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Decathlon

{{Short description|Athletic track and field competition consisting of ten events}}

{{About|the track and field event|other uses}}

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{{Infobox athletics event

|event= Decathlon

|image= {{Multiple image|image1=MichaelSmithDecathlon400meters.jpg|width1=100|image2=Men decathlon PV French Athletics Championships 2013 t142927.jpg|width2=134|image3=Rico Freimuth 2012 Hypo-meeting.jpg|width3=133}}

|caption= Decathlon combines four runs, three jumps, and three throws.

|WRmen= {{flagicon|FRA}} Kevin Mayer 9126 pts (2018)

|ORmen= {{flagicon|CAN}} Damian Warner 9018 pts (2021)

|CRmen= {{flagicon|USA}} Ashton Eaton 9045 pts (2015)

}}

The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (déka, meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "contest" or "prize"). Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not by the position achieved.{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Encarta |title=Decathlon |url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761574361/decathlon.html |access-date=6 August 2008 |year=2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028133048/http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761574361/Decathlon.html |archive-date=28 October 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }} The decathlon is contested mainly by male athletes, while female athletes typically compete in the heptathlon.

Traditionally, the title of "World's Greatest Athlete" has been given to the person who wins the decathlon. This began when Gustav V of Sweden told Jim Thorpe, "Sir, you are the world's greatest athlete" after Thorpe won the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912.{{cite web |last1=Flatter |first1=Ron |title=Thorpe preceded Deion, Bo |url=https://www.espn.com/sportscentury/features/00016499.html |website=espn.com |access-date=11 December 2020}}

The event is similar to the pentathlon held at the ancient Greek Olympics,Waldo E. Sweet, Erich Segal (1987). [https://archive.org/details/sportrecreationi0000swee/page/37 Sport and recreation in ancient Greece]. Oxford University Press. (p37). Retrieved on 7 May 2011. and also similar to a competition called an "all-around", which was contested at the United States amateur championships in 1884.{{cite web |url=http://www.usatf.org/statistics/USA-Champions/USAOutdoorTF/men/AllAround.aspx |title=USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions: Men's All-Around |publisher=USA Track & Field |access-date=21 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215711/http://www.usatf.org/statistics/USA-Champions/USAOutdoorTF/men/AllAround.aspx |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eXOBPt_Gi44C |title=All-around Men: Heroes of a Forgotten Sport |author=Zarnowski, Frank |year=2005 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-5423-9}} Another all-around was held at the 1904 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1904/ATH/mens-all-around-championship.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171728/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1904/ATH/mens-all-around-championship.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Athletics at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's All-Around Championship |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=21 July 2015}} The modern decathlon first appeared at the 1912 Games.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1912/ATH/mens-decathlon.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175504/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1912/ATH/mens-decathlon.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Athletics at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Decathlon |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=21 July 2015}}

In modern athletics, the 10 events are: 100 metres, 400 metres, 1500 metres, 110 metre hurdles, long jump, high jump, pole vault, discus throw, javelin throw, and shotput. The current official decathlon world record holder is French athlete Kevin Mayer, who scored a total of 9,126 points at the 2018 Décastar in France.

Historical background

The decathlon developed from the ancient pentathlon competitions held at the ancient Greek Olympics. Pentathlons involved five disciplines – long jump, discus throw, javelin throw, sprint and a wrestling match. Introduced in Olympia during 708 BC, this competition was extremely popular for many centuries.

A ten-event competition known as the "all-around" or "all-round" championship, similar to the modern decathlon, was first contested at the United States amateur championships in 1884 and reached a consistent form by 1890. While an all-around event was held at the 1904 Summer Olympics, whether it was an official Olympic event has been disputed.

The modern decathlon first appeared in the Olympic athletics program at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.

Format

= Men's decathlon =

The vast majority of international and top-level men's decathlons are divided into a two-day competition, with the track and field events held in the order below. Traditionally, all decathletes who finish the event, rather than just the winner or medal-winning athletes, do a round of honour together after the competition.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} The current world record holder is Kevin Mayer from France with 9126 points which he set on September 16, 2018, in Talence, France.

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= Women's decathlon =

At major championships, the women's equivalent of the decathlon is the seven-event heptathlon; before 1981 it was the five-event pentathlon.IAAF Scoring Tables for Combined Events, p. 9. However, in 2001, the IAAF (now World Athletics) approved scoring tables for a women's decathlon; the current world record holder is Austra Skujytė of Lithuania, with 8,358.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/lithuania/austra-skujyte-14290383 |title=Records of Austra Skujytė |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=28 March 2022}} Women's disciplines differ from men's in the same way as for standalone events: the shot, discus, and javelin weigh less, and the sprint hurdles use lower hurdles over 100 m rather than 110 m. The points tables used are the same as for the heptathlon in the shared events. In some women's decathlon competitions, the schedule differs from the men's decathlon, with the field events switched between day one and day two. This rule was initially instituted to avoid scheduling conflicts when men's and women's decathlon competitions take place simultaneously, however by 2024 the rule was revised to allow conducting the women's decathlon using the men's event order.IAAF Scoring Tables for Combined Events, p. 10.{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/download/download?filename=675a002e-ccdd-4df3-ad3c-42be2942be78.pdf&urlslug=C1.1%20%26%20C2.1%20-%20Competition%20Rules%20%26%20Technical%20Rules|title=2024 World Athletics Competition Rules|page=102}} The inaugural Women's Decathlon World Championships used the men's ordering of events.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7209596?eventId=10229985&gender=W| access-date=20 September 2024 |website=World Athletics| title=Women's Decathlon Championships Results}}

; Women's decathlon reversed field event order (optional)

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= One hour =

The one-hour decathlon is a special type of decathlon in which the athletes have to start the last of ten events (1500 m) within sixty minutes of the start of the first event. The world record holder is Czech decathlete Robert Změlík, who achieved 7,897 points at a meeting in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, in 1992.{{cite web | title=Sebrle set for 100 minute Decathlon | date=June 20, 2003 | url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/news/sebrle-set-for-100-minute-decathlon-1 }}

= Masters athletics =

In Masters athletics, performance scores are age graded before being applied to the standard scoring table. This way, marks that would be competitive within an age division can get rated, even if those marks would not appear on the scale designed for younger age groups. Additionally, like women, the age divisions use different implement weights and lower hurdles. Based on this system, German Rolf Geese in the M60 division and American Robert Hewitt in the M80 divisions have set their respective world records over 8,000 points. Using the same scale, Nadine O'Connor scored 10,234 points in the W65 division, the highest decathlon score ever recorded.{{cite web |last=Stone |first=Ken |url=http://www.masters-athlete.com/public/844.cfm |title=Masters track athlete of the decade? |publisher=Masters-athlete.com |access-date=7 February 2010 |archive-date=March 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305174730/http://www.masters-athlete.com/public/844.cfm |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://masterstrack.com/2009/08/445/ |title=Masterstrack.com Results detail O'Connor's historic 10,234-point decathlon » masterstrack.com |access-date=2014-11-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129043131/http://masterstrack.com/2009/08/445/ |archive-date=29 November 2014 |df=dmy-all }}

Points system

{{Main|Decathlon scoring tables}}

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|+ Parameter values by discipline

!Event

ABC
align=left|100 m25.4347181.81
align=left|Long jump0.143542201.4
align=left|Shot put51.391.51.05
align=left|High jump0.8465751.42
align=left|400 m1.53775821.81
align=left|110 m hurdles5.7435228.51.92
align=left|Discus throw12.9141.1
align=left|Pole vault0.27971001.35
align=left|Javelin throw10.1471.08
align=left|1500 m0.037684801.85

The 2001 IAAF points tables use the following formulae:IAAF Scoring Tables for Combined Events, p. 24.

