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Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur 1998 (0)

Oct 27, 2026
Australia celebrated a decathlon one-two at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, where Jagan Hames won gold with an Australian and Oceania record of 8490 points. Scott Ferrier secured silver with 8307, while Canada’s Michael Smith, the 1990 and 1994 champion, added bronze with 8144.
P Athlete Nation Points Results
1 Jagan Hames AUS 8490
NR AR
10,77 - 7.64 - 14.73 - 2.19 - 49,67 -
14,07 - 46.40 - 5.00 - 64.67 - 5.02,68
2 Scott Ferrier AUS 8307 10,84 - 7.59 - 13.34 - 2.13 - 48,25 -
14,20 - 43.99 - 5.10 - 58.95 - 4.55,65
3 Michael Smith CAN 8144 11,23 - 7.17 - 18.03 - 2.01 - 50,38 -
14,77 - 47.89 - 4.60 - 66.87 - 5.00,61
4 Douglas Pirini NZL 8007 10,93 - 7.36 - 14.36 - 1.92 - 48,31 -
14,85 - 45.62 - 4.70 - 59.33 - 4.43,14
5 Peter Banks AUS 7859 11,08 - 7.35 - 14.09 - 2.01 - 48,28 -
15,79 - 41.73 - 4.70 - 60.27 - 4.43,70
6 Michael Nolan CAN 7703 11,31 - 7.24 - 14.63 - 1.92 - 50,21 -
15,55 - 45.77 - 4.80 - 58.28 - 4.51,71
7 Duane Ladejo ENG 7633 10,47 - 6.97 - 13.31 - 2.04 - 46,12 -
14,91 - 39.24 - 3.90 - 47.15 - 4.41,69
8 Dominic Johnson LCA 7587 10,98 - 7.37 - 12.92 - 1.98 - 48,14 -
15,38 - 38.77 - 4.90 - 40.16 - 4.36,65
9 Alexis Sharp SCO 7542 11,00 - 7.03 - 13.02 - 1.95 - 50,05 -
15,24 - 46.45 - 4.40 - 58.37 - 4.59,99
10 Jamie Quarry SCO 7482 11,04 - 6.77 - 13.61 - 1.92 - 49,40 -
14,51 - 41.12 - 4.60 - 44.35 - 4.36,78
11 Simon Poelman NZL 7425 11,27 - 6.97 - 14.78 - 1.95 - 51,92 -
14,89 - 44.37 - 4.30 - 54.50 - 4.56,34
12 Georgios Andreou CYP 7297 11,11 - 7.00 - 13.29 - 2.01 - 50,96 -
15,69 - 39.88 - 4.70 - 57.08 - 5.22,84

NR – national record
AR – area record (Oceania)

Didn’t finish:
Levard Missick (TKS), Barry Thomas (ENG), Rafer Joseph (ENG)

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