Decathlon

This article is about the track and field event. For other uses, see Decathlon (disambiguation).

Athletics Decathlon
Decathlon combines four runs, three jumps, and three throws.
World records
Men	Kevin Mayer 9126 pts (2018)
Women	Austra Skujytė 8358 pts (2005)
Olympic records
Men	Damian Warner 9018 pts (2021)
World Championship records
Men	Ashton Eaton 9045 pts (2015)

The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word was formed in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (déka'ten') and ἆθλον (áthlon'contest, prize'). Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged not by the position achieved but rather on a points system in each event. ^[1] 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. ^[2]

The event is similar to the pentathlon held at the ancient Greek Olympics, ^[3] and also similar to a competition called an "all-around", which was contested at the United States amateur championships in 1884. ^{[4] [5]} Another all-around was held at the 1904 Summer Olympics. ^[6] The modern decathlon first appeared at the 1912 Games. ^[7]

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 9126 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. ^[3] 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. ^{[4] [5]} While an all-around event was held at the 1904 Summer Olympics, whether it was an official Olympic event has been disputed. ^[6]

The modern decathlon first appeared in the Olympic athletics program at the 1912 Games in Stockholm. ^[7]

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 ]} The current world record holder is Kevin Mayer from France with 9126 points which he set on 16 September 2018, in Talence, France.

Day 1 100 metres Long jump Shot put High jump 400 metres

Day 2 110 metres hurdles Discus throw Pole vault Javelin throw 1500 metres

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. ^[8] 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 8358 points. ^[9] 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. ^{[10] [11]} The inaugural Women's Decathlon World Championships used the men's ordering of events. ^[12]

Women's decathlon reversed field event order (optional)

Day 1 100 metres Discus throw Pole vault Javelin throw 400 metres

Day 2 100 metres hurdles Long jump Shot put High jump 1500 metres

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 7897 points at a meeting in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, in 1992. ^[13]

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 8000 points. Using the same scale, Nadine O'Connor scored 10,234 points in the W65 division, the highest decathlon score ever recorded. ^{[14] [15]}

Points system

Main article: Decathlon scoring tables

Parameter values by discipline

Event	A	B	C
100 m	25.4347	18	1.81
Long jump	0.14354	220	1.4
Shot put	51.39	1.5	1.05
High jump	0.8465	75	1.42
400 m	1.53775	82	1.81
110 m hurdles	5.74352	28.5	1.92
Discus throw	12.91	4	1.1
Pole vault	0.2797	100	1.35
Javelin throw	10.14	7	1.08
1500 m	0.03768	480	1.85

The 2001 IAAF points tables use the following formulae: ^[16]

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

A, B, and C are parameters that vary by discipline, as shown in the adjacent table, while P is the performance by the athlete, measured in seconds (running), metres (throwing), or centimetres (jumping). ^[16]

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 9006 points equates to 1265 "comparison points", the same number as a triple jump of 18 m. ^[17]

Benchmarks

Split evenly between the events, the following table shows the benchmark levels needed to earn 1000, 900, 800, and 700 points in each sport.

Event	1000 pts	900 pts	800 pts	700 pts	Unit
100 m	10.395	10.827	11.278	11.756	Seconds
Long jump	7.76	7.36	6.94	6.51	Metres
Shot put	18.40	16.79	15.16	13.53	Metres
High jump	2.20	2.10	1.99	1.88	Metres
400 m	46.17	48.19	50.32	52.58	Seconds
110 m hurdles	13.80	14.59	15.419	16.29	Seconds
Discus throw	56.17	51.4	46.59	41.72	Metres
Pole vault	5.28	4.96	4.63	4.29	Metres
Javelin throw	77.19	70.67	64.09	57.45	Metres
1500 m	3:53.79	4:07.42	4:21.77	4:36.96	Minutes:Seconds

Calculator

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Records

Further information: Decathlon world record progression

The official men's decathlon world record holder is Kevin Mayer of France, with a score of 9126 points set during the 2018 Décastar in Talence, France, which was ratified by World Athletics.

100m	Long jump	Shot put	High jump	400m	110m H	Discus	Pole vault	Javelin	1500m
10.55 (+0.3 m/s)	7.80 m (+1.2 m/s)	16.00 m	2.05 m	48.42	13.75 (−1.1 m/s)	50.54 m	5.45 m	71.90 m	4:36.11

The previous record from Ashton Eaton (9045 points):

100m	Long jump	Shot put	High jump	400m	110m H	Discus	Pole vault	Javelin	1500m
10.23 (−0.4 m/s)	7.88 m (+0.0 m/s)	14.52 m	2.01 m	45.00 WDB	13.69 (−0.2 m/s)	43.34 m	5.20 m	63.63 m	4:17.52