  • Points = {{math|INT(A(B − P)C)}} for track events (faster time produces a higher score)
  • Points = {{math|INT(A(P − B)C)}} for field events (greater distance or height produces a higher score)

{{mvar|A}}, {{mvar|B}}, and {{mvar|C}} are parameters that vary by discipline, as shown in the adjacent table, while {{mvar|P}} is the performance by the athlete, measured in seconds (running), metres (throwing), or centimetres (jumping).

The decathlon tables should not be confused with the scoring tables compiled by Bojidar Spiriev, to allow comparison of the relative quality of performances by athletes in different events. On those tables, for example, a decathlon score of 9,006 points equates to 1,265 "comparison points", the same number as a triple jump of 18 m.[http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Competitions/TechnicalArea/ScoringOutdoor2008_742.pdf IAAF Scoring Tables of Athletics – Outdoor – 2008 Edition] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206120115/http://iaaf.org/mm/Document/Competitions/TechnicalArea/ScoringOutdoor2008_742.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203080139/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Competitions/TechnicalArea/ScoringOutdoor2008_742.pdf |archive-date=2008-12-03 |url-status=live |date=6 February 2009 }} p. 154.

= Benchmarks =

Split evenly between the events, the following table shows the benchmark levels needed to earn 1,000, 900, 800, and 700 points in each sport.

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! align=left|Event

1,000 pts900 pts800 pts700 ptsUnit
align=left|100 m10.39510.82711.27811.756align=left|Seconds
align=left|Long jump7.767.366.946.51align=left|Metres
align=left|Shot put18.4016.7915.1613.53align=left|Metres
align=left|High jump2.202.101.991.88align=left|Metres
align=left|400 m46.1748.1950.3252.58align=left|Seconds
align=left|110 m hurdles13.8014.5915.41916.29align=left|Seconds
align=left|Discus throw56.1751.446.5941.72align=left|Metres
align=left|Pole vault5.284.964.634.29align=left|Metres
align=left|Javelin throw77.1970.6764.0957.45align=left|Metres
align=left|1500 m3:53.794:07.424:21.774:36.96align=left|Minutes:Seconds

= Calculator =

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Records

{{further|Decathlon world record progression}}

The official decathlon world record holder is Kevin Mayer of France, with a score of 9,126 points set during the 2018 Décastar in Talence, France, which was ratified by World Athletics.

{{Decathlon score|10.55 {{wind|+0.3}}|7.80 m {{wind|+1.2}}|16.00 m|2.05 m|48.42 |13.75 {{wind|-1.1}}|50.54 m|5.45 m|71.90 m|4:36.11}}

The previous record from Ashton Eaton (9,045 points):

{{Decathlon score|10.23 {{wind|-0.4}}|7.88 m {{wind|+0.0}}|14.52 m|2.01 m|45.00 WDB|13.69 {{wind|-0.2}}|43.34 m|5.20 m|63.63 m|4:17.52}}

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! Record

! Score

! Athlete

! Season

World9,126{{flagathlete|Kevin Mayer|FRA}}2018
colspan=5|Continental records
Africa8,521{{flagathlete|Larbi Bourrada|ALG}}2016
Asia8,725{{flagathlete|Dmitriy Karpov|KAZ}}2004
Europe9,126{{flagathlete|Kevin Mayer|FRA}}2018
North, Central America
and Caribbean		9,045{{flagathlete|Ashton Eaton|USA}}2015
Oceania8,649{{flagathlete|Ashley Moloney|AUS}}2021
South America8,393{{flagathlete|Carlos Chinin|BRA}}2013

= Decathlon bests =

The total decathlon score for all world records in the respective events would be 12,666. The total decathlon score for all the best performances achieved during decathlons is 10,669. The Difference column shows the difference in points between the decathlon points that the individual current world record would be awarded and the points awarded to the current decathlon record for that event. The relative differences in points are much higher in throwing events than in running and jumping events.

Decathlon bests are only recognized when an athlete completes the ten-event competition with a score of over 7,000 points.van Kuijen, Hans (12 September 2013). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/preview/eaton-and-melnychenko-lead-talence-fields-lav Eaton and Melnychenko lead Talence fields, Lavillenie to make Decathlon debut – IAAF Combined Events Challenge]. IAAF. Retrieved on 12 September 2013.

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|+World records (WR) compared to decathlon bests (DB)

Event

!Type

!Athlete

!Record

!Score

!Difference

!Date

!Place

!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

rowspan=3| 100 m

|WR

| align="left"| {{flagathlete|Usain Bolt|JAM}} || 9.58 s || 1,202 || 136 || 16 August 2009 || align=left|Berlin ||

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|rowspan=2|DB

|rowspan=2 align="left"|{{flagathlete|Damian Warner|CAN}}

|rowspan=2|10.12 s

|rowspan=2|1,066

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| 25 May 2019

align=left|Götzis{{cite news|title=Johnson-Thompson and Warner reinforce dominance with overnight leads in Götzis|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/hypomeeting-gotzis-2019-warner-johnson-thomps2|publisher=IAAF|author=Gabriella Pieraccini|date=25 May 2019|access-date=28 May 2019}}
4 August 2021

| align=left|Tokyo

| {{cite web|title=Decathlon – 100m Results Summary|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/ATH/OG2020-_ATH_C73D_ATHMDECATH------------100---------.pdf|website=olympics.com|date=4 August 2021|access-date=19 August 2021|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804002541/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/ATH/OG2020-_ATH_C73D_ATHMDECATH------------100---------.pdf|url-status=dead}}

rowspan=2| Long jump

|WR

| align="left"| {{flagathlete|Mike Powell|USA}} || 8.95 m || 1,312 || 134 || 30 August 1991 || align=left|Tokyo ||

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|DB

| align="left"| {{flagathlete|Simon Ehammer|SUI}}

8.45 m1,17828 May 2022align=left|Götzis{{cite news|title=8,45 Meter: Ehammers unglaublicher Rekordsatz im Weitsprung|url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/leichtathletik/bei-meeting-in-goetzis-8-45-meter-ehammers-unglaublicher-rekordsatz-im-weitsprung|publisher=SRF|language=German|date=28 May 2022|access-date=28 May 2022}}
rowspan=2| Shot put

|WR

| align="left"| {{flagathlete|Ryan Crouser|USA}} || 23.56 m || 1,323 || 275 || 27 May 2023 || align=left|Los Angeles || {{Cite web |date=2023-08-19 |title=Crouser retains shot put title at worlds after nearly staying home due to blood clots |url=https://apnews.com/article/track-worlds-crouser-sifan-hassan-531123ed018529bf31bc865b6850fb32 |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=AP News |language=en}}

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|DB

| align="left"| {{flagathlete|Edy Hubacher|SUI}}

19.17 m1,0485 October 1969align=left|Bern
rowspan=2| High jump

|WR

| align="left"| {{flagathlete|Javier Sotomayor|CUB}} || 2.45 m || 1,244 || 173 || 27 July 1993 || align=left|Salamanca ||

