title: 1991 in the decathlon
text: # 1991 in the decathlon
  
  This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1991 in the men's decathlon. One of the main events during this season were the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, where the competition started on Thursday August 29, 1991, and ended on Friday August 30, 1991.
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 1991 season in track and field :
  
  | World Record | Daley Thompson (GBR) | 8847 | August 9, 1984 | Los Angeles, United States |
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  * ↑ Points according to the 1985 tables
  
  ## 1991 World Year Ranking
  
  | Rank | Points | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 8812 | Dan O'Brien (USA) | Tokyo, Japan | 1991-08-30 | |
  | 2 | 8549 | Michael Smith (CAN) | Tokyo, Japan | 1991-08-30 | |
  | 3 | 8518 | Christian Plaziat (FRA) | Helmond, Netherlands | 1991-07-07 | |
  | 4 | 8467 | Dave Johnson (USA) | New York City, United States | 1991-06-13 | |
  | 5 | 8402 | Christian Schenk (GER) | Helmond, Netherlands | 1991-07-07 | |
  | 6 | 8379 | Robert Změlík (CZE) | Tokyo, Japan | 1991-08-30 | |
  | 7 | 8318 | Petri Keskitalo (FIN) | Tokyo, Japan | 1991-08-30 | PB |
  | 8 | 8306 | Antonio Peñalver (ESP) | Alhama de Murcia, Spain | 1991-06-02 | |
  | 9 | 8278 | Mikhail Medved (URS) | Götzis, Austria | 1991-06-16 | |
  | 10 | 8267 | Simon Poelman (NZL) | Tokyo, Japan | 1991-08-30 | |
  | 11 | 8233 | Eduard Hämäläinen (URS) | Tokyo, Japan | 1991-08-30 | |
  | 12 | 8224 | William Motti (FRA) | Emmitsburg, United States | 1991-09-29 | |
  | 13 | 8211 | Alain Blondel (FRA) | Helmond, Netherlands | 1991-07-07 | |
  | 14 | 8166 | Sheldon Blockburger (USA) | Baton Rouge, United States | 1991-03-30 | |
  | 15 | 8156 | Thorsten Dauth (GER) | Götzis, Austria | 1991-06-16 | |
  | 16 | 8141 | Dezső Szabó (HUN) | Budapest, Hungary | 1991-09-15 | |
  | 17 | 8119 | Rob Muzzio (USA) | New York City, United States | 1991-06-13 | |
  | 18 | 8093 | Rišardas Malachovskis (LTU) | Kielce, Poland | 1991-06-16 | |
  | 19 | 8079 | Andrew Fucci (USA) | New York City, United States | 1991-06-13 | |
  | 19 | 8079 | Steve Fritz (USA) | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 1991-07-24 | |
  | 21 | 8076 | Beat Gähwiler (SUI) | Helmond, Netherlands | 1991-07-07 | |
  | 22 | 8062 | Michael Kohnle (GER) | Götzis, Austria | 1991-06-16 | |
  | 23 | 8030 | Brian Brophy (USA) | Baton Rouge, United States | 1991-03-30 | |
  | 24 | 8018 | Lev Lobodin (URS) | Kyiv, Soviet Union | 1991-06-20 | |
  | 25 | 8017 | Frank Müller (GER) | Talence, France | 1991-09-22 | |
  