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Alhama de Murcia 1996 (0)

Sep 12, 2025
Alhama de Murcia decathlon of 1996 is remembered for the remarkable performance of Francisco Javier Benet, who achieved a personal best of 8294 points.
P Athlete Nation Points Results
1 Francisco Javier Benet ESP 8294 10,80 - 7.54 - 13.71 - 2.01 - 49,39 -
14,13 - 45.74 - 4.80 - 61.70 - 4.33,22
2 Ramil Ganiyev UZB 7943 10,74 - 7.45 - 14.03 - 2.01 - 50,08 - 
14,39 - 45.02 - 5.00 - 49.76 - 4.59,77
3 Jaime Penas ESP 7785 10,96 - 7.39 - 14.94 - 1.98 - 52,02 - 
15,27 - 44.54 - 4.70 - 63.76 - 5.06,31

Full results are available in the Competitions & Rankings Archive, A Century of World Men’s Decathlon

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