American Dan O'Brien took home men's decathlon gold at the 1991 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, setting a new Championships record in the process. O'Brien's score of 8812 broke Daley Thompson's record set in 1983. Canadian Mike Smith took home silver, with German Christian Schenk claiming bronze. #WorldAthletics #WorldAthleticsChampionships #WorldAthleticsChamps #Decathlon #USA #DanO'Brien #DanOBrien #ChampionshipRecord #ChampionshipsRecord Watch more from Tokyo in our playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz-gfY4so9kYxtbR4mfZ34ppg00KguQ18 Subscribe to our channel - youtube.com/user/IAAF2012?sub_confirmation=1 ⭐️ Follow us on Twitter - twitter.com/WorldAthletics ⭐️ ⭐️ Follow us on Facebook - facebook.com/WorldAthletics/⭐️ ⭐️ Follow us on Instagram - instagram.com/worldathletics/⭐️ Make sure you subscribe for athletics highlights, interviews with the athletes, training tips and more!