Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon The decathlon was a men event and part of the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 19 October and 20 October 1964. 23 athletes from 15 nations entered and 22 started the first event. Storozhenko moved from fourth place to first with his performance in the shot put, as Thomas dropped from the lead to eighth. Wu dropped out of contention after three events, not competing in the high jump. Storozhenko, leading after four, finished last in the 400 metres, falling to fifth place.
Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's decathlon Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's decathlon The men's decathlon event of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games was held the 24 and 25 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Maurice Smith of the Jamaica. Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (6750) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011). "All distances shown are