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World Championships Osaka 2007 (0)

Apr 21, 2026
At the 2007 World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Roman Šebrle claimed his first world decathlon title with 8676 points, narrowly defeating Jamaica's Maurice Smith (8644) by just 32 points in one of the closest finishes in World Championships history. Dmitri Karpov of Kazakhstan secured the bronze medal with 8586 points.
P Athlete Nation Points Results
1 Roman Šebrle CZE 8676 11,04 - 7.56 - 15.92 - 2.12 - 48,80
14,33 - 48.75 - 4.80 - 71.18 - 4.35,32
2 Maurice Smith JAM 8644
NR PB
10,62 - 7.50 - 17.32 - 1.97 - 47,48
13,91 - 52.36 - 4.80 - 53.61 - 4.33,52
3 Dmitri Karpov KAZ 8586 10,70 - 7.19 - 16.08 - 2.06 - 47,44
14,03 - 48.95 - 5.00 - 59.84 - 4.39,68
4 Aleksei Drozdov RUS 8475
PB
10,97 - 7.25 - 16.49 - 2.12 - 50,00
14,76 - 48.62 - 5.00 - 63.51 - 4.36,93
5 Andre Niklaus GER 8371
PB
11,12 - 7.42 - 14.12 - 2.06 - 49,40
14,51 - 44.48 - 5.30 - 63.28 - 4.32,50
6 Aleksei Sysoyev RUS 8357 10,80 - 7.01 - 16.16 - 2.03 - 48,42
14,59 - 49.76 - 4.90 - 57.75 - 4.36,16
7 Romain Barras FRA 8262 11,36 - 7.13 - 15.03 - 2.00 - 49,32
14,36 - 44.51 - 5.00 - 65.74 - 4.25,75
8 Yordani Garcia CUB 8257
AAR
10,73 - 7.15 - 14.94 - 2.09 - 49,25
14,08 - 42.91 - 4.70 - 68.74 - 4.55,42
9 Arthur Abele GER 8243 10,87 - 7.17 - 13.58 - 2.00 - 48,58
13,92 - 41.28 - 4.70 - 65.24 - 4.21,69
10 Paul Terek USA 8120 10,95 - 7.26 - 14.81 - 2.00 - 49,34
15,10 - 44.81 - 5.20 - 55.96 - 4.37,38
11 Hans van Alphen BEL 8034 11,11 - 7.35 - 14.67 - 1.88 - 48,52
14,77 - 44.30 - 4.30 - 65.71 - 4.22,50
12 Attila Zsivoczky HUN 8017 11,44 - 7.00 - 15.13 - 2.09 - 50,58
14,82 - 46.80 - 4.80 - 59.63 - 4.35,55
13 Robert Jacob Arnold USA 8004 11,14 - 6.86 - 14.73 - 2.06 - 49,02
14,72 - 43.70 - 5.10 - 56.01 - 4.43,58
14 Aliaksandr Parkhomenka BLR 7984 11,29 - 6.92 - 15.98 - 1.94 - 51,16
14,93 - 44.86 - 4.70 - 69.14 - 4.34,63
15 Francois Gourmet BEL 7974 10,67 - 7.15 - 13.74 - 1.85 - 47,98
15,02 - 39.87 - 5.00 - 57.73 - 4.25,51
16 Andres Raja EST 7794 10,92 - 7.42 - 14.26 - 1.85 - 48,89
14,51 - 37.07 - 4.70 - 60.34 - 4.45,83
17 Agustin Felix ESP 7749 11,17 - 7.12 - 13.29 - 2.03 - 52,08
14,75 - 43.67 - 5.00 - 56.69 - 4.48,27
18 Alberto Juantorena CUB 7657 11,13 - 7.43 - 13.54 - 2.09 - 50,37
14,97 - 41.69 - 4.20 - 56.28 - 4.50,69
19 Hiromasa Tanaka JPN 7629 11,05 - 6.78 - 11.92 - 1.88 - 48,59
15,53 - 41.65 - 5.10 - 59.59 - 4.40,04
20 Josef Karas CZE 7625 11,12 - 7.44 - 13.23 - 1.94 - 50,60
15,17 - 45.58 - 4.40 - 49.28 - 4.31,21
21 Kim Kun-Woo KOR 7531 11,29 - 7.12 - 12.83 - 1.91 - 48,99
14,89 - 36.23 - 4.80 - 44.79 - 4.16,16
22 Norman Müller GER 7344 10,90 - 7.44 - 15.18 - 1.97 - 47,58
14,71 - 40.99 - 0 - 58.93 - 4.30,38
23 Hans Olav Uldal NOR 6698 11,21 - 6.93 - 13.65 - 1.82 - 50,70
27,24 - 45.31 - 4.50 - 61.63 - 4.44,91

NR - national record.
AAR - area age-group record

Didn’t finish:
Andrei Krauchanka (BLR), Hamdi Dhouibi (TUN), Vitali Smirnov (UZB), Eugene Martineau (NED), Bryan Clay (USA), Tom Pappas (USA), Carlos Eduardo Chinin (BRA).

Historical note: Roman Šebrle came remarkably close to disaster in the pole vault, failing his first two attempts at the opening height of 4.40 m before clearing it on his final attempt. He eventually reached 4.80 m, keeping his world title hopes alive. After eight events, Maurice Smith still led Šebrle by 221 points. However, Šebrle produced a lifetime-best 71.18 m in the javelin, overturning the deficit and taking a 44-point lead into the 1500 m. Smith ran 1.80 seconds faster in the final event, but Šebrle held on to win by just 32 points.

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