Area	Men			Women
	Score	Athlete	Season	Score	Athlete	Season
World	9126	Kevin Mayer  (FRA)	2018	8358	Austra Skujytė  (LTU)	2005
Continental records [18]
Africa	8521	Larbi Bourrada  (ALG)	2016	7013	Margaret Simpson  (GHA)	2007
Asia	8725	Dmitriy Karpov  (KAZ)	2004	7798	Irina Naumenko  (KAZ)	2004
Europe	9126	Kevin Mayer  (FRA)	2018	8358	Austra Skujytė  (LTU)	2005
North, Central America and Caribbean	9045	Ashton Eaton  (USA)	2015	8246	Jordan Gray  (USA)	2021
Oceania	8649	Ashley Moloney  (AUS)	2021	6428	Simone Carrè  (AUS)	2012
South America	8393	Carlos Chinin  (BRA)	2013	6570	Andrea Bordalejo  (ARG)	2004

Men

The total decathlon score for all world records in the respective events would be 12,676. 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 7000 points. ^[19]

Men's world records (WR) compared to decathlon bests (DB)

Event	Type	Athlete	Record	Score	Diff	Date	Place	Ref.
100 m	WR	Usain Bolt  (JAM)	9.58 (+0.9 m/s)	1202	136	16 August 2009	Berlin	[20]
	DB	Damian Warner  (CAN)	10.12 (+0.9 m/s)	1066		25 May 2019	Götzis	[21]
Long jump	WR	Mike Powell  (USA)	8.95 m (29 ft 4+1⁄4 in)(+0.3 m/s)	1312	134	30 August 1991	Tokyo	[22]
	DB	Simon Ehammer  (SUI)	8.45 m (27 ft 8+1⁄2 in)(+0.2 m/s)	1178		28 May 2022	Götzis	[23]
Shot put	WR	Ryan Crouser  (USA)	23.56 m (77 ft 3+1⁄2 in)	1323	275	27 May 2023	Los Angeles	[24]
	DB	Edy Hubacher  (SUI)	19.17 m (62 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	1048		5 October 1969	Bern
High jump	WR	Javier Sotomayor  (CUB)	2.45 m (8 ft 1⁄4 in)	1244	173	27 July 1993	Salamanca	[25]
	DB	Derek Drouin  (CAN)	2.28 m (7 ft 5+3⁄4 in)	1071		7 April 2017	Santa Barbara	[26]
400 m	WR	Wayde van Niekerk  (RSA)	43.03	1164	104	14 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro	[27]
	DB	Ashton Eaton  (USA)	45.00	1060		28 August 2015	Beijing	[28]
110 m hurdles	WR	Aries Merritt  (USA)	12.80 (+0.3 m/s)	1135	76	7 September 2012	Brussels	[29]
	DB	Damian Warner  (CAN)	13.36 (+0.9 m/s)	1059		30 May 2021	Götzis	[30]
Discus throw	WR	Mykolas Alekna  (LTU)	75.56 m (247 ft 10+3⁄4 in)	1416	384	13 April 2025	Ramona	[31]
	DB	Leo Neugebauer  (GER)	57.70 m (189 ft 3+1⁄2 in)	1032		6 June 2024	Eugene	[32]
Pole vault	WR	Armand Duplantis  (SWE)	6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)	1331	179	15 September 2025	Tokyo	[33]
	DB	Tim Lobinger  (GER)	5.76 m (18 ft 10+3⁄4 in)	1152		16 September 1999	Leverkusen	[34]
Javelin throw	WR	Jan Železný  (CZE)	98.48 m (323 ft 1 in)	1331	291	25 May 1996	Jena	[35]
	DB	Peter Blank  (GER)	79.80 m (261 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	1040		19 July 1992	Emmelshausen	[36]
1500 m	WR	Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)	3:26.00	1218	255	14 July 1998	Rome	[37]
	DB	Robert Baker (USA)	3:58.7h	963		3 April 1980	Austin
Total	World records			12,676	2007
	Decathlon bests			10,669

Women

Women's decathlon bests (DB) ^[18]

Event	Athlete	Record	Score	Date	Place	Ref.
100 m	Allison Halverson  (ARM)	11.92	968	4 August 2024	Geneva	[18]
Long jump	Jordan Gray  (USA)	6.19 m (20 ft 3+1⁄2 in)	905	4 October 2020	Austin	[18]
Shot put	Austra Skujyte  (LTU)	16.46 m (54 ft 0 in)	959	14 April 2006	Columbia	[18]
High jump	Austra Skujyte  (LTU)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	1054	14 April 2006	Columbia	[18]
400 m	Ester Goossens  (NED)	54.0h	1054	5 October 1997	Apeldoorn	[18]
100 m hurdles	Tiffany Lott-Hogan  (USA)	13.57	1040	10 September 2000	Lage	[18]
Discus throw	Austra Skujyte  (LTU)	49.21 m (161 ft 5+1⁄4 in)	836	14 April 2006	Columbia	[18]
Pole vault	Breanna Eveland  (USA)	4.30 m (14 ft 1+1⁄4 in)	1108	14 April 2006	Columbia	[18]
Javelin throw	Barbora Spotakova  (CZE)	58.42 m (191 ft 8 in)	1024	26 September 2004	Talence	[18]
1500 m	AnnaLee McGregor  (USA)	4:50.80	888	9 October 2014	Kentfield	[18]

All-time top 25 men

• Correct as of September 2025. ^[38]

