Records
| Standing records prior to the 2006 season in track and field | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Roman Šebrle (CZE) | 9026 | May 27, 2001 |  Götzis, Austria |
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2006 for the men's decathlon . The main event during this season was the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. The competition started on 10 August and ended on 11 August. The main stadium for this 19th championship was the Stadium Ullevi.
| Standing records prior to the 2006 season in track and field | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Roman Šebrle (CZE) | 9026 | May 27, 2001 | Götzis, Austria |
| Rank | Points | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8677 |  Bryan Clay (USA) | Götzis, Austria | 2006-05-28 | |
| 2 | 8526 | Roman Šebrle (CZE) | Göteborg, Sweden | 2006-08-11 | |
| 3 | 8465 | Trey Hardee (USA) | Austin, United States | 2006-04-06 | |
| 4 | 8438 |  Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) | Talence, France | 2006-09-17 | |
| 5 | 8390 |  Attila Zsivoczky (HUN) | Arles, France | 2006-07-02 | |
| 6 | 8350 |  Aleksey Drozdov (RUS) | Göteborg, Sweden | 2006-08-11 | |
| 7 | 8349 |  Maurice Smith (JAM) | Ratingen, Germany | 2006-06-25 | |
| 8 | 8319 | Tom Pappas (USA) | Indianapolis, United States | 2006-06-24 | |
| 9 | 8310 |  Dennis Leyckes (GER) | Ratingen, Germany | 2006-06-25 | |
| 10 | 8245 | Aleksandr Pogorelov (RUS) | Göteborg, Sweden | 2006-08-11 | |
| 11 | 8239 | André Niklaus (GER) | Götzis, Austria | 2006-05-28 | |
| 12 | 8209 | Pascal Behrenbruch (GER) | Göteborg, Sweden | 2006-08-11 | |
| 13 | 8143 |  Dean Macey (GBR) | Melbourne, Australia | 2006-03-21 | |
| 14 | 8138 |  Romain Barras (FRA) | Götzis, Austria | 2006-05-28 | |
| 15 | 8136 |  Aliaksandr Parkhomenka (BLR) | Göteborg, Sweden | 2006-08-11 | |
| 16 | 8129 | Norman Müller (GER) | Ratingen, Germany | 2006-06-25 | |
| 17 | 8108 | Alexey Sysoev (RUS) | Götzis, Austria | 2006-05-28 | |
| 18 | 8083 |  Kristjan Rahnu (EST) | Göteborg, Sweden | 2006-08-11 | |
| 19 | 8035 |  Eugène Martineau (NED) | Göteborg, Sweden | 2006-08-11 | |
| 20 | 8022 | Ryan Harlan (USA) | Talence, France | 2006-09-17 | |
| 21 | 8013 | Andrei Krauchanka (BLR) | Götzis, Austria | 2006-05-28 | |
| 22 | 8012 | Arthur Abele (GER) | Bernhausen, Germany | 2006-05-28 | |
| 23 | 8002 | Mikk Pahapill (EST) | Götzis, Austria | 2006-05-28 | |
| 24 | 8001 |  Jason Dudley (AUS) | Melbourne, Australia | 2006-03-21 | |
| 25 | 7997 | Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) | Göteborg, Sweden | 2006-08-11 |
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