (USA) Eugene, United States 2008-06-30
4 8527  Leonel Suárez (CUB) Beijing, PR China 2008-08-22
5 8511  Tom Pappas (USA) Eugene, United States 2008-06-30
6 8504  Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) Götzis, Austria 2008-06-01
7 8497  Aleksey Sysoyev (RUS) Götzis, Austria 2008-06-01
8 8434  Maurice Smith (JAM) Kladno, Czech Republic 2008-06-19
9 8381  Aleksandr Pogorelov (RUS) Götzis, Austria 2008-06-01
10 8372  Arthur Abele (GER) Ratingen, Germany 2008-06-22
11 8273  André Niklaus (GER) Ratingen, Germany 2008-06-22
12 8253  Romain Barras (FRA) Beijing, PR China 2008-08-22
13 8248  Michael Schrader (GER) Ratingen, Germany 2008-06-22
14 8242  Pascal Behrenbruch (GER) Götzis, Austria 2008-06-01
15 8241  Roman Šebrle (CZE) Beijing, PR China 2008-08-22
16 8238  Oleksiy Kasyanov (UKR) Beijing, PR China 2008-08-22
17 8233  Eugène Martineau (NED) Ratingen, Germany 2008-06-22
18 8208  Aleksey Drozdov (RUS) Götzis, Austria 2008-06-01
19 8199  Norman Müller (GER) Manhattan, United States 2008-08-03
20 8191  Jake Arnold (USA) Manhattan, United States 2008-08-03
21 8178  Mikk Pahapill (EST) Beijing, PR China 2008-08-22
22 8175  Mustafa Abdur-Rahim (USA) Manhattan, United States 2008-08-03
23 8143  Chris Helwick (USA) Manhattan, United States 2008-08-03
24 8142  Frédéric Xhonneux (BEL) Desenzano del Garda, Italy 2008-05-11
25 8122  Ashton Eaton (USA) Eugene, United States 2008-06-30

See also

References

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