Rank	Score	Athlete	Date	Place	Ref.
1	9126	Kevin Mayer  (FRA)	15–16 September 2018	Talence	[39]
	( 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 )
2	9045	Ashton Eaton  (USA)	28–29 August 2015	Beijing
	( 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 )
3	9026	Roman Šebrle  (CZE)	26–27 May 2001	Götzis
	( 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 )
4	9018	Damian Warner  (CAN)	4–5 August 2021	Tokyo	[40]
	( 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 )
5	8994	Tomáš Dvořák  (CZE)	3–4 July 1999	Prague
	( 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 )
6	8961	Leo Neugebauer  (GER)	5–6 June 2024	Eugene	[41]
	( 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 )
7	8909	Pierce LePage  (CAN)	25–26 August 2023	Budapest	[42]
	( 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 )
	8909	Sander Skotheim  (NOR)	31 May – 1 June 2025	Götzis	[43]
	( 10.70/+0.7 - 8.06/+0.7 - 13.98 - 2.15 - 47.47 / 14.12/-1.2 - 49.18 - 5.10 - 61.46 - 4:23.88 )
9	8891	Dan O'Brien  (USA)	4–5 September 1992	Talence
	( 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 )
10	8891	Kyle Garland  (USA)	31 July – 1 August 2025	Eugene	[44]
	( 10.44/+1.1 - 7.89/+1.3 - 16.95 - 2.14 - 49.29 / 13.78/-0.6 - 50.93 - 4.80 - 65.52 - 4:54.50 )
11	8867	Garrett Scantling  (USA)	6–7 May 2022	Fayetteville	[45]
	( 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 )
12	8832	Bryan Clay  (USA)	29–30 June 2008	Eugene
	( 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 )
13	8815	Erki Nool  (EST)	6–7 August 2001	Edmonton
	( 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 )
14	8811	Daley Thompson  (GBR)	27–28 August 1986	Stuttgart
	( 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 )
15	8796	Markus Rooth  (NOR)	2–3 August 2024	Saint-Denis	[46]
	( 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 )
16	8790	Trey Hardee  (USA)	19–20 August 2009	Berlin
	( 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 )
17	8784	Tom Pappas  (USA)	21–22 June 2003	Palo Alto
	( 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 )
	8784	Ayden Owens-Delerme  (PUR)	20–21 September 2025	Tokyo	[47]
	( 10.31/+0.2 - 7.32/+0.4 - 15.55 - 1.96 - 46.46 / 13.65/+1.1 - 46.12 - 5.10 - 58.79 - 4:17.91 )
19	8764	Johannes Erm  (EST)	10–11 June 2024	Rome-	[48]
	( 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 )
20	8756	Lindon Victor  (GRN)	25–26 August 2023	Budapest	[42]
	( 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 )
21	8735	Eduard Hämäläinen  (BLR)	28–29 May 1994	Götzis
	( 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 )
22	8730	Jürgen Hingsen  (FRG)	27–28 August 1986	Stuttgart
	( 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 )
23	8725	Dmitriy Karpov  (KAZ)	23–24 August 2004	Athens
	( 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 )
24	8706	Frank Busemann  (GER)	31 July – 1 August 1996	Atlanta
	( 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 )
25	8705	Dave Johnson  (USA)	23–24 April 1992	Azusa
	( 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 )

Notes

Below is a list of other scores equal or superior to 8720 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), 8804 (2025) 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).
• Ayden Owens-Delerme also scored 8732 (2024).
• Kyle Garland also scored 8720 (2022).

