1997 Decathlon Year Ranking
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This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1997 in the men's decathlon
. One of the main events during this season were the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece, where the competition started on August 5, 1997 and ended on August 6, 1997.
Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...
. One of the main events during this season were the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece, where the competition started on August 5, 1997 and ended on August 6, 1997.
Records
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1997 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Points | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
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| 1 | 8837 | Athens, Greece | 1997-08-06 | ||
| 2 | 8730 | Athens, Greece | 1997-08-06 | NR Finnish records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Finland maintained by Finland's national athletics federation: Suomen Urheiluliitto .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing# = not recognised by federation... |
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| 3 | 8652 | Athens, Greece | 1997-08-06 | ||
| 4 | 8604 | Indianapolis, United States | 1997-06-13 | ||
| 5 | 8555 | Götzis, Austria | 1997-06-01 | ||
| 6 | 8534 | Götzis, Austria | 1997-06-01 | ||
| 7 | 8470 | Götzis, Austria | 1997-06-01 | ||
| 8 | 8458 | Indianapolis, United States | 1997-06-13 | ||
| 9 | 8445 | Athens, Greece | 1997-08-06 | NR Uzbekistani records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Uzbekistan maintained by the Athletic Federation of Uzbekistan .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratifiedht = hand timing-External links:*... |
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| 10 | 8380 | Catania, Italy | 1997-08-20 | ||
| 11 | 8360 | Athens, Greece | 1997-08-06 | ||
| 12 | 8322 | Alhama de Murcia, Spain | 1997-06-01 | ||
| 13 | 8310 | Alhama de Murcia, Spain | 1997-06-01 | PB | |
| 14 | 8290 | Maribor, Slovenia | 1997-06-29 | ||
| 15 | 8268 | Indianapolis, United States | 1997-06-13 | PB | |
| 16 | 8259 | Adelaide, Australia | 1997-03-30 | ||
| 17 | 8239 | Alhama de Murcia, Spain | 1997-06-01 | ||
| 18 | 8228 | Indianapolis, United States | 1997-06-13 | ||
| 19 | 8211 | Ratingen, Germany | 1997-06-01 | ||
| 20 | 8184 | Götzis, Austria | 1997-06-01 | ||
| 21 | 8182 | Alhama de Murcia, Spain | 1997-06-01 | ||
| 22 | 8173 | Talence, France | 1997-09-14 | ||
| 23 | 8140 | Athens, Greece | 1997-08-06 | ||
| 24 | 8128 | Alhama de Murcia, Spain | 1997-06-01 | PB | |
| 25 | 8123 | Indianapolis, United States | 1997-06-13 |