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|DB

| align="left" | {{flagathlete|Derek Drouin|CAN}}

2.28 m1,0717 April 2017align="left" |Santa Barbara{{cite web|title=2017 Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational – Men's High Jump Results|url=http://www.phototiming.com/meets/17samadams/F%20%205040717.htm|work=phototiming.com|date=7 April 2017|access-date=9 April 2017}}
rowspan=2| 400 m

|WR

| align="left"| {{flagathlete|Wayde van Niekerk|RSA}} || 43.03 s || 1,164 || 104 || 14 August 2016 || align=left|Rio de Janeiro ||{{cite web|title=Men's 400m Results|url=https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/A/T/ATM004101_Results_2016_08_14_ff3d0a74_10b4_4382_91f3_8783d2c9311c.pdf|work=Rio 2016 official website|date=14 August 2016|access-date=15 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920130147/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/A/T/ATM004101_Results_2016_08_14_ff3d0a74_10b4_4382_91f3_8783d2c9311c.pdf|archive-date=20 September 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

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|DB

| align="left"| {{flagathlete|Ashton Eaton|USA}}

45.00 s1,06028 August 2015align=left|Beijing{{cite web|title=Decathlon – 400 m Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/15th-iaaf-world-championships-4875/results/men/decathlon/400-metres/result#resultheader|publisher=IAAF|date=28 August 2015|access-date=28 August 2015|archive-date=August 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831000557/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/15th-iaaf-world-championships-4875/results/men/decathlon/400-metres/result#resultheader|url-status=dead}}
rowspan=2| 110 m hurdles

|WR

| align="left"| {{flagathlete|Aries Merritt|USA}} || 12.80 s || 1,135 || 76 || 7 September 2012 || align=left|Brussels ||

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|DB

| align="left"| {{flagathlete|Damian Warner|CAN}}

13.36 s1,05930 May 2021align=left|Götzis{{cite news|title=Warner makes history in Götzis with sixth victory and 8995 score|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-challenge-combined-events/news/hypo-meeting-gotzis-2021|publisher=World Athletics|author1=Jess Whittington|author2=Jon Mulkeen|date=30 May 2021|access-date=24 June 2021}}
rowspan=2| Discus throw

|WR

| align="left"| {{flagathlete|Mykolas Alekna|LTU}} || 75.56 m || 1,416 || 384 || 13 April 2025 || align=left|Ramona || {{cite news | title=Lithuanian and Cal Bears star Mykolas Alekna sets world record with a 247-plus feet throw | date=April 13, 2025 | url=https://apnews.com/article/alekna-world-record-discus-6b475389a3ffb659f839e49e7eade711 | work=apnews.com }}

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|DB

| align="left"| {{flagathlete|Leo Neugebauer|GER}}

57.70 m1,0326 June 2024align=left|Eugene
rowspan=2| Pole vault

|WR

| align="left"| {{flagathlete|Armand Duplantis|SWE}} || 6.27 m || 1,321 || 169 || 28 February 2025 || align="left" |Clermont-Ferrand|| {{Cite web |date=2025-02-28 |title=Mondo Duplantis breaks men's pole vault world record for 11th time |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/c3rn8qq2elxo |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}

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|DB

| align="left"| {{flagathlete|Tim Lobinger|GER}}

5.76 m1,15216 September 1999align=left|Leverkusen
rowspan=2| Javelin throw

|WR

| align="left"| {{flagathlete|Jan Železný|CZE}} || 98.48 m || 1,331 || 291 || 25 May 1996 || align=left|Jena ||

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|DB

| align="left"| {{flagathlete|Peter Blank|GER}}

79.80 m1,04019 July 1992align=left|Emmelshausen
rowspan=2| 1500 m

|WR

| align="left"| {{flagathlete|Hicham El Guerrouj|MAR}} || 3:26.00 min:s || 1,218 || 255 || 14 July 1998 || align=left|Rome ||

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|DB

| align="left"| {{flagathlete|Robert Baker|USA}}

3:58.7{{AthAbbr|h}} min:s9633 April 1980align=left|Austin
rowspan=2 | Total

! colspan=3 | World records || 12,666 || 1,197 || colspan="3" |

colspan=3 | Decathlon bests || 10,669colspan="4" |

All-time top 25 men

  • Correct as of August 2024.[http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/combined-events/decathlon/outdoor/men/senior Decathlon – men – senior – outdoor]. IAAF. Retrieved on 25 January 2014.

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!Rank

!Score

!Athlete

!Date

!Place

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|align=center|9,126

|{{flagathlete|Kevin Mayer|FRA}}

|15–16 September 2018

|Talence

|{{cite news|title=Mayer breaks decathlon world record in Talence with 9126|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/decastar-talence-2018-mayer-world-record|publisher=IAAF|author=Quentin Guillon|date=16 September 2018|access-date=21 September 2018}}

colspan=5 | ( 10.55/+0.3 - 7.80/+1.2 - 16.00 - 2.05 - 48.42 / 13.75/-1.1 - 50.54 - 5.45 - 71.90 - 4:36.11 )
rowspan=2|2

| align=center|9,045 || {{flagathlete|Ashton Eaton|USA}} || 28–29 August 2015 || Beijing ||

colspan=5 | ( 10.23/-0.4 - 7.88/0.0 - 14.52 - 2.01 - 45.00 / 13.69/-0.2 - 43.34 - 5.20 - 63.63 - 4:17.52 )
rowspan=2|3

| align=center|9,026 || {{flagathlete|Roman Šebrle|CZE}} || 26–27 May 2001 || Götzis ||

colspan=5 | ( 10.64/0.0 - 8.11/+1.9 - 15.33 - 2.12 - 47.79 / 13.92/-0.2 - 47.92 - 4.80 - 70.16 - 4:21.98 )
rowspan=2|4

| align=center|9,018

|{{flagathlete|Damian Warner|CAN}}

|4–5 August 2021

|Tokyo

|{{cite web|title=Men's Decathlon Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/ATH/OG2020-_ATH_C73U_ATHMDECATH------------------------.pdf|website=olympics.com|date=5 August 2021|access-date=25 August 2021|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805132635/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/ATH/OG2020-_ATH_C73U_ATHMDECATH------------------------.pdf|url-status=dead}}

colspan=5 | ( 10.12/+0.2 - 8.24/+0.2 - 14.80 - 2.02 - 47.48 / 13.46/-1.0 - 48.67 - 4.90 - 63.44 - 4:31.08 )
rowspan=2|5

| align="center" |8,994 || {{flagathlete|Tomáš Dvořák|CZE}} || 3–4 July 1999 || Prague||

colspan=5 | ( 10.54/-0.1 - 7.90/+1.1 - 16.78 - 2.04 - 48.08 / 13.73/0.0 - 48.33 - 4.90 - 72.32 - 4:37.20 )
rowspan="2" |6

|align=center|8,961

|{{flagathlete|Leo Neugebauer|GER}}

|5–6 June 2024

|Eugene

|{{cite web|title=Decathlon Result|url=https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Outdoor/2024/041_Scores.htm|work=flashresults.ncaa.com|date=6 June 2024|access-date=6 June 2024}}

colspan=5 | ( 10.64/+0.1 - 7.86/+0.9 - 17.46 - 2.07 - 48.03 / 14.36/0.0 - 57.70 - 5.21 - 56.64 - 4:44.61 )
rowspan="2" |7

|align="center" |8,909

|{{flagathlete|Pierce LePage|CAN}}

|25–26 August 2023

|Budapest

|{{Cite web|title=Men's Decathlon Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-1500-M-u--0--.RS2.pdf|work=World Athletics|date=26 August 2023|access-date=29 August 2023}}

colspan="5" |( 10.45/-0.3 - 7.59/+0.2 - 15.81 - 2.08 - 47.21 / 13.77/+0.2 - 50.98 - 5.20 - 60.90 - 4:39.88 )
rowspan="2" |8

| align="center" |8,891 || {{flagathlete|Dan O'Brien|USA}} || 4–5 September 1992 || Talence||