All-time top 25 women

• Correct as of November 2025. ^{[18] [49] [50] [51]}

Rank	Score	Athlete	Date	Place	Ref.
1	8358	Austra Skujyte  (LTU)	15 April 2005	Columbia	[18]
	( 12.49/+1.6 - 6.12/+1.6 - 16.42 - 1.78 - 57.19 / 14.22/+2.4 - 46.19 - 3.10 - 48.78 - 5:15.86 )
2	8246	Jordan Gray  (USA)	22 August 2021	San Mateo	[18]
	( 11.86/+4.6 - 6.12/+2.0 - 14.25 - 1.71 - 57.27 / 14.43/-2.5 - 39.84 - 3.91 - 41.14 - 5:20.27 )
3	8150	Marie Collonvillé  (FRA)	26 September 2004	Talence	[18]
	( 12.48/+0.4 - 6.18/+1.0 - 11.90 - 1.80 - 56.15 / 13.96/+0.4 - 34.69 - 3.50 - 47.19 - 5:06.09 )
4	7885	Mona Steigauf  (GER)	21 September 1997	Ahlen	[18]
	( 12.15/+1.2 - 5.93/0.0 - 12.49 - 1.73 - 55.34 / 13.75/+0.2 - 34.68 - 3.10 - 42.24 - 5:07.95 )
5	7798	Irina Naumenko  (KAZ)	26 September 2004	Talence	[18]
	( 12.58/+0.4 - 5.98/+1.0 - 12.51 - 1.77 - 55.91 / 14.42/+0.4 - 34.63 - 3.30 - 37.57 - 4:59.03 )
6	7742	Anna Snetkova  (RUS)	20 September 2003	Krasnodar	[18]
	( 12.66/NWI - 5.98/NWI - 13.48 - 1.69 - 58.88 / 14.19/NWI - 36.9 - 3.70 - 37.50 - 5:17.67 )
7	7705	Noemie Desailly  (FRA)	14 July 2024	Talence	[18]
	( 12.05/+1.3 - 6.06/+2.4 - 13.14 - 1.53 - 56.95 / 13.94/+0.6 - 36.04 - 3.41 - 39.79 - 5:16.19 )
8	7577	Tiffany Lott-Hogan  (USA)	10 September 2000	Lage	[18]
	( 12.31/0.0 - 5.77/0.0 - 13.86 - 1.69 - 58.01 / 13.57/0.0 - 38.39 - 3.00 - 46.93 - 6:01.24 )
9	7470	Julie Mezerette-Martin  (FRA)	28 October 2001	Arles	[18]
	( 12.15/NWI - 5.87/NWI - 11.52 - 1.75 - 56.86 / 14.59/NWI - 36.98 - 2.60 - 38.76 - 5:02.92 )
10	7451	Nikki Boon  (NED)	18 August 2025	Geneva	[18]
	( 12.23/+0.5 - 5.91/+0.7 - 12.72 - 1.57 - 57.06 / 14.81/0.0 - 41.11 - 3.00 - 40.14 - 5:17.70 )
11	7301	Katie Straus  (USA)	18 August 2025	Geneva	[18]
	( 12.24/+0.5 - 5.65/+0.7 - 11.58 - 1.72 - 57.47 / 14.23/0.0 - 27.24 - 3.50 - 32.21 - 5:20.36 )
12	7272	Jordyn Bruce  (USA)	18 August 2025	Geneva	[18]
	( 12.51/+0.5 - 5.79/0.0 - 10.98 - 1.57 - 58.58 / 14.06/0.0 - 31.5 - 3.40 - 41.69 - 5:20.66 )
13	7245	Magalis Garcia  (CUB)	29 June 2002	Vienna	[18] [52]
	( 12.03/NWI - 5.53/NWI - 13.69 - 1.72 - 59.88 / 13.92/NWI - 35.98 - 2.30 - 47.12 - 5:46.14 )
14	7236	Allison Halverson  (ARM)	4 August 2024	Geneva	[18]
	( 11.92/+1.4 - 5.88/0.0 - 11.94 - 1.64 - 55.86 / 13.87/+2.0 - 24.47 - 2.73 - 37.13 - 5:18.08 )
15	7233	Tiia Hautala  (FIN)	13 September 1997	Kangasala	[18]
	( 12.51/+1.3 - 5.95/+0.3 - 12.97 - 1.70 - 58.24 / 14.37/-0.1 - 29.38 - 2.70 - 39.98 - 5:20.76 )
16	7227	Roseva Bidois  (FRA)	18 August 2025	Geneva	[18]
	( 12.27/+0.5 - 5.64/-1.0 - 13.07 - 1.57 - 58.29 / 15.02/+0.6 - 43.69 - 3.50 - 32.59 - 5:49.29 )
17	7184	Kim Schiemenz  (USA)	17 April 2003	Azusa	[18]
	( 12.35/0.0 - 5.63/-1.2 - 11.86 - 1.74 - 54.99 / 14.26/-0.2 - 29.09 - 2.84 - 35.24 - 5:32.01 )
18	7146	Gabriela Kouassi  (FRA)	27 October 2002	Arles	[18]
	( 12.79/+1.5 - 5.32/+0.6 - 12.43 - 1.66 - 59.46 / 14.40/-0.1 - 32.47 - 3.00 - 43.12 - 5:11.38 )
19	7082	Sabine Schulte  (GER)	10 September 2000	Lage	[18]
	( 12.30/0.0 - 5.68/+0.5 - 10.73 - 1.63 - 56.72 / 14.35/0.0 - 26.36 - 4.10 - 27.29 - 5:58.37 )
20	7064	Breanna Eveland  (USA)	14 April 2006	Columbia	[18]
	( 13.05/+1.5 - 5.30/+0.7 - 11.66 - 1.50 - 62.85 / 15.04/+0.5 - 40.37 - 4.30 - 36.72 - 5:36.66 )
21	7044	Stephanie Fuchs  (GER)	10 September 2000	Lage	[18]
	( 12.49/-0.2 - 5.67/0.0 - 12.75 - 1.60 - 57.44 / 14.67/0.0 - 34.87 - 2.50 - 41.15 - 5:24.79 )
22	7028	Irina Ilyina  (RUS)	20 September 2003	Krasnodar	[18]
	Unknown
23	7014	Margaret Simpson  (GHA)	17 April 2007	Réduit	[18]
	( 12.54/NWI - 5.73/NWI - 12.42 - 1.72 - 62.34 / 14.24/NWI - 32.17 - 2.50 - 47.67 - 5:41.7 )
24	6999	Stacy Dragila  (USA)	16 March 1997	Los Angeles	[18]
	( 13.01/NWI - 5.73/NWI - 10.07 - 1.60 - 58.32 / 15.15/NWI - 25.10 - 4.10 - 41.12 - 5:50.37 )
25	6958	Emma Brentel  (FRA)	14 July 2024	Talence	[18]
	( 12.64/+1.3 - 5.34/+1.5 - 11.82 - 1.56 - 59.35 / 14.44/+0.3 - 22.35 - 4.21 - 37.30 - 5:57.32 )

Notes

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

• Austra Skujytė also scored 8091 pts (2006).

