Bryan is pictured above during the Shot Put, 110m Hurdles, 1500m and Pole Vault disciplines of the Decathlon
at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Clay produced a new PB in the Shot of 16.27m (868pts) and a fine all round
performance saw him comfortably clinch the gold medal with a points total of 8791, 240 points clear of his nearest
challenger Andrei Krauchanka. This victory was Bryan's second gold medal at a major championship, having also
struck gold at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, and saw him go one better than the previous Olympics in
Athens where he won a silver medal.
Bryan CLAY - U.S.A. - 2008 Olympic Decathlon Champion.
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| Men's Decathlon. 2008 Olympic Games |
| 1. Bryan CLAY |
|
USA |
|
8791pts |
| 2. Andrei KRAUCHANKA |
|
BLR |
|
8551pts |
| 3. Leonel SUAREZ |
|
CUB |
|
8527pts |
| 4. Alexander POGORELOV |
|
RUS |
|
8328pts |
| 5. Romain BARRAS |
|
FRA |
|
8253pts |
| 6. Roman SEBRLE |
|
CZE |
|
8241pts |
| 7. Oleksiy KASYANOV |
|
UKR |
|
8238pts |
| 8. Andre NIKLAUS |
|
GER |
|
8220pts |
| |
| Points Breakdown |
| 1. 100m |
|
10.44 |
|
989pts |
| 2. Long Jump |
|
7.78 |
|
1005pts |
| 3. Shot Put |
|
16.27 |
|
868pts PB |
| 4. High Jump |
|
1.99 |
|
794pts |
| 5. 400m |
|
48.92 |
|
865pts |
| 6. 110m Hurdles |
|
13.93 |
|
984pts |
| 7. Discus |
|
53.79 |
|
950pts |
| 8. Pole Vault |
|
5.00 |
|
910pts |
| 9. Javelin |
|
70.97 |
|
904pts |
| 10.1500m |
|
5.06.59 |
|
522pts |
|
2004 Olympics Decathlon silver medal.
|
The main photo above shows Bryan Clay during the 400m discipline of the Decathlon at the 2004
Olympics in Athens. The American ran a time of 49.19 secs to add 852 points to his total. Bryan
scored a grand total of 8820 points to take the silver medal behind Roman Sebrle, who's total of
8893pts was a new Olympic record. Photos & © George Herringshaw.
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| Men's Decathlon Final. Olympic Games 2004 |
| 1. Roman Sebrle |
|
CZE |
|
8893pts OR |
| 2. Bryan Clay |
|
USA |
|
8820pts |
| 3. Dmitriy Karpov |
|
KAZ |
|
8725pts |
| 4. Dean Macey |
|
GBR |
|
8414pts |
| 5. Chiel Warners |
|
NED |
|
8343pts |
| 6. Attila Zsivoczky |
|
HUN |
|
8287pts |
| 7. Laurent Hernu |
|
FRA |
|
8237pts |
| 8. Erki Nool |
|
EST |
|
8235pts |
| |
| Points Breakdown |
| 1. 100m |
|
10.44 |
|
989pts |
| 2. Long Jump |
|
7.96 |
|
1050pts PB |
| 3. Shot Put |
|
15.23 |
|
804pts |
| 4. High Jump |
|
2.06 |
|
859pts |
| 5. 400m |
|
49.19 |
|
852pts |
| 6. 110m Hurdles |
|
14.13 |
|
958pts |
| 7. Discus |
|
50.11 |
|
873pts |
| 8. Pole Vault |
|
4.90 |
|
880pts |
| 9. Javelin |
|
69.71 |
|
885pts PB |
| 10.1500m |
|
4.41.65 |
|
670pts |
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