colspan=5 | ( 10.43/+2.1 - 8.08/+1.8 - 16.69 - 2.07 - 48.51 / 13.98/-0.5 - 48.56 - 5.00 - 62.58 - 4:42.10 )
rowspan=2|9

|align=center|8,867

|{{flagathlete|Garrett Scantling|USA}}

|6–7 May 2022

|Fayetteville

|{{cite web|title=Decathlon Results|url=https://results.flashresults.com/2022_05-06_USACombined/042_Scores.htm|website=flashresults.com|date=7 May 2022|access-date=15 May 2022}}

colspan="5" |( 10.61/-0.3 - 7.68/+2.4 - 16.27 - 2.04 - 47.08 / 14.10/+3.1 - 55.06 - 5.21 - 57.45 - 4:48.00 )
rowspan="2" |10

| align="center" |8,832

| {{flagathlete|Bryan Clay|USA}} || 29–30 June 2008 || Eugene ||

colspan=5 | ( 10.39/-0.4 - 7.39/-1.6 - 15.17 - 2.08 - 48.41 / 13.75/+1.9 - 52.74 - 5.00 - 70.55 - 4:50.97 )
rowspan=2|11

| align=center|8,815 || {{flagathlete|Erki Nool|EST}} || 6–7 August 2001 || Edmonton ||

colspan=5 | ( 10.60/+1.5 - 7.63/+2.0 - 14.90 - 2.03 - 46.23 / 14.40/0.0 - 43.40 - 5.40 - 67.01 - 4:29.58 )
rowspan=2|12

| align=center|8,811 || {{flagathlete|Daley Thompson|GBR}} || 27–28 August 1986 || Stuttgart ||

colspan=5 | ( 10.26/+2.0 - 7.72/+1.0 - 15.73 - 2.00 - 47.02 / 14.04/-0.3 - 43.38 - 5.10 - 62.78 - 4:26.16 )
rowspan=2|13

| align=center|8,796 || {{flagathlete|Markus Rooth|NOR}} || 2–3 August 2024 || Saint-Denis || {{Cite web|title=Paris 2024 – Men's Decathlon Results|url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/ATH/OG2024_ATH_C73L_ATHMDECATH------------------------.pdf|website=olympics.com|date=3 August 2024|access-date=19 August 2024}}

colspan=5 | ( 10.71/+0.9 - 7.80/-0.2 - 15.25 - 1.99 - 47.69 / 14.25/+0.2 - 49.80 - 5.30 - 66.87 - 4:39.56 )
rowspan=2|14

| align=center|8,790 || {{flagathlete|Trey Hardee|USA}} || 19–20 August 2009 || Berlin ||

colspan=5 | ( 10.45/+0.2 - 7.83/+1.9 - 15.33 - 1.99 - 48.13 / 13.86/+0.3 - 48.08 - 5.20 - 68.00 - 4:48.91 )
rowspan=2|15

| align=center|8,784 || {{flagathlete|Tom Pappas|USA}} || 21–22 June 2003 || Palo Alto ||

colspan=5 | ( 10.78/+0.2 - 7.96/+1.4 - 16.28 - 2.17 - 48.22 / 14.13/+1.7 - 45.84 - 5.20 - 60.77 - 4:48.12 )
rowspan=2|16

| align=center|8,764 || {{Flagathlete|Johannes Erm|EST}}|| 10–11 June 2024 || Rome|| {{Cite web |last=Broadbent |first=Chris |date=12 June 2024 |title=Historic golds for Austria and Estonia at Roma 2024 |url=https://www.european-athletics.com/news/historic-golds-for-austria-and-estonia-at-roma-2024 |access-date=12 June 2024 |website=European Athletics}}

colspan=5 | ( 10.60/+0.4 - 7.91/+0.2 - 14.99 - 1.99 - 46.81 / 14.30/-0.5 - 44.56 - 5.20 - 62.71 - 4:24.95 )
rowspan=2|17

| align=center|8,756 || {{flagathlete|Lindon Victor|GRN}}|| 25–26 August 2023 || Budapest||

colspan=5 | ( 10.60/+0.1 - 7.55/+1.0 - 15.94 - 2.02 - 48.05 / 14.47/+0.2 - 54.97 - 4.80 - 68.05 - 4:39.67 )
rowspan=2|18

| align=center|8,735 || {{flagathlete|Eduard Hämäläinen|BLR|1991}}|| 28–29 May 1994 || Götzis||

colspan=5 | ( 10.50/+2.1 - 7.26/+1.0 - 16.05 - 2.11 - 47.63 / 13.82/-3.0 - 49.70 - 4.90 - 60.32 - 4:35.09 )
rowspan=2|19

| align=center|8,732 || {{flagathlete|Ayden Owens-Delerme|PUR}}|| 17–18 April 2024 || Walnut||

colspan=5 | ( 10.31/+1.9 - 7.77/+2.6 - 16.26 - 1.98 - 47.23 / 13.73/+0.9 - 46.00 - 5.10 - 59.28 - 4:45.59 )
rowspan=2|20

| align=center|8,730 || {{flagathlete|Jürgen Hingsen|FRG}}|| 27–28 August 1986 || Stuttgart||

colspan=5 | ( 10.87/+2.5 - 7.89/+2.8 - 16.46 - 2.12 - 48.79 / 14.52/-0.3 - 48.42 - 4.60 - 64.38 - 4:21.61 )
rowspan=2|21

|align=center|8,725 || |{{flagathlete|Dmitriy Karpov|KAZ}}|| 23–24 August 2004 || Athens||

colspan=5 | ( 10.50/+2.2 - 7.81/-0.9 - 15.93 - 2.09 - 46.81 / 13.97/+1.5 - 51.65 - 4.60 - 55.54 - 4:38.11 )
rowspan=2|22

| align="center" |8,720 || {{flagathlete|Kyle Garland|USA}}|| 6–7 May 2022 || Fayetteville||

colspan=5 | ( 10.63/+0.9 - 7.86/+1.0 - 16.44 - 2.16 - 49.04 / 13.71/+1.0 - 46.16 - 4.85 - 59.63 - 4:43.21 )
rowspan=2|23

| align="center" |8,706 || {{flagathlete|Frank Busemann|GER}}|| 31 July – 1 August 1996 || Atlanta||

colspan=5 | ( 10.60/ - 8.07/+0.8 - 13.60 - 2.04 - 48.34 / 13.47/+0.3 - 45.04 - 4.80 - 66.86 - 4:31.41 )
rowspan="2" |24

| align="center" |8,705 || {{flagathlete|Dave Johnson|USA}}|| 23–24 April 1992 || Azusa||

colspan=5 | ( 10.96/+0.4 - 7.52/+4.5 - 14.61 - 2.04 - 48.19 / 14.17/+0.3 - 49.88 - 5.28 - 66.96 - 4:29.38 )
rowspan=2|25

| align="center" |8,694

|{{flagathlete|Chris Huffins|USA}}|| 19–20 June 1998 || New Orleans||

colspan=5 | ( 10.31/+3.5 - 7.76/+2.5 - 15.43 - 2.18 - 49.02 / 14.02/+1.0 - 53.22 - 4.60 - 61.59 - 4:59.43 )

= Notes =

Below is a list of other scores equal or superior to 8750 pts:

  • Ashton Eaton also scored 9039 (2012), 8893 (2016), 8809 (2013) and 8750 (2016).
  • Damian Warner also scored 8995 (2021), 8804 (2023), 8797 (2022) and 8795 (2018).
  • Tomáš Dvořák also scored 8902 (2001), 8900 (2000) and 8837 (1997).
  • Roman Šebrle also scored 8893 (2004), 8807 (2003), 8800 (2002) and 8757 (2000).
  • Leo Neugebauer also scored 8836 (2023) and 8748 (2024).
  • Kevin Mayer also scored 8834 (2016), 8816 (2022) and 8768 (2017).
  • Dan O'Brien also scored 8824 (1996), 8812 (1991) and 8755 (1998).
  • Bryan Clay also scored 8791 (2008).
  • Tom Pappas also scored 8750 (2003).