Competitions

Olympic medalists

Main article: Combined events at the Olympics

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Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1912 Stockholm details	Jim Thorpe   United States	Hugo Wieslander   Sweden Charles Lomberg   Sweden	Gösta Holmér   Sweden
1920 Antwerp details	Helge Løvland   Norway	Brutus Hamilton   United States	Bertil Ohlson   Sweden
1924 Paris details	Harold Osborn   United States	Emerson Norton   United States	Aleksander Klumberg   Estonia
1928 Amsterdam details	Paavo Yrjölä   Finland	Akilles Järvinen   Finland	Ken Doherty   United States
1932 Los Angeles details	Jim Bausch   United States	Akilles Järvinen   Finland	Wolrad Eberle   Germany
1936 Berlin details	Glenn Morris   United States	Bob Clark   United States	Jack Parker   United States
1948 London details	Bob Mathias   United States	Ignace Heinrich   France	Floyd Simmons   United States
1952 Helsinki details	Bob Mathias   United States	Milt Campbell   United States	Floyd Simmons   United States
1956 Melbourne details	Milt Campbell   United States	Rafer Johnson   United States	Vasili Kuznetsov   Soviet Union
1960 Rome details	Rafer Johnson   United States	Yang Chuan-kwang   Formosa	Vasili Kuznetsov   Soviet Union
1964 Tokyo details	Willi Holdorf   United Team of Germany	Rein Aun   Soviet Union	Hans-Joachim Walde   United Team of Germany
1968 Mexico City details	Bill Toomey   United States	Hans-Joachim Walde   West Germany	Kurt Bendlin   West Germany
1972 Munich details	Mykola Avilov   Soviet Union	Leonid Lytvynenko   Soviet Union	Ryszard Katus   Poland
1976 Montreal details	Bruce Jenner [a]   United States	Guido Kratschmer   West Germany	Mykola Avilov   Soviet Union
1980 Moscow details	Daley Thompson   Great Britain	Yuriy Kutsenko   Soviet Union	Sergei Zhelanov   Soviet Union
1984 Los Angeles details	Daley Thompson   Great Britain	Jürgen Hingsen   West Germany	Siegfried Wentz   West Germany
1988 Seoul details	Christian Schenk   East Germany	Torsten Voss   East Germany	Dave Steen   Canada
1992 Barcelona details	Robert Změlík   Czechoslovakia	Antonio Peñalver   Spain	Dave Johnson   United States
1996 Atlanta details	Dan O'Brien   United States	Frank Busemann   Germany	Tomáš Dvořák   Czech Republic
2000 Sydney details	Erki Nool   Estonia	Roman Šebrle   Czech Republic	Chris Huffins   United States
2004 Athens details	Roman Šebrle   Czech Republic	Bryan Clay   United States	Dmitriy Karpov   Kazakhstan
2008 Beijing details	Bryan Clay   United States	Andrei Krauchanka   Belarus	Leonel Suárez   Cuba
2012 London details	Ashton Eaton   United States	Trey Hardee   United States	Leonel Suárez   Cuba
2016 Rio De Janeiro details	Ashton Eaton   United States	Kevin Mayer   France	Damian Warner   Canada
2020 Tokyo details	Damian Warner   Canada	Kevin Mayer   France	Ashley Moloney   Australia
2024 Paris details	Markus Rooth   Norway	Leo Neugebauer   Germany	Lindon Victor   Grenada

World Championships medalists

Men

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983 Helsinki details	Daley Thompson  (GBR)	Jürgen Hingsen  (FRG)	Siegfried Wentz  (FRG)
1987 Rome details	Torsten Voss  (GDR)	Siegfried Wentz  (FRG)	Pavel Tarnavetskiy  (URS)
1991 Tokyo details	Dan O'Brien  (USA)	Mike Smith  (CAN)	Christian Schenk  (GER)
1993 Stuttgart details	Dan O'Brien  (USA)	Eduard Hämäläinen  (BLR)	Paul Meier  (GER)
1995 Gothenburg details	Dan O'Brien  (USA)	Eduard Hämäläinen  (BLR)	Mike Smith  (CAN)
1997 Athens details	Tomáš Dvořák  (CZE)	Eduard Hämäläinen  (FIN)	Frank Busemann  (GER)
1999 Seville details	Tomáš Dvořák  (CZE)	Dean Macey  (GBR)	Chris Huffins  (USA)
2001 Edmonton details	Tomáš Dvořák  (CZE)	Erki Nool  (EST)	Dean Macey  (GBR)
2003 Saint-Denis details	Tom Pappas  (USA)	Roman Šebrle  (CZE)	Dmitriy Karpov  (KAZ)
2005 Helsinki details	Bryan Clay  (USA)	Roman Šebrle  (CZE)	Attila Zsivoczky  (HUN)
2007 Osaka details	Roman Šebrle  (CZE)	Maurice Smith  (JAM)	Dmitriy Karpov  (KAZ)
2009 Berlin details	Trey Hardee  (USA)	Leonel Suárez  (CUB)	Aleksandr Pogorelov  (RUS)
2011 Daegu details	Trey Hardee  (USA)	Ashton Eaton  (USA)	Leonel Suárez  (CUB)
2013 Moscow details	Ashton Eaton  (USA)	Michael Schrader  (GER)	Damian Warner  (CAN)
2015 Beijing details	Ashton Eaton  (USA)	Damian Warner  (CAN)	Rico Freimuth  (GER)
2017 London details	Kevin Mayer  (FRA)	Rico Freimuth  (GER)	Kai Kazmirek  (GER)
2019 Doha details	Niklas Kaul  (GER)	Maicel Uibo  (EST)	Damian Warner  (CAN)
2022 Eugene details	Kevin Mayer  (FRA)	Pierce LePage  (CAN)	Zach Ziemek  (USA)
2023 Budapest details	Pierce LePage  (CAN)	Damian Warner  (CAN)	Lindon Victor  (GRN)
2025 Tokyo details	Leo Neugebauer  (GER)	Ayden Owens-Delerme  (PUR)	Kyle Garland  (USA)

