Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games – Men's decathlon
| Men's decathlon at the Pan American Games |
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The men's decathlon event at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 26 and 27 August.[1][2][3] The event brought together some of the strongest all-round athletes in the Americas, testing their endurance, speed and versatility across the ten disciplines. Canada’s Dave Steen emerged as the overall winner, amassing 7,958 points to claim the gold medal.
Venezuela was the host and they celebrated a double podium finish, with Douglas Fernández capturing the silver after setting a new national record of 7,726 points, while Freddy Aberdeen secured the bronze with the same score but placed behind Fernández on countback. The competition was regarded as one of the highlights of the athletics program, not only for the high level of performance but also for the enthusiastic support of the Venezuelan crowd.[4]
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dave Steen | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
11.21 | 7.34 | 11.67 | 2.09 | 48.44 | 14.99 | 40.67 | 4.90 | 59.97 | 4:29.26 | 7958 | |
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Douglas Fernández |  Venezuela |
11.67 | 6.90 | 13.43 | 1.90 | 49.95 | 16.04 | 45.62 | 4.40 | 78.86 | 4:30.80 | 7726 | NR |
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Freddy Aberdeen | Venezuela |
11.10 | 7.26 | 10.92 | 1.90 | 49.48 | 15.13 | 33.43 | 4.40 | 50.57 | 4:35.84 | 7726 | |
| Tito Steiner |  Argentina |
11.47 | 7.12 | 14.47 | 2.05 | 49.84 | 14.79 | 49.12 | NM | DNS | – | DNF | [11] | |
| Paulo Lima |  Brazil |
10.88 | 7.03 | 13.43 | 1.99 | 47.27 | 16.79 | DNS | – | – | – | DNF | ||
| Gary Bastien | .png){kind=small} United States |
DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS | ||
| John Crist | United States |
DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS |
References
- ^ "Track and Field Statistics Results". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ 1983 results (p26)
- ^ Full results
- ^ "InterSportStats". intersportstats.com. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ^ "Full results". The Vancouver Sun. 27 August 1983. p. 28. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Day 2 results". The Province. 28 August 1983. p. 75. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "The Spokesman-Review Day 1 report". August 27, 1983. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "The Spokesman-Review Day 2 report". August 28, 1983. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Cliff Wiley of Lawrence, Kan., battling high humidity..." August 28, 1983. United Press International. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Gérson é bronze nos 400" (in Portuguese). Jornal do Brasil. August 28, 1983.
- ^ Argentine results