This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2008 in the men's decathlon. The main event during this season were the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, PR China, where the competition was held at the Beijing National Stadium on August 21 and August 22.

Records

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Standing records prior to the 2008 season in track and field
World Record   Roman Šebrle (CZE) 9026 May 27, 2001   Götzis, Austria

2008 world ranking

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Rank Points Athlete Venue Date Note
1 8832   Bryan Clay (USA) Eugene, United States 2008-06-30
2 8585   Andrei Krauchanka (BLR) Hengelo, Netherlands 2008-06-29
3 8534   Trey Hardee (USA) Eugene, United States 2008-06-30
4 8527   Leonel Suárez (CUB) Beijing, PR China 2008-08-22
5 8511   Tom Pappas (USA) Eugene, United States 2008-06-30
6 8504   Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) Götzis, Austria 2008-06-01
7 8497   Aleksey Sysoyev (RUS) Götzis, Austria 2008-06-01
8 8434   Maurice Smith (JAM) Kladno, Czech Republic 2008-06-19
9 8381   Aleksandr Pogorelov (RUS) Götzis, Austria 2008-06-01
10 8372   Arthur Abele (GER) Ratingen, Germany 2008-06-22
11 8273   André Niklaus (GER) Ratingen, Germany 2008-06-22
12 8253   Romain Barras (FRA) Beijing, PR China 2008-08-22
13 8248   Michael Schrader (GER) Ratingen, Germany 2008-06-22
14 8242   Pascal Behrenbruch (GER) Götzis, Austria 2008-06-01
15 8241   Roman Šebrle (CZE) Beijing, PR China 2008-08-22
16 8238   Oleksiy Kasyanov (UKR) Beijing, PR China 2008-08-22
17 8233   Eugène Martineau (NED) Ratingen, Germany 2008-06-22
18 8208   Aleksey Drozdov (RUS) Götzis, Austria 2008-06-01
19 8199   Norman Müller (GER) Manhattan, United States 2008-08-03
20 8191   Jake Arnold (USA) Manhattan, United States 2008-08-03
21 8178   Mikk Pahapill (EST) Beijing, PR China 2008-08-22
22 8175   Mustafa Abdur-Rahim (USA) Manhattan, United States 2008-08-03
23 8143   Chris Helwick (USA) Manhattan, United States 2008-08-03
24 8142   Frédéric Xhonneux (BEL) Desenzano del Garda, Italy 2008-05-11
25 8122   Ashton Eaton (USA) Eugene, United States 2008-06-30

See also

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References

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