Women

Games	Gold		Silver		Bronze
2024 Geneva	Allison Halverson   Armenia	7236 pts	Roseva Bidois   France	6962 pts	Jordyn Bruce   United States	6723 pts
2025 Geneva	Nikki Boon   Netherlands	7451 pts	Katie Straus   United States	7301 pts	Jordyn Bruce   United States	7272 pts

Continental competitions

• African Combined Events Championships
• European Cup Combined Events
• Oceania Combined Events Championships
• Pan American Combined Events Cup

Other

• IAAF Combined Events Challenge
  • Multistars
  • Hypo-Meeting
  • TNT - Fortuna Meeting
  • Erdgas Mehrkampf-Meeting
  • Décastar

Season's bests

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Year	Score	Athlete	Place
1960	8683	Rafer Johnson  (USA)	Eugene
1961	8709	Philip Mulkey  (USA)	Memphis
1962	8248	Chuan-Kwang Yang  (ROC)	Tulare
1963	8089	Chuan-Kwang Yang  (ROC)	Walnut
1964	7950	Manfred Bock  (FRG)	Liestal
1965	7883	Mykhaylo Storozhenko  (URS)	Kiev
1966	8234	Bill Toomey  (USA)	Salina
1967	8319	Kurt Bendlin  (FRG)	Heidelberg
1968	8222 A	Bill Toomey  (USA)	Echo Summit
1969	8417	Bill Toomey  (USA)	Los Angeles
1970	8130	Rüdiger Demmig  (GDR)	Erfurt
1971	8244	Kurt Bendlin  (FRG)	Bonn
1972	8466	Mykola Avilov  (URS)	Munich
1973	8163	Lennart Hedmark  (SWE)	Bonn
1974	8229	Ryszard Skowronek  (POL)	Montreal
1975	8429	Bruce Jenner  (USA)	Eugene
1976	8634	Bruce Jenner  (USA)	Montreal
1977	8400	Aleksandr Grebenyuk  (URS)	Riga
1978	8493	Guido Kratschmer  (FRG)	Bernhausen
1979	8476	Guido Kratschmer  (FRG)	Krefeld
1980	8667	Guido Kratschmer  (FRG)	Bernhausen
1981	8334	Rainer Pottel  (GDR)	Birmingham
1982	8774	Daley Thompson  (GBR)	Athens
1983	8825	Jürgen Hingsen  (FRG)	Bernhausen
1984	8847	Daley Thompson  (GBR)	Los Angeles
1985	8559	Torsten Voss  (GDR)	Dresden
1986	8811	Daley Thompson  (GBR)	Stuttgart
1987	8680	Torsten Voss  (GDR)	Rome
1988	8512	Christian Plaziat  (FRA)	Talence
1989	8549	Dave Johnson  (USA)	Houston
1990	8574	Christian Plaziat  (FRA)	Split
1991	8812	Dan O'Brien  (USA)	Tokyo
1992	8891	Dan O'Brien  (USA)	Talence
1993	8817	Dan O'Brien  (USA)	Stuttgart
1994	8735	Eduard Hämäläinen  (BLR)	Götzis
1995	8695	Dan O'Brien  (USA)	Gothenburg
1996	8824	Dan O'Brien  (USA)	Atlanta
1997	8837	Tomáš Dvořák  (CZE)	Athens
1998	8755	Dan O'Brien  (USA)	Uniondale
1999	8994	Tomáš Dvořák  (CZE)	Prague
2000	8900	Tomáš Dvořák  (CZE)	Götzis
2001	9026	Roman Šebrle  (CZE)	Götzis
2002	8800	Roman Šebrle  (CZE)	Götzis
2003	8807	Roman Šebrle  (CZE)	Götzis
2004	8893	Roman Šebrle  (CZE)	Athens
2005	8732	Bryan Clay  (USA)	Helsinki
2006	8677	Bryan Clay  (USA)	Götzis
2007	8697	Roman Šebrle  (CZE)	Kladno
2008	8832	Bryan Clay  (USA)	Eugene
2009	8790	Trey Hardee  (USA)	Berlin
2010	8483	Bryan Clay  (USA)	Götzis
2011	8729	Ashton Eaton  (USA)	Eugene
2012	9039	Ashton Eaton  (USA)	Eugene
2013	8809	Ashton Eaton  (USA)	Moscow
2014	8616	Andrei Krauchanka  (BLR)	Zürich
2015	9045	Ashton Eaton  (USA)	Beijing
2016	8893	Ashton Eaton  (USA)	Rio de Janeiro
2017	8768	Kevin Mayer  (FRA)	London
2018	9126	Kevin Mayer  (FRA)	Talence
2019	8711	Damian Warner  (CAN)	Götzis
2020	8552	Kevin Mayer  (FRA)	Saint-Paul
2021	9018	Damian Warner  (CAN)	Tokyo
2022	8867	Garrett Scantling  (USA)	Fayetteville
2023	8909	Pierce LePage  (CAN)	Budapest
2024	8961	Leo Neugebauer  (GER)	Eugene