All-time top performances women ≥ 8,000 pts

{{update section|date=June 2023}}

  • Correct as of September 2023.{{cite web |title=100th SEASON OF CSM SPORTS BEGINS WITH ITS 3rd AMERICAN RECORD PERFORMANCE |url=https://www.pausatf.org/jordan-gray-puts-womens-decathlon-record-over-8000-points/ |website=USATF Pacific |access-date=26 September 2024}}

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!Score

!Athlete

!Date

!Place

!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

1

|align=center|8,358

|{{flagathlete|Austra Skujytė|LTU}}

|14–15 April 2005

|Columbia

|{{cite web|title=Women's Decathlon World Record Progression|url=https://worldathletics.org/records/by-progression/19939|work=World Athletics|access-date=20 November 2023}}

2

|align=center|8,246

|{{flagathlete|Jordan Gray|USA}}

|21–22 August 2021

|San Mateo

|{{cite web|title=JORDAN GRAY ACHIEVES NO. 2 ALL-TIME SCORE WITH 8,246 POINTS AT WOMEN'S DECATHLON ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPS|url=https://www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=news&news_id=623610|author=Erik Boal|website=runnerspace.com|date=23 August 2023|access-date=20 November 2023}}

3

|align=center|8,150

|{{flagathlete|Marie Collonvillé|FRA}}

|25–26 September 2004

|Talence

|

= Notes =

Below is a list of other scores equal or superior to 8000 pts:

Competitions

= Olympic medalists =

{{Main|Combined events at the Olympics}}

{{Olympic medalists in men's decathlon}}

= World Championships medalists =

== Men ==

{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in men's decathlon}}

== Women ==

{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's decathlon}}

= Continental competitions =

= Other =

Season's bests

{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

!Year!!Score!!Athlete!!Place

1960

|8,683

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Rafer Johnson|USA}}

| align="left" |Eugene

1961

|8,709

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Philip Mulkey|USA}}

| align="left" |Memphis

1962

|8,248

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Chuan-Kwang Yang|ROC}}

| align="left" |Tulare

1963

|8,089

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Chuan-Kwang Yang|ROC}}

| align="left" |Walnut

1964

|7,950

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Manfred Bock|FRG}}

| align="left" |Liestal

1965

|7,883

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Mykhaylo Storozhenko|URS}}

| align="left" |Kyiv

1966

|8,234

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Bill Toomey|USA}}

| align="left" |Salina

1967

|8,319

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Kurt Bendlin|FRG}}

| align="left" |Heidelberg

1968

|8,222 {{AthAbbr|A}}

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Bill Toomey|USA}}

| align="left" |Echo Summit

1969

|8,417

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Bill Toomey|USA}}

| align="left" |Los Angeles

1970

|8,130

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Rüdiger Demmig|GDR}}

| align="left" |Erfurt

1971

|8,244

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Kurt Bendlin|FRG}}

| align="left" |Bonn

1972

|8,466

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Mykola Avilov|URS}}

| align="left" |Munich

1973

|8,163

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Lennart Hedmark|SWE}}

| align="left" |Bonn

1974

|8,229

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Ryszard Skowronek|POL}}

| align="left" |Montreal

1975

|8,429

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Bruce Jenner|USA}}

| align="left" |Eugene

1976

|8,634

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Bruce Jenner|USA}}

| align="left" |Montreal

1977

|8,400

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Aleksandr Grebenyuk|URS}}

| align="left" |Riga

1978

|8,493

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Guido Kratschmer|FRG}}

| align="left" |Bernhausen

1979

|8,476

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Guido Kratschmer|FRG}}

| align="left" |Krefeld

1980

|8,667

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Guido Kratschmer|FRG}}

| align="left" |Bernhausen

1981

|8,334

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Rainer Pottel|GDR}}

| align="left" |Birmingham

1982

|8,774

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Daley Thompson|GBR}}

| align="left" |Athens

1983

|8,825

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Jürgen Hingsen|FRG}}

| align="left" |Bernhausen

1984

|8,847

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Daley Thompson|GBR}}

| align="left" |Los Angeles

1985

|8,559

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Torsten Voss|GDR}}

| align="left" |Dresden

1986

|8,811

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Daley Thompson|GBR}}

| align="left" |Stuttgart

1987

|8,680

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Torsten Voss|GDR}}

| align="left" |Rome

1988

|8,512

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Christian Plaziat|FRA}}

| align="left" |Talence

1989

|8,549

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Dave Johnson|USA}}

| align="left" |Houston

1990

|8,574

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Christian Plaziat|FRA}}

| align="left" |Split

1991

|8,812

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Dan O'Brien|USA}}

| align="left" |Tokyo

1992

|8,891

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Dan O'Brien|USA}}

| align="left" |Talence

1993

|8,817

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Dan O'Brien|USA}}

| align="left" |Stuttgart

1994

|8,735

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Eduard Hämäläinen|BLR|1991}}

| align="left" |Götzis

1995

|8,695

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Dan O'Brien|USA}}

| align="left" |Gothenburg

1996

|8,824

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Dan O'Brien|USA}}

| align="left" |Atlanta

1997

|8,837

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Tomáš Dvořák|CZE}}

| align="left" |Athens

1998

|8,755

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Dan O'Brien|USA}}

| align="left" |Uniondale

1999

|8,994

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Tomáš Dvořák|CZE}}

| align="left" |Prague

2000

|8,900

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Tomáš Dvořák|CZE}}

| align="left" |Götzis

2001

|9,026

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Roman Šebrle|CZE}}

| align="left" |Götzis

2002

|8,800

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Roman Šebrle|CZE}}

| align="left" |Götzis

2003

|8,807

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Roman Šebrle|CZE}}

| align="left" |Götzis

2004

|8,893

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Roman Šebrle|CZE}}

| align="left" |Athens

2005

|8,732

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Bryan Clay|USA}}

| align="left" |Helsinki

2006

|8,677

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Bryan Clay|USA}}

| align="left" |Götzis

2007

|8,697

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Roman Šebrle|CZE}}

| align="left" |Kladno

2008

|8,832

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Bryan Clay|USA}}

| align="left" |Eugene

2009

|8,790

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Trey Hardee|USA}}

| align="left" |Berlin

2010

|8,483

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Bryan Clay|USA}}

| align="left" |Götzis

2011

|8,729

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Ashton Eaton|USA}}

| align="left" |Eugene

2012

|9,039

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Ashton Eaton|USA}}

| align="left" |Eugene

2013

|8,809

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Ashton Eaton|USA}}

| align="left" |Moscow

2014

|8,616

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Andrei Krauchanka|BLR}}

| align="left" |Zürich

2015

|9,045

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Ashton Eaton|USA}}

| align="left" |Beijing

2016

|8,893

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Ashton Eaton|USA}}

| align="left" |Rio de Janeiro

2017

|8,768

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Kevin Mayer|FRA}}

| align="left" |London

2018

|9,126

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Kevin Mayer|FRA}}

| align="left" |Talence

2019

|8,711

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Damian Warner|CAN}}

| align="left" |Götzis

2020

|8,552

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Kevin Mayer|FRA}}

| align="left" |Saint-Paul

2021

|9,018

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Damian Warner|CAN}}

| align="left" |Tokyo

2022

|8,867

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Garrett Scantling|USA}}

| align="left" |Fayetteville

2023

|8,909

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Pierce LePage|CAN}}

| align="left" |Budapest

2024

|8,961

| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Leo Neugebauer|GER}}

| align="left" |Eugene

National records

  • Updated 4 August 2024.

