2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

The Men's decathlon at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and 28.

Trey Hardee celebrating in Daegu
Day 1-1 Video
Day 1-2 Video
Day 2-1 Video
Day 2-2 Video

Ashton Eaton started off strongly, taking a 22-point advantage in the 100m over American teammate Trey Hardee, then adding three more points in the long jump. Oleksiy Kasyanov placed himself in third. Defending champion Hardee pulled back that advantage to take a 6-point lead after the shot put. Aleksey Drozdov blew past the field with a 2.14 high jump, but cumulatively it was only a short lived 2-point lead. And the faster Eaton took the 400m and a 53-point lead over Hardee at the end of Day 1.

The second day was more of the same, Eaton's speed over the 110 hurdles extended his lead to 69 points over Hardee, but considering how much faster Eaton normally is vs Hardee, he didn't extend the lead enough. Kasyanov was the best of the rest now almost 170 points behind the leaders. The discus was the reversal of fortunes. Hardee threw over 3 and a half metres further and took an 8-point lead. In the pole vault, Eaton's 4.60 was the poorest of the top 16, losing 20 cm to Hardee, while Leonel Suárez vaulted 5.00 to slide into third, barely ahead of Drozdov. In the javelin, Eaton only managed a 55.16, while Hardee went 68.99 and Suárez bettered that with 69.12 to move into second place by 32 points. With a 244-point lead, Hardee was not going to be caught from behind. It was predictable that Suárez needed to finish within 4.8 seconds of Eaton to hold on to silver. With Suárez' personal best in the 1500m at around 4:16, and Eaton's best around 4:20, it looked like a foregone conclusion. But Eaton went out aggressively, taking the lead on the final lap and powering close to a 65-second last lap to get a personal best 4:18.94. Eaton beat Suárez by 5.22 seconds to edge 4 points ahead and take the silver medal.

Medalists

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Records

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World record  Roman Šebrle (CZE) 9026 Götzis, Austria 27 May 2001
Championship record  Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) 8902 Edmonton, Canada 7 August 2001
World leading  Ashton Eaton (USA) 8729 Eugene, United States 24 June 2011
African record  Larbi Bouraada (ALG) 8302 Ratingen, Germany 17 July 2011
Asian record  Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) 8725 Athens, Greece 24 August 2004
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Dan O'Brien (USA) 8891 Talence, France 5 September 1992
South American record  Tito Steiner (ARG) 8291 Provo, United States 23 June 1983
European record  Roman Šebrle (CZE) 9026 Götzis, Austria 27 May 2001
Oceanian record  Jagan Hames (AUS) 8490 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 18 September 1998

Qualification standards

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A standard B standard
8200 pts 8000 pts

Schedule

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Date Time Round
August 27, 201110:00100 metres
August 27, 201111:00Long jump
August 27, 201112:50Shot put
August 27, 201120:00High jump
August 27, 201122:40400 metres
August 28, 201109:05110 metres hurdles
August 28, 201110:00Discus throw
August 28, 201113:00Pole vault
August 28, 201116:30Javelin throw
August 28, 201120:151500 metres
August 28, 201120:15Final standings

Results

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100 metres

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Wind:
Heat 1: -0.5 m/s, Heat 2: +0.5 m/s, Heat 3: -0.2 m/s, Heat 4: 0.0 m/s

