Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon
| Men's decathlon at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
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From L-R: Kurt Felix, Kai Kazmirek, Thomas Van der Plaetsen, Luiz Alberto de Araújo, Damian Warner, Ashton Eaton and Adam Helcelet in the second heat of the 1500 metres, the final event of the decathlon
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 17–18 August 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning points | 8893 =OR | ||||||||||||
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Ashton Eaton |
 United States
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Kévin Mayer |
 France
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Damian Warner |
 Canada
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The men's decathlon competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium between 17–18 August.
The medals were presented by Dagmawit Girmay Berhane, IOC member, Ethiopia and Bernard Amsalem, Council Member of the IAAF.
The decathlon consists of ten track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the ten components. The athletes all compete in one competition with no elimination rounds.
All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)
Prior to the competition[update], the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
The 100 metres was held on 17 August at 09:30.
The long jump was held on 17 August at 10:35.
Note: Eelco Sintnicolaas of the Netherlands did not compete.
The shot put was held on 17 August at 12:15.
The high jump was held on 17 August at 17:45.
Note: Leonid Andreev of Uzbekistan, Rico Freimuth of Germany, and Willem Coertzen of South Africa did not compete.
The 400 metres was held on 17 August at 21:30.
Note: Pieter Braun of the Netherlands did not compete.
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