Alhama de Murcia 1997 (0)
| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results |
| 1 | Francisco Javier Benet | ESP | 8322 v |
10,80 - 7.60 - 13.72 - 2.02 - 48,50 14,05 - 41.98 - 4.90 - 62.18 - 4.34,69 |
| 2 | Robert Zmelik | CZE | 8239 v. |
10,61 - 7.64 - 14.61 - 1.90 - 49,38 13,99 - 41.00 - 5.10 - 60.22 - 4.44,20 |
| 3 | Antonio Penalver | ESP | 8182 v |
10,83 - 7.49 - 16.60 - 1.99 - 50,56 14,24 - 46.98 - 4.50 - 56.56 - 4.39,68 |
| 4 | Jaime Penas | ESP | 8128 v. |
10,76 - 7.60 - 15.49 - 2.05 - 50,69 14,58 - 44.74 - 4.80 - 60.20 - 5.01,96 |
| 5 | Jiri Ryba | CZE | 8088 W |
11,08 - 7.52 - 13.73 - 2.02 - 47,93 14,61 - 43.72 - 4.70 - 54.64 - 4.30,18 |
| 6 | Marc Magrans | ESP | 7596 W |
10,87 - 7.13 - 12.96 - 1.90 - 48,47 15,07 - 33.78 - 4.70 - 48.18 - 4.16,52 |
| 7 | Jamie Quarry | GBR | 7593 W |
10,88 - 7.39 - 14.11 - 1.87 - 50,12 14,40 - 40.20 - 4.30 - 47.34 - 4.33,42 |
| 8 | Barry Thomas | GBR | 7561 v |
11,14 - 7.08 - 13.67 - 1.90 - 50,53 15,02 - 39.80 - 4.70 - 53.80 - 4.34,61 |
| 9 | Jose Antonio Ureña Vaño | ESP | 7107 W |
11,60 - 6.65 - 12.82 - 1.84 - 50,87 15,10 - 36.06 - 4.40 - 48.78 - 4.17,79 |
| 10 | Jordi Costa Casadevall | ESP | 7068 W |
11,10 - 6.79 - 12.37 - 1.87 - 52,41 15,60 - 35.70 - 4.50 - 61.14 - 4.57,81 |
| 11 | Diego Martin Kerwitz | ARG | 6948 v |
11,44 - 7.14 - 11.46 - 1.93 - 51,26 16,01 - 31.92 - 4.50 - 50.66 - 4.41,13 |
| 12 | Marcos Moreno Cuesta | ESP | 6906 | 11,50 - 6.77 - 11.95 - 1.90 - 52,03 15,93 - 41.90 - 4.20 - 50.16 - 4.45,66 |
| 13 | Tomaš Komenda | CZE | 6845 W |
11,48 - 6.94 - 11.92 - 2.05 - 53,56 15,74 - 32.84 - 4.30 - 49.46 - 4.50,99 |
v event with wind >2.0 m/s and <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events <=2.0 m/s
v. all events with wind <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events > 2.0 m/s (IAAF rule since 01/01/2010)
W one event with wind >4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events > 2.0 m/s (IAAF rule until 31/12/2009)
Jiri Ryba also scored 8068 points using his alternative long jump mark of 7.44 (+2.8 m/s), with all other event performances unchanged.
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