RankHeatAthleteNationalityResultPointsNotes
11Ashton Eaton United States10.46985
21Trey Hardee United States10.55963
31Damian Warner Canada10.56961
41Luiz Alberto de Araújo Brazil10.71926SB
51Oleksiy Kasyanov Ukraine10.75917SB
62Eelco Sintnicolaas Netherlands10.76915SB
71Mihail Dudaš Serbia10.81903
82Ingmar Vos Netherlands10.82901SB
91Rico Freimuth Germany10.83899
102Yordanis García Cuba10.85894SB
102Andres Raja Estonia10.85894SB
124Larbi Bouraada Algeria10.88888SB
132Darius Draudvila Lithuania10.90883
142Jamie Adjetey-Nelson Canada10.97867
152Maurice Smith Jamaica10.98865
163Brent Newdick New Zealand11.00861
173Leonel Suárez Cuba11.07845
183Pascal Behrenbruch Germany11.08843
193Kim Kun-Woo South Korea11.11836SB
203Willem Coertzen South Africa11.16825
214Jan Felix Knobel Germany11.18821
224Hadi Sepehrzad Iran11.19819SB
233Romain Barras France11.20817
234Thomas van der Plaetsen Belgium11.20817PB
253Dmitriy Karpov Kazakhstan11.24808
264Roman Šebrle Czech Republic11.25806
273Mikk Pahapill Estonia11.28799
284Ryan Harlan United States11.29797
294Aleksey Drozdov Russia11.34786
304Keisuke Ushiro Japan11.42769

Long jump

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RankGroupAthleteNationality#1#2#3ResultPointsNotesOverall
1AThomas van der Plaetsen Belgium7.797.791007PB1824
2AOleksiy Kasyanov Ukraine7.467.59x7.59957SB1874
3AAshton Eaton United Statesx7.467.217.469251910
4AAleksey Drozdov Russia7.057.307.457.45922SB1708
4ATrey Hardee United Statesx7.45x7.459221885
6BLarbi Bouraada Algeriax7.417.427.42915SB1803
7AMihail Dudaš Serbia7.417.157.337.419131816
8AIngmar Vos Netherlands7.417.419131814
9AWillem Coertzen South Africax7.377.337.37903SB1728
10ADamian Warner Canada7.35xx7.358981859
11BLeonel Suárez Cuba6.956.667.337.33893SB1738
12ABrent Newdick New Zealand7.317.14x7.318881749
13BJan Felix Knobel Germany7.157.307.277.30886PB1707
14ARoman Šebrle Czech Republic7.307.187.227.308861692
15AEelco Sintnicolaas Netherlandsxx7.297.298831798
16BKim Kun-Woo South Korea7.227.24x7.24871SB1707
17AAndres Raja Estonia7.217.217.167.218641758
18BJamie Adjetey-Nelson Canadax7.21x7.218641731
19ADarius Draudvila Lithuania7.147.19x7.198591742
20AMikk Pahapill Estoniaxx7.127.128421641
21BRomain Barras France7.05x7.067.068281645
22BMaurice Smith Jamaicaxx7.067.068281693
23BKeisuke Ushiro Japan6.876.766.966.968041573
24BDmitriy Karpov Kazakhstan6.696.866.646.867811589
25BPascal Behrenbruch Germany6.676.806.766.807671610
26BLuiz Alberto de Araújo Brazilx6.74x6.747531679
27BRyan Harlan United States6.556.68x6.687391536
28BHadi Sepehrzad Iran6.436.276.656.65732SB1551
29BYordanis García Cubax6.566.246.567111605
BRico Freimuth GermanyxxxNM0899