Equal or superior to 8,000 pts:

{{Table alignment}}{{static row numbers}}{{Sticky header}}

class="wikitable sortable defaultleft col4right static-row-numbers sticky-header" style="font-size:95%;"

!Score

!Nation

!Athlete

!Date

!Place

9,126

|{{FRA}}

|Kevin Mayer

|15–16 September 2018

|Talence

9,045

|{{USA}}

|Ashton Eaton

|28–29 August 2015

|Beijing

9,026

|{{CZE}}

|Roman Šebrle

|26–27 April 2001

|Götzis

9,018

|{{CAN}}

|Damian Warner

|4–5 August 2021

|Tokyo

8,961

|{{GER}}

|Leo Neugebauer

|5–6 June 2024

|Eugene

8,847

|{{GBR2}}

|Daley Thompson

|8–9 August 1984

|Los Angeles

8,815

|{{EST}}

|Erki Nool

|6–7 August 2001

|Edmonton

8,796

|{{NOR}}

|Markus Rooth

|2–3 August 2024

|Saint-Denis

8,756

|{{GRD}}

|Lindon Victor

|25–26 August 2023

|Budapest

8,735

|{{BLR}}

|Eduard Hämäläinen

|28–29 May 1994

|Götzis

8,732

|{{PUR}}

|Ayden Owens-Delerme

|17–18 April 2024

|Walnut

8,730

|{{FIN}}

|Eduard Hämäläinen

|5–6 August 1997

|Athens

8,725

|{{KAZ}}

|Dmitriy Karpov

|23–24 August 2004

|Athens

8,709

|{{UKR}}

|Aleksandr Apaychev

|2–3 June 1984

|Neubrandenburg

8,698

|{{RUS}}

|Grigoriy Degtyaryev

|21–22 June 1984

|Kyiv

8,654

|{{CUB}}

|Leonel Suárez

|3–4 July 2009

|Havana

8,649

|{{AUS}}

|Ashley Moloney

|4–5 August 2021

|Tokyo

8,644

|{{JAM}}

|Maurice Smith

|31 August – 1 September 2007

|Osaka

8,607

|{{NED}}

|Sven Roosen

|2–3 August 2024

|Saint-Denis

8,573

|{{ISL}}

|Jón Arnar Magnússon

|30–31 May 1998

|Götzis

8,566

|{{POL}}

|Sebastian Chmara

|16–17 May 1998

|Murcia

8,554

|{{HUN}}

|Attila Zsivoczky

|3–4 June 2000

|Götzis

8,526

|{{ESP}}

|Francisco Javier Benet

|16–17 May 1998

|Murcia

8,521

|{{ALG}}

|Larbi Bouraada

|17–18 August 2016

|Rio de Janeiro

8,519

|{{BEL}}

|Hans Van Alphen

|26–27 May 2012

|Götzis

8,468

|{{SUI}}

|Simon Ehammer

|15–16 August 2022

|Munich

8,445

|{{UZB}}

|Ramil Ganiyev

|5–6 August 1997

|Athens

8,437

|{{LTU}}

|Rišardas Malachovskis

|1–2 July 1988

|Minsk

8,406

|{{SWE}}

|Nicklas Wiberg

|19–20 August 2009

|Berlin

8,398

|{{RSA}}

|Willem Coertzen

|30–31 May 2015

|Götzis

8,393

|{{BRA}}

|Carlos Chinin

|7–8 June 2013

|São Paulo

8,359

|{{NZL}}

|Simon Poelman

|21–22 March 1987

|Christchurch

8,320

|{{AUT}}

|Gernot Kellermayr

|29–30 May 1993

|Götzis

8,312

|{{LAT}}

|Edgars Eriņš

|26–27 May 2011

|Valmiera

8,308

|{{JPN}}

|Keisuke Ushiro

|31 May – 1 June 2014

|Nagano

8,291 {{AthAbbr|A}}

|{{ARG}}

|Tito Steiner

|22–23 June 1983

|Provo

8,290

|{{CHN}}

|Qi Haifeng

|28–29 May 2005

|Götzis

8,288

|{{MDA}}

|Valeriy Kachanov

|20–21 June 1980

|Moscow

8,275

|{{SRB}}

|Mihail Dudaš

|10–11 August 2013

|Moscow

8,235

|{{ITA}}

|Dario Dester

|10–11 June 2024

|Rome

8,226

|{{BAH}}

|Ken Mullings

|2–3 August 2024

|Saint-Denis

8,213

|{{POR}}

|Mário Aníbal

|30 June – 1 July 2001

|Kaunas

8,206

|{{ROC}}

|Yang Chuan-Kwang

|27–28 April 1963

|Walnut

8,199

|{{BUL}}

|Atanas Andonov

|20–21 June 1981

|Sofia

8,069

|{{GRE}}

|Prodromos Korkizoglou

|1–2 July 2000

|Ibach

8,065

|{{CHI}}

|Gonzalo Barroilhet

|19–20 April 2012

|Charlottesville

8,048

|{{VEN}}

|Geormi Jaramillo

|4–5 May 2018

|Barquisimeto

8,023

|{{TUN}}

|Hamdi Dhouibi

|9–10 August 2005

|Helsinki

8,010 {{AthAbbr|h}}

|{{TPE}}

|Yang Chuan-kwang

|27–28 April 1963

|Walnut

8,004

|{{ECU}}

|Andy Preciado

|30–31 May 2021

|Guayaquil

Under-20 records

The world decathlon under-20 record is held by Niklas Kaul, of Germany, who scored 8,435 points at the European U20 Championships in Grosseto, Italy, from 22 to 23 July 2017.

{{Decathlon score|11.48 {{wind|-1.3}}|7.20 m {{wind|+1.6}}|15.37 m|2.05 m|48.42 |14.55 {{wind|-0.2}}|48.49 m|4.70 m|68.05 m|4:15.52}}

The world decathlon under-20 record using senior implements is held by Torsten Voss, of East Germany, who scored 8,397 points in Erfurt, East Germany, from 6–7 July 1982. This was the last record to be ratified because it is no longer a World Athletics under-20 record event.

