Talence 1997 (0)
| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results |
| 1 | Chris Huffins | USA | 8425 v MR |
10,29 - 7.84 - 14.83 - 2.07 - 48,18 - 13,83 - 51.92 - 4.80 - 52.02 - 5.18,40 |
| 2 | Tomaš Dvorak | CZE | 8380 | 10,82 - 7.50 - 15.94 - 1.98 - 49,03 - 14,03 - 45.50 - 4.60 - 69.66 - 4.48,22 |
| 3 | Erki Nool | EST | 8353 | 10,64 - 7.77 - 14.58 - 1.89 - 47,63 - 14,40 - 38.32 - 5.40 - 64.04 - 4.48,96 |
| 4 | Roman Šebrle | CZE | 8301 v |
10,90 - 7.62 - 14.47 - 2.07 - 48,15 - 14,53 - 45.06 - 4.40 - 68.62 - 4.44,52 |
| 5 | Jon Arnar Magnusson | ISL | 8245 | 10,65 - 7.44 - 14.89 - 2.01 - 47,93 - 14,21 - 45.04 - 4.80 - 59.98 - 4.57,78 |
| 6 | Sebastian Chmara | POL | 8177 v |
11,25 - 7.43 - 15.13 - 2.07 - 49,06 - 14,47 - 42.88 - 5.20 - 52.60 - 4.38,11 |
| 7 | Kamil Damašek | CZE | 8173 v |
10,96 - 7.23 - 15.23 - 2.01 - 47,88 - 14,76 - 43.42 - 4.80 - 55.62 - 4.26,46 |
| 8 | Indrek Kaseorg | EST | 8107 v |
11,35 - 7.43 - 13.71 - 2.01 - 48,85 - 14,42 - 41.44 - 4.70 - 64.46 - 4.25,58 |
| 9 | Lev Lobodin | RUS | 7999 | 10,94 - 7.17 - 14.45 - 2.04 - 49,34 - 14,36 - 43.94 - 5.00 - 52.14 - 4.48,76 |
| 10 | Ramil Ganiyev | UZB | 7988 v |
11,04 - 7.31 - 13.36 - 2.04 - 49,54 - 14,76 - 44.68 - 5.20 - 52.86 - 4.46,36 |
| 11 | Jörg Goedicke | GER | 7804 v. |
11,13 - 7.08 - 14.46 - 2.01 - 50,94 - 14,59 - 41.64 - 5.10 - 54.86 - 4.53,60 |
| 12 | Pierre Alexandre Vial | FRA | 7684 v |
10,98 - 7.05 - 12.35 - 1.89 - 48,32 - 14,85 - 41.38 - 5.00 - 50.22 - 4.36,47 |
MR - competition record
v - event with wind >2.0 m/s and <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events <=2.0 m/s.
v. - all events with wind <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events >2.0 m/s.
Didn’t finish:
Eduard Hämäläinen (FIN).
Historical note: Talence offered Chris Huffins redemption after a painful setback at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, where three failed javelin throws had ended his medal hopes. Just over five weeks later, he defeated newly crowned world champion Tomaš Dvorak at Décastar, turning his season’s disappointment into a memorable victory.
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