Shot put

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RankGroupAthleteNationality#1#2#3ResultPointsNotesOverall
1ARyan Harlan United States16.4916.23x16.498822418
2AAleksey Drozdov Russiax16.17x16.178622570
3AJan Felix Knobel Germany14.7215.8616.0616.06855PB2562
4APascal Behrenbruch Germany15.9115.7316.0116.018522462
5ADmitriy Karpov Kazakhstan15.69x14.9115.698322421
6AHadi Sepehrzad Iran15.3115.2015.6515.658302381
7ARoman Šebrle Czech Republic15.05x15.2015.208022494
8AMaurice Smith Jamaica15.1515.14x15.157992492
9ATrey Hardee United States15.09x15.0915.097952680
10AYordanis García Cuba14.5214.1214.9314.937852390
11ARomain Barras France14.6114.6614.9214.927852430
12ADarius Draudvila Lithuaniax14.3814.8114.817782520
13ALuiz Alberto de Araújo Brazil14.4514.7714.7614.777762455
14AMikk Pahapill Estonia14.7614.08x14.767752416
15AAndres Raja Estonia14.39x14.6114.617662524
16BLeonel Suárez Cuba14.5413.5714.2514.54761SB2499
17BAshton Eaton United States14.44xx14.447552665
18BOleksiy Kasyanov Ukraine14.2914.43x14.43755SB2629
19BEelco Sintnicolaas Netherlands13.5012.9814.1314.137362534
20BIngmar Vos Netherlands13.7213.7313.8613.867202534
21BMihail Dudaš Serbia13.6713.76x13.767142530
22BBrent Newdick New Zealand13.75x13.2513.757132462
23BWillem Coertzen South Africax13.4813.0113.486972425
24BDamian Warner Canada12.92x13.2613.266832542
25BLarbi Bouraada Algeria13.1113.10x13.11674SB2477
26BKim Kun-Woo South Korea12.6112.5912.9612.96665SB2372
27BKeisuke Ushiro Japanx12.8812.7112.886602233
28BThomas van der Plaetsen Belgium11.9912.7612.6312.766532477
BRico Freimuth GermanyxNM0899
BJamie Adjetey-Nelson CanadaDNSDNF

High jump

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RankGroupAthleteNationality1.811.841.871.901.931.961.992.022.052.082.112.142.17ResultPointsNotesOverall
1AThomas van der Plaetsen Belgiumoooxoooxxo2.17963PB3440
2AAleksey Drozdov Russiaooooxxoxoxoxxx2.14934SB3504
3ALeonel Suárez Cubaoxooxoxxx2.058503349
4ARoman Šebrle Czech Republicoooxxoxxx2.058503344
5ARyan Harlan United Statesooooxxx2.028223240
6AYordanis García Cubaoxoxxooxxx2.028223212
7AMikk Pahapill Estoniaooxoxxx2.028223238
7AWillem Coertzen South Africaooooxoxxx2.028223247
7AMihail Dudaš Serbiaoooxoxxx2.02822SB3352
7AAshton Eaton United Statesooxoxxx2.028223487
11BTrey Hardee United Statesoxxoxoxxx2.02822SB3502
12AKeisuke Ushiro Japanoxooxxoxxx2.028223055
13BDamian Warner Canadaooooxxoxxoxxoxxx2.028223364
14AAndres Raja Estoniaoooxxx1.997943318
15AOleksiy Kasyanov Ukrainexoooxxx1.997943423
16BRomain Barras Franceooxxooxxx1.99794SB3224
17BDarius Draudvila Lithuaniaoooxxx1.967673287
18ALarbi Bouraada Algeriaxooxxx1.967673244
19BJan Felix Knobel Germanyoxooxoxoxxx1.96767PB3329
20BKim Kun-Woo South Koreaoooxxoxxx1.96767SB3139
21BBrent Newdick New Zealandooxoxxoxxx1.96767SB3229
22BMaurice Smith Jamaicaoxooxxx1.93740SB3232
23BEelco Sintnicolaas Netherlandsxoxoxooxxx1.937403274
24BDmitriy Karpov Kazakhstanoxoxxoxxx1.937403161
25BPascal Behrenbruch Germanyoxxooxxoxxx1.937403202
26BLuiz Alberto de Araújo Braziloooxxx1.907143169
27BHadi Sepehrzad Iranooxoxoxxx1.90714PB3095
AIngmar Vos NetherlandsDNSDNF
BRico Freimuth GermanyDNSDNF
BJamie Adjetey-Nelson CanadaDNSDNF

