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Goodwill Games Seattle 1990 (0)

Apr 01, 2026
The Goodwill Games were a high-profile Cold War era competition bringing together top athletes from East and West, where Dave Johnson won decathlon gold at the 1990 Goodwill Games with 8403 points, ahead of Dan O'Brien.
Pos Athlete Nation Points Results
1 Dave Johnson USA 8403 11,18 - 7.20 - 14.44 - 2.05 - 48,41 -
14,63 - 46.48 - 4.95 - 68.66 - 4.26,19
2 Dan O'Brien USA 8358 10,99 - 7.91 - 15.16 - 2.08 - 48,38 -
14,44 - 46.34 - 4.55 - 57.40 - 4.36,63
3 Mikhail Medved RUS 8330 11,21 - 7.23 - 15.62 - 2.05 - 50,17 -
14,68 - 49.60 - 5.05 - 62.62 - 4.35,64
4 Michael Smith CAN 8298 11,27 - 7.14 - 14.45 - 2.05 - 47,64 -
14,82 - 46.24 - 4.85 - 64.40 - 4.23,97
5 Roman Terekhov RUS 8005 11,34 - 7.35 - 14.48 - 2.02 - 50,76 -
14,43 - 41.92 - 4.75 - 56.88 - 4.19,95
6 Sheldon Blockburger USA 8002 10,98 - 7.37 - 14.16 - 2.05 - 49,59 -
15,00 - 41.30 - 4.75 - 62.28 - 4.42,44
7 Andrei Nazarov EST 7993 11,27 - 7.33 - 12.99 - 2.08 - 48,81 -
14,53 - 41.04 - 4.95 - 55.58 - 4.33,17
8 Jay Thorson USA 7494 11,54 - 6.92 - 13.79 - 1.93 - 49,54 -
15,55 - 45.46 - 4.75 - 50.72 - 4.41,48

Detailed results can be found at World Decathlon competitions and rankings archive

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