National records

• Updated 14 November 2025. ^{[38] [18]}

Men's decathlon national records (equal or superior to 8000 pts) Score Nation Athlete Date Place 9126   France Kevin Mayer 15–16 September 2018 Talence 9045   United States Ashton Eaton 28–29 August 2015 Beijing 9026   Czech Republic Roman Šebrle 26–27 April 2001 Götzis 9018   Canada Damian Warner 4–5 August 2021 Tokyo 8961   Germany Leo Neugebauer 5–6 June 2024 Eugene 8909   Norway Sander Skotheim 31 May – 1 June 2025 Götzis 8847   Great Britain Daley Thompson 8–9 August 1984 Los Angeles 8815   Estonia Erki Nool 6–7 August 2001 Edmonton 8756   Grenada Lindon Victor 25–26 August 2023 Budapest 8735   Belarus Eduard Hämäläinen 28–29 May 1994 Götzis 8732   Puerto Rico Ayden Owens-Delerme 17–18 April 2024 Walnut 8730   Finland Eduard Hämäläinen 5–6 August 1997 Athens 8725   Kazakhstan Dmitriy Karpov 23–24 August 2004 Athens 8709   Ukraine Aleksandr Apaychev 2–3 June 1984 Neubrandenburg 8698   Russia Grigoriy Degtyaryev 21–22 June 1984 Kyiv 8654   Cuba Leonel Suárez 3–4 July 2009 Havana 8649   Australia Ashley Moloney 4–5 August 2021 Tokyo 8644   Jamaica Maurice Smith 31 August – 1 September 2007 Osaka 8607   Netherlands Sven Roosen 2–3 August 2024 Saint-Denis 8575   Switzerland Simon Ehammer 31 May – 1 June 2025 Götzis 8573   Iceland Jón Arnar Magnússon 30–31 May 1998 Götzis 8566   Poland Sebastian Chmara 16–17 May 1998 Murcia 8554   Hungary Attila Zsivoczky 3–4 June 2000 Götzis 8526   Spain Francisco Javier Benet 16–17 May 1998 Murcia 8521   Algeria Larbi Bouraada 17–18 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro 8519   Belgium Hans Van Alphen 26–27 May 2012 Götzis 8445   Uzbekistan Ramil Ganiyev 5–6 August 1997 Athens 8437   Lithuania Rišardas Malachovskis 1–2 July 1988 Minsk 8406   Sweden Nicklas Wiberg 19–20 August 2009 Berlin 8398   South Africa Willem Coertzen 30–31 May 2015 Götzis 8393   Brazil Carlos Chinin 7–8 June 2013 São Paulo 8359   New Zealand Simon Poelman 21–22 March 1987 Christchurch 8320   Austria Gernot Kellermayr 29–30 May 1993 Götzis 8312   Latvia Edgars Eriņš 26–27 May 2011 Valmiera 8308   Japan Keisuke Ushiro 31 May – 1 June 2014 Nagano 8291 A   Argentina Tito Steiner 22–23 June 1983 Provo 8290   China Qi Haifeng 28–29 May 2005 Götzis 8288   Moldova Valeriy Kachanov 20–21 June 1980 Moscow 8275   Serbia Mihail Dudaš 10–11 August 2013 Moscow 8235   Italy Dario Dester 10–11 June 2024 Rome 8226   Bahamas Ken Mullings 2–3 August 2024 Saint-Denis 8213   Portugal Mário Aníbal 30 June – 1 July 2001 Kaunas 8199   Bulgaria Atanas Andonov 20–21 June 1981 Sofia 8069   Greece Prodromos Korkizoglou 1–2 July 2000 Ibach 8065   Chile Gonzalo Barroilhet 19–20 April 2012 Charlottesville 8048   Venezuela Geormi Jaramillo 4–5 May 2018 Barquisimeto 8023   Tunisia Hamdi Dhouibi 9–10 August 2005 Helsinki 8010 h   Chinese Taipei Yang Chuan-kwang 27–28 April 1963 Walnut 8004   Ecuador Andy Preciado 30–31 May 2021 Guayaquil