400 metres

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RankHeatAthleteNationalityResultPointsNotesOverall
11Ashton Eaton United States46.999594446
21Larbi Bouraada Algeria47.34941SB4185
31Mihail Dudaš Serbia47.739224274
42Eelco Sintnicolaas Netherlands48.35892SB4166
51Trey Hardee United States48.378914393
61Oleksiy Kasyanov Ukraine48.468874310
72Luiz Alberto de Araújo Brazil48.48886PB4055
82Leonel Suárez Cuba49.178534202
92Willem Coertzen South Africa49.208524099
101Kim Kun-Woo South Korea49.248503989
112Thomas van der Plaetsen Belgium49.468404280
113Jan Felix Knobel Germany49.468404169
132Andres Raja Estonia49.478394157
143Romain Barras France49.508384062
152Yordanis García Cuba49.648314043
164Pascal Behrenbruch Germany49.908194021
173Brent Newdick New Zealand49.958174046
183Damian Warner Canada50.128094173
193Maurice Smith Jamaica50.278024034
203Darius Draudvila Lithuania50.557894076
214Mikk Pahapill Estonia50.65785SB4023
224Keisuke Ushiro Japan50.897743829
234Hadi Sepehrzad Iran50.92773SB3868
244Roman Šebrle Czech Republic51.18761SB4105
254Aleksey Drozdov Russia51.35753SB4257
264Ryan Harlan United States51.577443984
273Dmitriy Karpov Kazakhstan52.017243885
1Rico Freimuth GermanyDNSDNSDNF
3Jamie Adjetey-Nelson CanadaDNSDNSDNF
4Ingmar Vos NetherlandsDNSDNSDNF

110 metres hurdles

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Wind:
Heat 1: -0.8 m/s, Heat 2: -0.7 m/s, Heat 3: -0.5 m/s, Heat 4: -0.1 m/s

RankHeatAthleteNationalityResultPointsNotesOverall
11Ashton Eaton United States13.859945440
21Trey Hardee United States13.979785371
31Andres Raja Estonia14.049695126
41Damian Warner Canada14.199505123
52Luiz Alberto de Araújo Brazil14.25942SB4997
62Leonel Suárez Cuba14.29937SB5139
73Pascal Behrenbruch Germany14.33932SB4953
82Romain Barras France14.379274989
92Eelco Sintnicolaas Netherlands14.429215087
102Willem Coertzen South Africa14.489135012
113Mikk Pahapill Estonia14.54906SB4929
123Larbi Bouraada Algeria14.56903PB5088
133Dmitriy Karpov Kazakhstan14.64894SB4779
142Oleksiy Kasyanov Ukraine14.658925202
151Maurice Smith Jamaica14.688894923
161Yordanis García Cuba14.708864929
173Ryan Harlan United States14.718854869
184Roman Šebrle Czech Republic14.75880SB4985
193Thomas van der Plaetsen Belgium14.798755155
203Brent Newdick New Zealand14.868674913
214Mihail Dudaš Serbia14.89863SB5137
224Jan Felix Knobel Germany14.928595028
232Darius Draudvila Lithuania14.938584934
244Kim Kun-Woo South Korea14.95856SB4845
254Hadi Sepehrzad Iran14.958564724
264Keisuke Ushiro Japan15.208254654
274Aleksey Drozdov Russia15.497915048

