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Ratingen 1998 (0)

Aug 31, 2010
Ratingen 1998 men’s decathlon was won by Klaus Isekenmeier with 8236 points in a very close contest ahead of Frank Busemann (8231) and Mike Maczey (8114), highlighting a tightly packed elite German field with multiple 8000-point performances and consistently high-level multi-event results across the competition.
P Athlete Nation Points Results
1 Klaus Isekenmeier GER 8236 11,10 - 7.61 - 15.55 - 1.83 - 48,74 -
14,57 - 49.48 - 4.80 - 62.48 - 4.37,10
2 Frank Busemann GER 8231 10,75 - 7.63 - 13.46 - 2.04 - 48,74 -
13,70 - 41.30 - 4.40 - 58.23 - 4.23,04
3 Mike Maczey GER 8114 11,13 - 7.38 - 14.21 - 2.01 - 50,43 -
14,26 - 41.65 - 4.80 - 61.74 - 4.25,31
4 Christian Savoia GER 7872 11,18 - 7.02 - 14.82 - 1.95 - 49,56 -
14,55 - 45.54 - 4.60 - 58.27 - 4.40,71
5 Dirk-Achim Pajonk GER 7760 10,89 - 7.25 - 14.64 - 1.95 - 49,95 -
14,70 - 40.32 - 4.50 - 51.90 - 4.33,23
6 David Wagner GER 7599 11,18 - 7.21 - 12.82 - 1.92 - 49,09 -
14,93 - 40.96 - 4.30 - 52.87 - 4.22,47
7 Gerd Brinkmann GER 7580 11,12 - 7.05 - 14.46 - 1.89 - 49,63 -
14,91 - 39.31 - 4.50 - 54.98 - 4.38,16
8 Sebastian Knabe GER 7577 11,33 - 7.30 - 12.52 - 2.01 - 49,65 -
14,87 - 42.05 - 4.60 - 48.45 - 4.38,02
9 Mark Schumacher GER 7554 10,92 - 6.88 - 13.94 - 2.01 - 51,78 -
14,59 - 42.70 - 4.60 - 52.81 - 4.56,75
10 Georg Zwirner GER 7537 11,35 - 7.05 - 12.79 - 1.95 - 49,99 -
15,15 - 40.56 - 4.50 - 52.37 - 4.20,39
11 Sascha Gelling GER 7292 11,28 - 7.28 - 14.68 - 1.86 - 50,43 -
15,65 - 46.19 - 4.10 - 54.64 - 5.10,42
12 Peter Hargasser GER 7239 11,24 - 7.10 - 11.95 - 1.95 - 50,65 -
14,21 - 36.50 - 4.40 - 51.42 - 4.59,28
13 Holger Loogen GER 7183 11,17 - 6.85 - 13.06 - 1.86 - 51,06 -
15,51 - 42.55 - 4.10 - 57.87 - 4.51,68

Note: The results of all 13 recorded finishers are included. Information on athletes who may not have completed the competition is currently unavailable.

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