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Talence 1992 (0)

Oct 23, 2026
Dan O'Brien set a men’s decathlon world record of 8891 points at the 1992 Talence Décastar, with performances including an 8.08 m long jump and a 16.69 m shot put. He finished ahead of Olympic champion Robert Zmelik (8344) and France’s Alain Blondel (8285).
P Athlete Nation Points Results
1 Dan O'Brien USA 8891
v WR
10,43 - 8.08 - 16.69 - 2.07 - 48,51 -
13,98 - 48.56 - 5.00 - 62.58 - 4.42,10
2 Robert Zmelik TCH 8344
v
10,75 - 7.67 - 13.26 - 2.07 - 49,62 -
14,10 - 45.40 - 4.80 - 61.08 - 4.32,67
3 Alain Blondel FRA 8285
v
11,10 - 7.32 - 13.40 - 2.01 - 49,39 -
14,68 - 44.84 - 5.10 - 64.46 - 4.20,42
4 Brian Brophy USA 8165
v
11,40 - 7.16 - 15.13 - 2.04 - 49,50 -
14,78 - 53.84 - 4.70 - 59.32 - 4.38,57
5 Steve Fritz USA 8045
v
10,85 - 7.03 - 13.58 - 2.07 - 49,89 -
14,49 - 44.06 - 4.60 - 62.48 - 4.34,63
6 Robert Muzzio USA 7957 11,42 - 6.88 - 16.02 - 1.95 - 50,63 -
14,81 - 47.96 - 4.80 - 59.56 - 4.32,78
7 Sebastien Levicq FRA 7498 11,55 - 7.00 - 13.31 - 1.95 - 53,23 -
15,41 - 39.08 - 5.00 - 63.96 - 4.41,55
8 Mikhail Medved UKR 7471
v
11,40 - 7.40 - 14.78 - 2.04 - 51,38 -
14,69 - 50.88 - 4.90 - 61.68 - 0
9 William Motti FRA 7097
v
11,57 - 7.09 - 14.95 - 2.10 - 50,77 -
15,24 - 49.56 - 0 - 65.34 - 4.59,53

WR – world record
v – event with wind >2.0 m/s and <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events <=2.0 m/s

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