Discus throw

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RankGroupAthleteNationality#1#2#3ResultPointsNotesOverall
1AAleksey Drozdov Russiaxx50.2950.298765924
2AHadi Sepehrzad Iran45.3650.06x50.068725596
3ATrey Hardee United States49.8949.73x49.89868SB6239
4APascal Behrenbruch Germany48.5648.2846.8448.56840SB5793
5AJan Felix Knobel Germany47.9346.16x47.93827PB5855
6AMikk Pahapill Estonia47.1646.7746.0747.168115740
7ADmitriy Karpov Kazakhstan45.4047.10x47.108105589
8ARoman Šebrle Czech Republic44.9846.93x46.938075792
9ALuiz Alberto de Araújo Brazil45.0545.1246.4646.467975794
10ALeonel Suárez Cuba41.1346.25x46.257935932
11AAshton Eaton United States46.17x45.7046.177916231
12BBrent Newdick New Zealand40.2645.6544.2245.657805693
13AMaurice Smith Jamaica45.2045.6344.5745.637805703
14BMihail Dudaš Serbia42.8643.97x43.97746PB5883
15BKeisuke Ushiro Japan42.5939.4343.8443.847435397
16AOleksiy Kasyanov Ukrainex43.74x43.747415943
17BRyan Harlan United States43.5242.61x43.527365605
18BAndres Raja Estonia43.3842.5843.3943.397345860
19BWillem Coertzen South Africa42.0243.13x43.13728PB5740
20BEelco Sintnicolaas Netherlandsx38.2842.2342.23710SB5797
21BDamian Warner Canadax40.7541.7141.716995822
22BRomain Barras France35.19x41.6541.656985687
23BKim Kun-Woo South Korea35.0037.1439.5339.536555500
24BLarbi Bouraada Algeriax26.6537.8437.846215709
25BThomas van der Plaetsen Belgium34.7637.2036.8337.206085763
BDarius Draudvila LithuaniaxxxNM04934
BYordanis García CubaDNSDNF

Pole vault

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RankGroupAthleteNationality4.004.104.204.304.404.504.604.704.804.905.005.105.205.30ResultPointsNotesOverall
1AEelco Sintnicolaas Netherlandsxo5.209726769
2AThomas van der Plaetsen Belgiumooxxx5.109416704
3AAleksey Drozdov Russiaoxoooxxx5.009106834
4ALeonel Suárez Cubaxoxoxooxxx5.00910PB6842
5BRomain Barras Franceooxxoxxx5.00910SB6597
6BKim Kun-Woo South Koreaxoxoxooxxx4.90880PB6380
7BMihail Dudaš Serbiaooxoxoxxoxoxxx4.90880PB6763
8BPascal Behrenbruch Germanyoooooxoxxoxxx4.90880PB6673
9AMikk Pahapill Estoniaoxxooxxoxxx4.908806620
10BLarbi Bouraada Algeriaxxooxoxxoxxx4.90880PB6589
11ADmitriy Karpov Kazakhstanoxoxxx4.808496438
11ATrey Hardee United Statesxoxxx4.808497088
13ARoman Šebrle Czech Republicoxoxxoxxoxx-x4.808496641
14BAndres Raja Estoniaoooxxx4.70819SB6679
15AJan Felix Knobel Germanyxxooxxx4.708196674
16BOleksiy Kasyanov Ukrainexooxxooxxx4.708196762
17BLuiz Alberto de Araújo Braziloxoxxoxxx4.70819PB6613
18AAshton Eaton United Statesoxxx4.607907021
19BBrent Newdick New Zealandooxxx4.507606453
20BDamian Warner Canadaxxoxoooxxx4.50760PB6582
21AKeisuke Ushiro Japanxoxxx4.407316128
ARyan Harlan United StatesxxxNM05605
BHadi Sepehrzad IranxxxNM05596
BWillem Coertzen South AfricaxxxNM05740
AYordanis García CubaDNSDNF
BMaurice Smith JamaicaDNSDNF
BDarius Draudvila LithuaniaDNSDNF

