Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon
| Men's decathlon at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 21–22 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 27 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning points | 8791 | ||||||||||||
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Bryan Clay |
 United States
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Andrei Krauchanka |
 Belarus
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Leonel Suárez |
 Cuba
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The men's decathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 21 and 22, at the Beijing National Stadium.
The qualifying standards were 8,000 points (A standard) and 7,700 points (B standard).
All times are China standard time (UTC+8)
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
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