1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

The men's decathlon event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 27 and 28 July.[1][2] Senior implements (106.7cm (3'6) hurdles, 7257g shot, 2kg discus) were used.

Medalists

Gold	Michael Kohnle  West Germany
Silver	Robert Změlík  Czechoslovakia
Bronze	Eduard Hämäläinen  Soviet Union

Results

Final

27/28 July

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow

Rank	Name	Nationality	100m	LJ	SP	HJ	400m	110m H	DT	PV	JT	1500m	Points	Notes
	Michael Kohnle	West Germany	10.78 (w: 0.8m/s)	6.97	13.25	2.01	48.98	14.60 (w: 0.6m/s)	36.50	4.50	58.38	4:38.65	7729
	Robert Změlík	Czechoslovakia	11.08 (w: -1.3m/s)	7.29	12.33	2.07	51.08	14.61 (w: 0.6m/s)	38.98	4.50	56.08	4:37.78	7659
	Eduard Hämäläinen	Soviet Union	11.42	6.99	13.57	2.01	50.21	14.91	39.64	4.70	53.18	4:33.22	7596
4	Henrik Dagård	Sweden	10.85	7.00	12.08	1.92	47.90	15.20	36.08	4.30	61.40	4:50.03	7453
5	Norbert Lampe	East Germany	11.06	6.70	12.45	1.86	49.20	15.40	41.12	4.30	53.30	4:25.47	7359
6	Aleksandr Zhdanovich	Soviet Union	11.04	6.77	12.26	2.01	50.04	15.39	36.22	4.20	50.46	4:34.64	7233
7	Sándor Munkácsy	Hungary	11.55	6.98	10.84	1.92	50.41	15.35	36.12	4.20	47.82	4:17.96	7063
8	Mirko Spada	Switzerland	11.65	6.56	14.19	1.83	51.54	15.29	41.92	4.30	49.20	4:44.93	7018
9	Radek Bartakovic	Czechoslovakia	11.18	6.78	12.74	1.86	48.77	16.56	33.22	4.10	46.52	4:19.30	6982
10	Philippe Williams	United States	11.47	7.26	10.57	1.89	53.01	16.68	35.28	4.70	56.62	4:42.70	6937
11	Álvaro Burrel	Spain	11.10	6.42	12.68	1.95	49.12	15.53	40.84	3.60	47.50	4:54.62	6900
12	Lars-Erik Geisel	West Germany	11.65	6.71	11.62	1.83	51.17	15.78	36.50	4.50	49.68	4:33.26	6883
13	Marcel Dost	Netherlands	11.41	7.03	11.62	1.92	51.05	15.37	36.00	4.30	41.22	4:50.89	6837
14	Christian Jacquart	France	11.46	6.45	12.98	1.77	51.36	15.76	40.78	4.20	50.30	4:42.94	6836
15	Todd Apted	Australia	11.77	6.69	10.99	2.01	52.46	16.34	33.40	4.30	54.94	4:46.84	6729
16	Thomas Jørgensen	Denmark	12.03	6.10	11.94	1.74	53.45	16.99	36.34	4.70	55.30	4:47.98	6429
17	Paul Scott	Australia	11.40	6.59	10.41	1.86	49.38	16.47	30.68	3.80	35.58	4:41.88	6292
	Jón Arnar Magnússon	Iceland	10.93	6.74	11.23	1.92	50.93	16.13	33.48	4.00	DNS	DNS	DNF
	Luciano Asta	Italy	11.49	6.29	12.40	1.83	52.30	16.59	37.06	4.00	DNS	DNS	DNF
	Juan Carlos Moeckel	Chile	11.53	7.06	11.28	1.74	53.29	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNF
	Matthew Farmer	United States	11.59	6.81	10.92	1.89	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNF
	Yiannos Anastasiades	Cyprus	11.99	NM	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.

•  Australia (2)
•  Chile (1)
•  Cyprus (1)
•  Czechoslovakia (2)
•  Denmark (1)
•  East Germany (1)
•  France (1)
•  Hungary (1)
•  Iceland (1)
•  Italy (1)
•  Netherlands (1)
•  Soviet Union (2)
•  Spain (1)
•  Sweden (1)
•   Switzerland (1)
•  United States (2)
•  West Germany (2)

References

1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 April 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015