Key:


NWI = No Wind Indication

{{Decathlon score|10.76 (NWI)|7.66 m (NWI)|14.41 m|2.09 m|48.37|14.37 (NWI)|41.66 m|4.80 m|62.90 m|4:34.04}}

Key:


+ = Senior implements


* = 6-kg shot, 1.067-m hurdles, 1.75-kg discus


A = Altitude (over 1,000 m)

class="wikitable"

! U20 Record

! Score

! Athlete

! Year

rowspan=2| World8,397+{{flagathlete|Torsten Voss|GDR}}1982
style="border-top: 2px solid white;"

| 8,435

{{flagathlete|Niklas Kaul|GER}}2017
colspan=4|Area U20 records
rowspan=2| Africa7,548+{{flagathlete|Hamdi Dhouibi|TUN}}2011
style="border-top: 2px solid white;"

| 7,791

{{flagathlete|Fredriech Pretorius|RSA}}2014
Asia8,041+{{flagathlete|Qi Haifeng|CHN}}2002
rowspan=2| Europe8,397+{{flagathlete|Torsten Voss|GDR}}1982
style="border-top: 2px solid white;"

| 8,435

{{flagathlete|Niklas Kaul|GER}}2017
North, Central America
and Caribbean		8,257+{{flagathlete|Yordani García|CUB}}2007
rowspan=2| Oceania8,103+{{flagathlete|Ashley Moloney|AUS}}2019
style="border-top: 2px solid white;"

| 8,190

{{flagathlete|Ashley Moloney|AUS}}2018
rowspan=3| South America7,422+{{flagathlete|Pedro Ferreira da Silva Filho|BRA}}1985
style="border-top: 2px solid white;"

| 7,641*

{{flagathlete|Andrés Byron Silva|URU}}2005
style="border-top: 2px solid white;"

| 7,762 A

{{flagathlete|Felipe Vinicius dos Santos|BRA}}2013

= Decathlon under-20 bests =

(Within a completed decathlon scoring more than 7,000 points)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width: 90%;"
Event

!Specification

!Result (Wind)

!Score

!Athlete

!Nation

!Date

!Meet

!Place

!Age

!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

100 m

|

|align=right |10.31 {{wind|+3.5}}

|align=right |1,020

|Roko Farkaš

|{{flagu|Croatia}}

|align=right |9 August 2023

|European U20 Championships

|Jerusalem

|{{Ayd|2005|2|11|2023|8|9}}

|{{cite web |url=https://jerusalem23results.european-athletics.com/resEAA/pdf/JER2023/ATH/JER2023_ATH_C73D_ATHMDECATH--U20-------100---------.pdf#page=2 |title=Decathlon U20 100 Men Results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028220014/https://jerusalem23results.european-athletics.com/resEAA/pdf/JER2023/ATH/JER2023_ATH_C73D_ATHMDECATH--U20-------100---------.pdf#page=2 |archive-date=28 October 2023 |url-status=live |date=9 August 2023 |website=European Athletics |publisher=European Athletic Association}}

Long jump

|

|align=right |7.83 m {{wind|+0.4}}

|align=right |1,017

|Simon Ehammer

|{{flagu|Switzerland}}

|align=right |21 September 2019

|Swiss Combined Events Championships

|Hochdorf

|{{Ayd|2000|2|7|2019|9|21}}

|{{cite web |url=https://www.swiss-athletics.ch/wp-content/uploads/Rangliste_SM_Mehrkampf_Hochdorf_2019.pdf#page=58 |title=Results - 2019 Swiss & 59. Hochdorfer All-around Championships |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028220243/https://www.swiss-athletics.ch/wp-content/uploads/Rangliste_SM_Mehrkampf_Hochdorf_2019.pdf#page=58 |archive-date=28 October 2023 |url-status=live |date=23 September 2019 |website=Swiss Athletics }}

rowspan=2|Shot put

|6 kg

|align=right |17.81 m

|align=right |963

|{{ill|José San Pastor|es}}

|{{flagu|Spain}}

|align=right |1 May 2021

|Campionato España Combinadas de Federaciones Autonómicas

|Valladolid

|{{Ayd|2002|2|4|2021|5|1}}

|

7.26 kg

|align=right |15.83 m

|align=right |841

|Rob Muzzio

|{{flagu|United States}}

|align=right |27 April 1983

| Penn Relays

|Philadelphia

|{{Ayd|1964|6|25|1983|4|27}}

|{{cite web |url=https://decathlonusa.typepad.com/files/2015-usatf-junior-decathlon.pdf#page=5 |title=43rd Annual National Junior Decathlon Championships |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923011603/https://decathlonusa.typepad.com/files/2015-usatf-junior-decathlon.pdf#page=5 |archive-date=23 September 2020 |url-status=live |date=19 June 2015 |website=DECA, The Decathlon Association |publisher=Frank Zarnowski}}

High jump

|

|align=right |2.18 m

|align=right |973

|Igor Drobyshevskiy

|{{flagu|Soviet Union}}

|align=right |25 May 1985

|

|Simferopol

|{{Ayd|1966|10|17|1985|5|25}}

|{{cite web |url=https://decaamerica.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Deca-Individual-Event-Lists-230826.pdf#page=13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110064725/https://decaamerica.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Deca-Individual-Event-Lists-230826.pdf#page=13 |archive-date=10 January 2024 |url-status=live |title=All-Time Decathlon individual event lists |author=Yoshiaki Oikawa |website=DecaAmerica |date=3 October 2023}}

400 m

|

|align=right |46.75

|align=right |971

|Ashley Moloney

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|align=right |25 June 2019

|Oceania Championships

|Townsville

|{{Ayd|2000|3|13|2019|6|25}}

|{{cite web |url=https://athletics-oceania.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/day-1-trck-results.pdf#page=5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626053932/https://athletics-oceania.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/day-1-trck-results.pdf#page=5 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |url-status=live |title=Oceania Athletics Championships – Day 1 Track Results |date=26 June 2019 |website=Oceania Athletics Association }}

rowspan=2|First-day score

|U20 implements

|

|align=right |4,387

|Tomas Järvinen

|{{flagu|Czechia}}

|align=right |6 July 2024

|Czech U20 Combined Events Championships

|{{ill|Stará Boleslav|cs}}

|{{Ayd|2005|10|21|2024|7|6}}

|{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7207900?day=1 |title=Czech U20 Combined Events Championships - Results |website=World Athletics |access-date=14 September 2024}}

Senior implements

|

|align=right |4,436

|Ashley Moloney

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|align=right |25 May 2019

|Hypomeeting

|Götzis

|{{Ayd|2000|3|13|2019|5|25}}

|{{cite web |url=https://www.meeting-goetzis.at/en/Decathlon%20Results%202019_305.pdf?var_mid=3#page=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031011539/https://www.meeting-goetzis.at/en/Decathlon%20Results%202019_305.pdf?var_mid=3#page=2 |archive-date=31 October 2023 |url-status=live |title=Hypomeeting #45 - Results - Decathlon |date=27 May 2019 |website=Hypomeeting Götzis }}

rowspan=2|110 m hurdles

|0.991 m

|align=right |13.57 {{wind

0.1}}

|align=right |1,031

|Simon Ehammer

|{{flagu|Switzerland}}

|align=right |20 July 2019

|European U20 Championships

|Borås

|{{Ayd|2000|2|7|2019|7|20}}

|{{cite web |url=https://www.taf.org.tr/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2019_ECHU20_Results.pdf#page=107 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525123158/http://www.taf.org.tr/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2019_ECHU20_Results.pdf#page=107 |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-status=live |title=European Athletics U20 Championships Borås 2019 Results Book |date=22 July 2019 |website=European Athletics |publisher=European Athletic Association}}

1.067 m

|align=right |13.77 {{wind|+1.3}}

|align=right |1,004

|Ladji Doucouré

|{{flagu|France}}

|align=right |10 June 2001

|Meeting International d'Arles

|Arles

|{{Ayd|1983|3|28|2001|6|10}}

|{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/toplists/combined-events/decathlon/outdoor/men/senior/2001?regionType=world&windReading=regular&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110065418/https://worldathletics.org/records/toplists/combined-events/decathlon/outdoor/men/senior/2001?regionType=world&windReading=regular&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true |archive-date=10 January 2024 |url-status=live |title=Season Top Lists - Senior Ourdoor 2001 - Decathlon Men |website=World Athletics }}

rowspan=3|Discus throw

|rowspan=2|1.75 kg

|rowspan=2 style="text-align: right;" |54.75 m

|rowspan=2 style="text-align: right;" |970

|Aleksey Sysoyev

|{{flagu|Russia}}

|align=right |29 May 2004

|Russian Junior Combined Events Cup

|Krasnodar

|{{Ayd|1985|3|8|2004|5|29}}

|{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout%3DO/ageGroup%3DJ/season%3D2004/gender%3DM/discipline%3DDECJ/legal%3DA/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051101063845/http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=O/ageGroup=J/season=2004/gender=M/discipline=DECJ/legal=A/index.html |archive-date=1 November 2005 |url-status=dead |title=Decathlon Junior 2004 Junior |website=IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations |date=31 December 2014}}