Javelin throw

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RankGroupAthleteNationality#1#2#3ResultPointsNotesOverall
1ALeonel Suárez Cuba69.1267.0169.0869.128767718
2ATrey Hardee United States68.9966.4064.0368.99874PB7962
3AJan Felix Knobel Germany68.42x64.7868.428657539
4AKeisuke Ushiro Japanx67.73x67.738556983
5BRoman Šebrle Czech Republic61.1167.2863.1367.288487489
6BPascal Behrenbruch Germany62.1461.8566.5066.508367509
7AMikk Pahapill Estonia65.1164.3266.4066.408357455
8AAleksey Drozdov Russia64.8063.4063.8064.80810SB7644
9BRomain Barras France61.8163.2561.5563.257877384
10BEelco Sintnicolaas Netherlands57.9961.0760.4061.07754SB7523
11BLarbi Bouraada Algeria59.0059.00723SB7312
12BMihail Dudaš Serbia56.4055.8658.9358.93722PB7485
13BThomas van der Plaetsen Belgium58.9153.5853.2758.917217425
14ARyan Harlan United States58.4358.437146319
15AAndres Raja Estonia56.5956.5157.3557.356987377
16ABrent Newdick New Zealand54.0254.9255.6955.696737126
17AAshton Eaton United States46.9455.0755.1755.176657686
18ADamian Warner Canada52.11x54.6154.616577239
19BLuiz Alberto de Araújo Brazil51.1354.3853.4854.386547267
20BKim Kun-Woo South Korea49.4248.6353.3353.336387018
21BOleksiy Kasyanov Ukraine51.5449.7152.1652.16621SB7383
22ADmitriy Karpov Kazakhstan46.9145.9246.915436981
AHadi Sepehrzad IranDNSDNF
BYordanis García CubaDNSDNF
BMaurice Smith JamaicaDNSDNF
BDarius Draudvila LithuaniaDNSDNF
BWillem Coertzen South AfricaDNSDNF

1500 metres

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RankHeatAthleteNationalityResultPointsNotes
11Larbi Bouraada Algeria4:14.97846SB
21Kim Kun-Woo South Korea4:15.63842SB
32Ashton Eaton United States4:18.94819PB
42Leonel Suárez Cuba4:24.16783SB
52Eelco Sintnicolaas Netherlands4:25.40775
62Mihail Dudaš Serbia4:26.06771SB
71Romain Barras France4:29.19750
81Oleksiy Kasyanov Ukraine4:29.35749
92Mikk Pahapill Estonia4:35.41709SB
102Pascal Behrenbruch Germany4:36.64702
112Aleksey Drozdov Russia4:41.73669SB
122Jan Felix Knobel Germany4:43.12661PB
131Keisuke Ushiro Japan4:43.87656
142Trey Hardee United States4:45.68645SB
152Thomas van der Plaetsen Belgium4:45.86644
161Luiz Alberto de Araújo Brazil4:47.29635
171Brent Newdick New Zealand4:47.30635
181Andres Raja Estonia4:52.28605
191Damian Warner Canada4:54.37593
201Dmitriy Karpov Kazakhstan4:58.41569
212Roman Šebrle Czech Republic4:56.50580
221Ryan Harlan United States5:21.63442

Final standings

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RankAthleteNationalityPointsNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Trey Hardee United States8607
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Ashton Eaton United States8505
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Leonel Suárez Cuba8501SB
4Aleksey Drozdov Russia8313
5Eelco Sintnicolaas Netherlands8298
6Mihail Dudaš Serbia8256NR
7Pascal Behrenbruch Germany8211
8Jan Felix Knobel Germany8200
9Mikk Pahapill Estonia8164
10Larbi Bouraada Algeria8158
11Romain Barras France8134SB
12Oleksiy Kasyanov Ukraine8132
13Roman Šebrle Czech Republic8069
13Thomas van der Plaetsen Belgium8069
15Andres Raja Estonia7982
16Luiz Alberto de Araújo Brazil7902
17Kim Kun-Woo South Korea7860NR
18Damian Warner Canada7832
19Brent Newdick New Zealand7761
20Keisuke Ushiro Japan7639
21Dmitriy Karpov Kazakhstan7550
22Ryan Harlan United States6761
Maurice Smith JamaicaDNF
Jamie Adjetey-Nelson CanadaDNF
Darius Draudvila LithuaniaDNF
Ingmar Vos NetherlandsDNF
Yordani García CubaDNF
Hadi Sepehrzad IranDNF
Rico Freimuth GermanyDNF
Willem Coertzen South AfricaDNF
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