This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1992 in the men's decathlon . One of the main events during this season were the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, where the competition started on August 5, 1992, and ended on August 6, 1992.
| Standing records prior to the 1992 season in track and field | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Daley Thompson (GBR) | 8847 [1] | August 9, 1984 |  Los Angeles, United States |
| Broken records during the 1992 season in track and field | ||||
| World Record | Dan O'Brien (USA) | 8891 | September 5, 1992 |  Talence, France |
| Rank | Points | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8891 | Dan O'Brien (USA) | Talence, France | 1992-09-05 | WR |
| 2 | 8649 | Dave Johnson (USA) | New Orleans, United States | 1992-06-27 | |
| 3 | 8627 |  Robert Změlík (TCH) | Götzis, Austria | 1992-05-31 | PB |
| 4 | 8412 |  Antonio Peñalver (ESP) | Barcelona, Spain | 1992-08-06 | |
| 5 | 8409 |  Michael Smith (CAN) | Götzis, Austria | 1992-05-31 | |
| 6 | 8285 | Alain Blondel (FRA) | Talence, France | 1992-09-05 | |
| 7 | 8276 | Brian Brophy (USA) | Austin, United States | 1992-06-06 | PB |
| 8 | 8246 |  Sten Ekberg (SWE) | Värnamo, Sweden | 1992-07-05 | PB |
| 9 | 8237 | Aric Long (USA) | New Orleans, United States | 1992-06-27 | PB |
| 10 | 8225 | Sheldon Blockburger (USA) | Baton Rouge, United States | 1992-03-28 | |
| 11 | 8220 |  Frank Müller (GER) | Götzis, Austria | 1992-05-31 | |
| 12 | 8199 |  Dezső Szabó (HUN) | Barcelona, Spain | 1992-08-06 | |
| 13 | 8195 | Rob Muzzio (USA) | Barcelona, Spain | 1992-08-06 | |
| 14 | 8192 | Paul Meier (GER) | Barcelona, Spain | 1992-08-06 | |
| 15 | 8176 |  Pedro da Silva (BRA) | Austin, United States | 1992-06-06 | |
| 16 | 8164 | William Motti (FRA) | Barcelona, Spain | 1992-08-06 | |
| 17 | 8160 |  Ramil Ganiyev (EUN) | Barcelona, Spain | 1992-08-06 | |
| 18 | 8153 |  Robert de Wit (NED) | Götzis, Austria | 1992-05-31 | |
| 19 | 8148 | Viktor Radchenko (EUN) | Götzis, Austria | 1992-05-31 | PB |
| 20 | 8131 |  Gernot Kellermayr (AUT) | Götzis, Austria | 1992-05-31 | NR |
| 21 | 8126 | Derek Huff (USA) | Tucson, United States | 1992-03-19 | |
| 22 | 8091 |  Valter Külvet (EST) | Alhama de Murcia, Spain | 1992-05-24 | |
| 23 | 8087 | Muhammad Oliver (USA) | Austin, United States | 1992-06-06 | PB |
| 24 | 8073 | Steve Fritz (USA) | Stockholm, Sweden | 1992-07-26 | |
| 25 | 8070 | Thorsten Dauth (GER) | Bernhausen, Germany | 1992-06-20 |