Jan Doležal

|{{flagu|Czech Republic}}

|align=right |19 July 2015

|European Junior Championships

|Eskilstuna

|{{Ayd|1996|6|6|2015|7|19}}

|{{cite web |url=https://online.atletika.cz/upload/eskilstuna%2016-19.7.2015.pdf#page=68 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028225248/https://online.atletika.cz/upload/eskilstuna%2016-19.7.2015.pdf#page=68 |archive-date=28 October 2023 |url-status=live |title=European Athletics Junior Championships 2015 Results |date=20 July 2015 |website=Czech Athletic Association |publisher=European Athletic Association}}

2 kg

|align=right |51.86 m

|align=right |909

|Aleksandr Agafonov

|{{flagu|Soviet Union}}

|align=right |12 June 1980

|

|Gomel

|{{Ayd|1961|5|7|1980|6|12}}

|{{cite web |url=https://ia801005.us.archive.org/15/items/RusCombinedEventsEN/rus-combined-events%20EN.pdf#page=10 |title=Russian Combined Events Championships Statistics Handbook |author=Alexander Gereev |website=Internet Archive |date=12 June 2019}}

rowspan=3|Pole vault

|rowspan=3|

|rowspan=3 style="text-align: right;" |5.50 m

|rowspan=3 style="text-align: right;" |1,067

|Lawrence Johnson

|{{flagu|United States}}

|align=right |8 April 1993

|Sea Ray Relays

|Knoxville

|{{Ayd|1974|5|7|1993|5|14}}

|{{cite web |url=https://decaamerica.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Deca-Individual-Event-Lists-230826.pdf#page=26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110064725/https://decaamerica.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Deca-Individual-Event-Lists-230826.pdf#page=26 |archive-date=10 January 2024 |url-status=live |title=All-Time Decathlon individual event lists |author=Yoshiaki Oikawa |website=DecaAmerica |date=3 October 2023}}

Lawrence Johnson

|{{flagu|United States}}

|align=right|14 May 1993

|SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships

|Knoxville

|{{Ayd|1974|5|7|1993|4|8}}

|{{cite web |url=https://decathlonusa.typepad.com/files/2015-usatf-junior-decathlon.pdf#page=5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923011603/https://decathlonusa.typepad.com/files/2015-usatf-junior-decathlon.pdf |archive-date=23 September 2020 |url-status=live |title=(Media Guide/Handbook) 43rd Annual National Junior Decathlon Championships |author=Frank Zarnowski |website=DECA, The Decathlon Association |date=19 June 2015}}

Baptiste Thiery

|{{flagu|France}}

|align=right|19 September 2020

|French Youth Combined Events Championships

|Aubagne

|{{Ayd|2001|6|29|2020|9|19}}

|{{cite web |url=https://bases.athle.fr/asp.net/liste.aspx?frmbase=lives&frmmode=1&frmespace=0&frmcompetition=238755&frmepreuvem=Decathlon+Jh+%2f+JUM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028225450/https://bases.athle.fr/asp.net/liste.aspx?frmbase=lives&frmmode=1&frmespace=0&frmcompetition=238755&frmepreuvem=Decathlon+Jh+%2F+JUM |archive-date=28 October 2023 |url-status=live |title=French Youth Combined Events Championships – Decathlon Results |date=22 September 2020 |website=French Athletics Association}}

rowspan=2|Javelin throw

|

|align=right |71.59 m

|align=right |914

|Niklas Kaul

|{{flagu|Germany}}

|align=right |20 July 2016

|World U20 Championships

|Bydgoszcz

|{{Ayd|1998|2|11|2016|7|20}}

|{{cite web|title=Decathlon Results|url=http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5680/AT-1500-M-u--0--.RS2.pdf?v=126970963|publisher=IAAF|date=20 July 2016|access-date=20 July 2016}}

Old model

|align=right |76.52 m

|align=right |989

|Aleksandr Apaychev

|{{flagu|Soviet Union}}

|align=right |1 June 1980

|

|Potsdam

|{{Ayd|1961|5|6|1980|6|1}}

|

1500 m

|

|align=right |4:04.1

|align=right |923

|{{ill|Dietmar Jentsch|pl}}

|{{flagu|East Germany}}

|align=right |16 June 1979

|

|Erfurt

|{{Ayd|1960|3|10|1979|6|16}}

|{{cite web |url=https://decaamerica.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Deca-Individual-Event-Lists-230826.pdf#page=38 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110064725/https://decaamerica.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Deca-Individual-Event-Lists-230826.pdf#page=38 |archive-date=10 January 2024 |url-status=live |title=All-Time Decathlon individual event lists |author=Yoshiaki Oikawa |website=DecaAmerica |date=3 October 2023}}

rowspan=2|Second-day score

|U20 implements

|

|align=right |4,265

|Niklas Kaul

|{{flagu|Germany}}

|align=right |23 July 2017

|European U20 Championships

|Grosseto

|{{Ayd|1998|2|11|2017|7|23}}

|{{cite web |url=https://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/18/37/EU20CHFinalResultsBookv2_English.pdf#page=101 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007032305/http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/18/37/EU20CHFinalResultsBookv2_English.pdf#page=101 |url-status=live |title= European Athletics U20 Championships - Decathlon Junior - Final Results |archive-date=7 October 2017 |website=European Athletics |publisher=European Athletic Association |date= 22 September 2017}}

Senior implements

|

|align=right |3,995

|Qi Haifeng

|{{flagu|China}}

|align=right |22 November 2001

|Chinese National Games

|Guangzhou

|{{Ayd|1983|8|7|2001|11|22}}

|{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/news/three-asian-records-fall-at-chinese-national |title=Three Asian records fall at Chinese National Games |author=Mirko Jalava |website=World Athletics |date= 22 November 2001 |access-date=10 January 2024}}

Other multiple event contests

See also

  • {{Portal-inline|Sport of athletics}}

Explanatory notes

{{Notelist}}

References

  • {{Cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Competitions/TechnicalArea/ScoringTables_CE_744.pdf |title=IAAF Scoring Tables for Combined Events |publisher=IAAF |date=April 2004 |access-date=May 9, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910115455/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Competitions/TechnicalArea/ScoringTables_CE_744.pdf |archive-date=September 10, 2008 }}

{{Reflist|30em}}

External links

{{Commons category|Decathlon}}

  • [http://www.iaaf.org/disciplines/combined-events/decathlon IAAF decathlon homepage]
  • [https://iaaf.gekko.de/?a=combined-events&d=decathlon IAAF list of decathlon records in XML]
  • [http://www.teamdecathlon.com/ Team Decathlon website]
  • [http://www.allcompetitions.com/tf_dec.php Decathlon splits of Olympic, World and European medalists]
  • A downloadable Excel spreadsheet of multi-event scoring and age grading is available from [https://web.archive.org/web/20180209135308/http://www.stefanwaltermann.com/stefanmehrkampf.html the creator, Stefan Waltermann]

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