1999 Decathlon Year Ranking
Encyclopedia
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1999
in the men's decathlon
. The main event during this season were the 1999 World Athletics Championships in Seville, Spain, where the competition started on Tuesday August 24, 1999 and ended on Wednesday August 25, 1999. Tomáš Dvořák
broke the world record, collecting 8994 points at a meet in Prague, Czech Republic.
1999 in athletics (track and field)
This page shows the main events during the 1999 year in athletics throughout the world.-International Events:* All-Africa Games* Balkan Games* Central American and Caribbean Championships* Pan American Games* Pan Arab Games...
in the men's decathlon
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...
. The main event during this season were the 1999 World Athletics Championships in Seville, Spain, where the competition started on Tuesday August 24, 1999 and ended on Wednesday August 25, 1999. Tomáš Dvořák
Tomáš Dvorák
Tomáš Dvořák is an athlete from the Czech Republic. He competed in decathlon and heptathlon for the team Dukla Prague. He is triple decathlon world champion and a former world record holder , which is still second performance in all-time list...
broke the world record, collecting 8994 points at a meet in Prague, Czech Republic.
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1999 season in track and field | ||||
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| World Record | 8891 | September 5, 1992 |  TalenceTalence Talence is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the south side... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
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| Broken records during the 1999 season in track and field | ||||
| World Record | 8994 | July 4, 1999 |  PraguePrague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million... , Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
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1999 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Points | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8790 | Prague, Czech Republic | 04/07/1999 | WR | |
| 2 | 8664 | Talence, France | 19/09/1999 | ||
| 3 | 8556 | Seville, Spain | 25/08/1999 | ||
| 4 | 8547 | Seville, Spain | 25/08/1999 | ||
| 5 | 8527 | Prague, Czech Republic | 04/07/1999 | ||
| 6 | 8524 | Seville, Spain | 25/08/1999 | ||
| 7 | 8494 | Seville, Spain | 25/08/1999 | ||
| 8 | 8463 | Tucson, United States | 18/03/1999 | ||
| 9 | 8414 | Ratingen, Germany | 18/07/1999 | ||
| 10 | 8379 | Göteborg, Sweden | 30/07/1999 | ||
| 11 | 8363 | Götzis, Austria | 30/05/1999 | ||
| 12 | 8357 | Castellón, Spain | 06/06/1999 | ||
| 13 | 8312 | Arles, France | 30/05/1999 | PB | |
| 14 | 8274 | Götzis, Austria | 30/05/1999 | ||
| 15 | 8264 | Aachen, Germany | 08/08/1999 | ||
| 16 | 8215 | Desenzano del Garda, Italia | 09/05/1999 | ||
| 17 | 8160 | Greve, Denmark | 01/08/1999 | ||
| 18 | 8150 | Seville, Spain | 25/08/1999 | ||
| 19 | 8130 | Seville, Spain | 25/08/1999 | ||
| 20 | 8108 | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | 27/02/1999 | ||
| 21 | 8107 | Ratingen, Germany | 18/07/1999 | ||
| 22 | 8085 | Herentals, Belgium | 04/07/1999 | ||
| 23 | 8059 | Talence, France | 19/09/1999 | ||
| 24 | 8056 | Hobart, Australia | 28/02/1999 | ||
| 25 | 8045 | Azusa, United States | 16/04/1999 | ||
| 26 | 8039 | Götzis, Austria | 30/05/1999 | ||
| 27 | 8037 | Aachen, Germany | 08/08/1999 | ||
| 28 | 8025 | Thessaloniki, Greece | 30/05/1999 | ||
| 29 | 8017 | Aachen, Germany | 08/08/1999 | ||
| 30 | 8015 | Desenzano del Garda, Italia | 09/05/1999 | ||
| 31 | 8000 | Aachen, Germany | 08/08/1999 | ||
| 32 | 7999 | Prague, Czech Republic | 04/07/1999 | ||
| 33 | 7992 | Odessa, Ukraine | 21/05/1999 | ||
| 34 | 7981 | Lage, Germany | 05/09/1999 | ||
| 35 | 7971 | Niort, France | 31/07/1999 | ||
| 36 | 7966 | Odessa, Ukraine | 21/05/1999 | ||
| 37 | 7960 | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | 27/02/1999 | ||
| 38 | 7942 | Arles, France | 30/05/1999 | ||
| 39 | 7937 | Talence, France | 19/09/1999 | ||
| 40 | 7937 | Arles, France | 30/05/1999 | ||
| 41 | 7908 | Bernhausen, Germany | 20/06/1999 | ||
| 42 | 7905 | Azusa, United States | 16/04/1999 | ||
| 43 | 7901 | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 12/07/1999 | ||
| 44 | 7899 | Arles, France | 30/05/1999 | ||
| 45 | 7882 | Prague, Czech Republic | 04/07/1999 | ||
| 46 | 7881 | Riga, Latvia | 06/08/1999 | ||
| 47 | 7873 | Azusa, United States | 16/04/1999 | ||
| 48 | 7872 | Alhama de Murcia, Spain | 23/05/1999 | ||
| 49 | 7872 | Ratingen, Germany | 18/07/1999 | ||
| 50 | 7863 | Castellón, Spain | 06/06/1999 |