Olympic Games Atlanta 1996 (0)

Aug 30, 2010

Dan O'Brien had famously missed the 1992 Olympics due to a failed pole vault in the U.S. trials, but redeemed himself in Atlanta by taking the gold. His Olympic victory was seen as the final crowning achievement in a legendary career.

P	Athlete	Nation	Points	Results
1	Dan O'Brien	USA	8824	10,50 - 7.57 - 15.66 - 2.07 - 46,82 - 13,87 - 48.78 - 5.00 - 66.90 - 4.45,89
2	Frank Busemann	GER	8706	10,60 - 8.07 - 13.60 - 2.04 - 48,34 - 13,47 - 45.04 - 4.80 - 66.86 - 4.31,41
3	Tomaš Dvorak	CZE	8664	10,64 - 7.60 - 15.82 - 1.98 - 48,29 - 13,79 - 46.28 - 4.70 - 70.16 - 4.31,25
4	Steve Fritz	USA	8644	10,90 - 7.77 - 15.31 - 2.04 - 50,13 - 13,97 - 49.84 - 5.10 - 65.70 - 4.38,26
5	Eduard Hämäläinen	BLR	8613	10,85 - 7.48 - 16.32 - 1.98 - 46,91 - 13,95 - 49.62 - 5.00 - 57.66 - 4.34,68
6	Erki Nool	EST	8543	10,65 - 7.88 - 14.01 - 2.01 - 47,26 - 15,03 - 42.98 - 5.40 - 65.48 - 4.43,36
7	Robert Zmelik	CZE	8422	10,83 - 7.64 - 13.53 - 1.95 - 49,55 - 14,17 - 43.44 - 5.40 - 67.20 - 4.38,45
8	Ramil Ganiyev	UZB	8318	10,84 - 7.61 - 14.71 - 2.13 - 49,14 - 14,88 - 44.86 - 5.20 - 53.70 - 4.42,74
9	Antonio Penalver	ESP	8307	10,95 - 7.27 - 16.91 - 2.07 - 50,41 - 14,35 - 48.92 - 4.70 - 57.08 - 4.37,71
10	Chris Huffins	USA	8300	10,47 - 7.49 - 15.57 - 2.04 - 48,83 - 14,10 - 48.72 - 4.70 - 60.62 - 5.14,36
11	Christian Plaziat	FRA	8282	10,85 - 7.82 - 14.85 - 2.04 - 49,07 - 14,52 - 45,34 - 4.90 - 52.18 - 4.35,00
12	Jon Arnar Magnusson	ISL	8274	10,67 - 7.28 - 15.52 - 1.95 - 47,17 - 14,22 - 43.78 - 4.80 - 61.10 - 4.46,97
13	Michael Smith	CAN	8271	11,08 - 7.47 - 16.97 - 1.95 - 51,97 - 14,78 - 49.54 - 5.00 - 64.34 - 4.43,81
14	Frank Müller	GER	8253	10,95 - 7.25 - 14.69 - 1.95 - 49,05 - 14,86 - 45.90 - 5.10 - 66.10 - 4.37,50
15	Sebastian Chmara	POL	8249	11,28 - 7.75 - 14.51 - 2.10 - 48,75 - 14,59 - 42.60 - 4.90 - 54.84 - 4.26,96
16	Kamil Damašek	CZE	8229	10,86 - 7.22 - 15.51 - 2.01 - 47,35 - 14,94 - 42.66 - 4.90 - 55.84 - 4.26,86
17	Sebastien Levicq	FRA	8192	11,17 - 7.16 - 14.05 - 1.92 - 50,55 - 14,50 - 45.00 - 5.40 - 64.42 - 4.29,50
18	Marcel Dost	NED	8111	10,87 - 7.21 - 13.91 - 1.95 - 48,19 - 14,52 - 41.92 - 5.20 - 57.76 - 4.38,81
19	Francisco Javier Benet	ESP	8107	10,95 - 7.30 - 13.91 - 1.98 - 48,67 - 14,36 - 44.30 - 4.80 - 59.44 - 4.36,04
20	Dirk-Achim Pajonk	GER	8045	10,67 - 7.50 - 14.46 - 1.95 - 48,81 - 14,79 - 41.94 - 4.50 - 54.16 - 4.21,62
21	Jack Rosendaal	NED	8035	11,24 - 7.33 - 13.59 - 2.07 - 50,93 - 14,46 - 41.24 - 4.70 - 63.80 - 4.25,98
22	Vitali Kolpakov	UKR	8025	11,15 - 7.53 - 14.33 - 2.07 - 48,12 - 14,30 - 45.66 - 4.80 - 53.58 - 5.05,41
23	Rojs Piziks	LAT	7994	11,40 - 6.86 - 14.60 - 2.16 - 51,48 - 15,20 - 45.90 - 5.00 - 58.40 - 4.30,88
24	Douglas Pirini	NZL	7961	10,89 - 7.33 - 14.75 - 1.89 - 48,56 - 14,88 - 45.34 - 4.60 - 58.02 - 4.39,09
25	Eugenio Balanque	CUB	7873	10,71 - 6.36 - 14.11 - 1.89 - 47,46 - 14,07 - 41.64 - 4.70 - 59.92 - 4.38,97
26	Raul Duany Bueno	CUB	7802	11,20 - 7.30 - 13.78 - 2.07 - 50,50 - 14,84 - 38.56 - 4.40 - 62.86 - 4.35,59
27	Zsolt Kürtösi	HUN	7755	11,09 - 7.05 - 14.29 - 2.01 - 50,43 - 14,64 - 43.22 - 4.60 - 54.80 - 4.43,21
28	Philipp Huber	SUI	7743	11,06 - 7.15 - 13.34 - 1.86 - 48,72 - 15,08 - 43.42 - 4.60 - 51.96 - 4.18,15

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Dan O'Brien

Dan O’Brien won an Olympic gold medal at the Atlanta Olympic Games (1996). He is triple decathlon World champion (1991, 1993, 1995) and a former World Record holder (8891 points scored in Talence 1992).

USA Championships Atlanta 1996

Decathlon total points progression list

World heptathlon all-time list

Men’s World heptathlon all-time list

World Championships Toronto 1993 (demostration event)

4th IAAF World Indoor Championships

USA decathlon all-time list

USA decathlon all-time list up to 8200 points

All-time Decathlon rankings

USA Championships Sacramento 1995

USA Championships Eugene 1993

USA Championships New York 1991