Dan O'Brien finishes the 1,500 metres to take the Olympic Games decathlon
gold medal in Atlanta. On 5th September 1992 he set a new World Record 8,891 points.
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Men's Decathlon Final
Olympic Games 1996
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| 1. Dan O'BRIEN |
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USA |
|
8824 |
| 2. Frank Busemann |
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GER |
|
8706 |
| 3. Tomas Dvorak |
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CZE |
|
8664 |
| 4. Steve Fritz |
|
USA |
|
8644 |
| 5. Eduard Hamalainen |
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BEL |
|
8613 |
| 6. Erki Nool |
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EST |
|
8543 |
| 7. Robert Zmelik |
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CZE |
|
8422 |
| 8. Ramil Ganiyev |
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UZB |
|
8318 |
Dan O'Brien crosses the finiish line of the 100 metres to begin his defence of the World Championship
decathlon title. As the results below show he won and with the victory took the title for a third
time. Image by George Herringshaw. 6th August 1995 Gothenburg. ©
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Men's Decathlon
World Athletics Championships 1995
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| 1. Dan O'Brien |
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USA |
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8695 pts. |
| 2. Eduard Hemeleinen |
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BLR |
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8489 pts. |
| 3. Mike Smith |
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CAN |
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8419 pts. |
| 4. Erki Nool |
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EST |
|
8268 pts. |
| 5. Tomas Dvorak |
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CZE |
|
8236 pts. |
| 6. Christian Plaziat |
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FRA |
|
8206 pts. |
| 7. Lev Lobodin |
|
UKR |
|
8196 pts. |
| 8. Chris Huffins |
|
USA |
|
8193 pts. |
Dan O'Brien en route to winning his second World Championship decathlon title.
Photo G H. 20th August 1993 Stuttgart. ©
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Men's Decathlon
World Athletics Championships 1993
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| 1. Dan O'BRIEN |
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USA |
|
8817pts |
|
CR |
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| 2. Eduard Hemeleinen |
|
BLR |
|
8724pts |
| 3. Paul Meier |
|
GER |
|
8548pts |
| 4. Christian Schenk |
|
GER |
|
8500pts |
| 5. Alain Blondel |
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FRA |
|
8444pts |
| 6. Christian Plaziat |
|
FRA |
|
8398pts |
| 7. Steve Fritz |
|
USA |
|
8324pts |
| 8. Rob Muzzio |
|
USA |
|
8237pts |
Dan O'Brien running the 400 metres in the decathlon in Tokyo where he won his first Major
title in a glittering career. Photo G. Herringshaw. © 27th. August 1991. ©
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Men's Decathlon
World Athletics Championships 1991
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| 1. Dan O'BRIEN |
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USA |
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8812pts. |
|
CR |
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| 2. Mike Smith |
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CAN |
|
8549pts. |
| 3. Christian Schenk |
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GER |
|
8394pts. |
| 4. Robert Zmelik |
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TCH |
|
8379pts. |
| 5. Petri Keskitalo |
|
FIN |
|
8318pts. |
| 6. Simon Poelman |
|
NZL |
|
8267pts. |
| 7. Eduard Hemeleinen |
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URS |
|
8233pts. |
| 8. Antonio Pehalver |
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ESP |
|
8200pts. |
PERSONAL BEST PERFORMANCES.
100 Metres 10.23 New York, NY 12 JUN 1991
400 Metres 46.53 Tokyo (Olympic Stadium) 29 AUG 1991
1500 Metres 4:37.50 Tokyo (Olympic Stadium) 30 AUG 1991
110 MH 13.47 0.0 San José, CA 27 MAY 1995
High Jump 2.20 Sankt-Peterburg 28 JUL 1994
Pole Vault 5.20 Tokyo 30 AUG 1991 (and several time thereafter)
Long Jump 8.08 +1.8 Talence 04 SEP 1992
Shot Put 16.69 Talence 04 SEP 1992
Discus Throw 52.71 Modesto, CA 11 MAY 2002
Javelin Throw 66.90 Atlanta 01 AUG 1996
Decathlon 8891 Talence 05 SEP 1992