Women's decathlon national records (equal or superior to 5000 pts) Score Nation Athlete Date Place 8358  Lithuania Austra Skujyte 15 April 2005 Columbia 8246  United States Jordan Gray 22 August 2021 San Mateo 8150  France Marie Collonvillé 26 September 2004 Talence 7885  Germany Mona Steigauf 21 September 1997 Ahlen 7798  Kazakhstan Irina Naumenko 26 September 2004 Talence 7742  Russia Anna Snetkova 20 September 2003 Krasnodar 7451  Netherlands Nikki Boon 18 August 2025 Geneva 7245  Cuba Magalis Garcia 29 June 2002 Vienna 7236  Armenia Allison Halverson 4 August 2024 Geneva 7233  Finland Tiia Hautala 13 September 1997 Kangasala 7014  Ghana Margaret Simpson 17 April 2007 Réduit 6877  Great Britain Jessica Taylor 13 September 2015 Erith 6846  Canada Leanna Carriere 17 June 2014 Burlington 6830  Austria Marion Obermayr 5 May 2002 Linz 6749  Czech Republic Barbora Špotáková 26 September 2004 Talence 6732  Estonia Kristella Jurkatamm 15 July 2018 Kohila 6724  Poland Elzbieta Raczka 10 September 2000 Lage 6614  Spain María Peinado 23 October 2005 Castellón de la Plana 6599  Italy Sara Tani 22 October 2006 Udine 6570 h  Argentina Andrea Bordalejo 28 November 2004 Rosario 6570  Ireland Lara O'Byrne 4 August 2024 Geneva 6488  Switzerland Ariana Brugger 4 August 2024 Geneva 6448  Ukraine Larisa Teteryuk 7 September 1997 Linz 6020  Belgium Jesse Vercruysse 26 September 2010 Schaerbeek 5871  Mexico Giselle Burgos 18 August 2025 Geneva 5844  Japan Akane Eguchi 9 September 2001 Machida 5743  Puerto Rico Daniela Alejandro 4 August 2024 Geneva 5740  Australia Preya Carey 9 June 2008 Santa Barbara 5586  New Zealand Maria Sartin 4 August 2024 Geneva 5054 h  Norway Tove Beate Dahle 12 September 2004 Ski

Under-20 records

The world decathlon under-20 record is held by Niklas Kaul, of Germany, who scored 8435 points at the European U20 Championships in Grosseto, Italy, from 22–23 July 2017.

100m	Long jump	Shot put	High jump	400m	110m H	Discus	Pole vault	Javelin	1500m
11.48 (−1.3 m/s)	7.20 m (+1.6 m/s)	15.37 m	2.05 m	48.42	14.55 (−0.2 m/s)	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 8397 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

100m	Long jump	Shot put	High jump	400m	110m H	Discus	Pole vault	Javelin	1500m
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 1000 m)

U20 Record	Score	Athlete	Year
World	8397+	Torsten Voss  (GDR)	1982
	8435	Niklas Kaul  (GER)	2017
Area U20 records
Africa	7548+	Hamdi Dhouibi  (TUN)	2011
	7791	Fredriech Pretorius  (RSA)	2014
Asia	8041+	Qi Haifeng  (CHN)	2002
Europe	8397+	Torsten Voss  (GDR)	1982
	8435	Niklas Kaul  (GER)	2017
North, Central America and Caribbean	8257+	Yordani García  (CUB)	2007
Oceania	8103+	Ashley Moloney  (AUS)	2019
	8190	Ashley Moloney  (AUS)	2018
South America	7422+	Pedro Ferreira da Silva Filho  (BRA)	1985
	7641*	Andrés Byron Silva  (URU)	2005
	7762 A	Felipe Vinicius dos Santos  (BRA)	2013

Decathlon under-20 bests

(Within a completed decathlon scoring more than 7000 points)

Event	Specification	Result (Wind)	Score	Athlete	Nation	Date	Meet	Place	Age	Ref.
100 m		10.31 (+3.5 m/s)	1020	Roko Farkaš	Croatia	9 August 2023	European U20 Championships	Jerusalem	18 years, 179 days	[54]
Long jump		7.83 m (+0.4 m/s)	1017	Simon Ehammer	Switzerland	21 September 2019	Swiss Combined Events Championships	Hochdorf	19 years, 226 days	[55]
Shot put	6 kg	17.81 m	963	José San Pastor  [ es ]	Spain	1 May 2021	Campionato España Combinadas de Federaciones Autonómicas	Valladolid	19 years, 86 days
	7.26 kg	15.83 m	841	Rob Muzzio	United States	27 April 1983	Penn Relays	Philadelphia	18 years, 306 days	[56]
High jump		2.18 m	973	Igor Drobyshevskiy	Soviet Union	25 May 1985		Simferopol	18 years, 220 days	[57]
400 m		46.75	971	Ashley Moloney	Australia	25 June 2019	Oceania Championships	Townsville	19 years, 104 days	[58]
First-day score	U20 implements		4387	Tomas Järvinen	Czechia	6 July 2024	Czech U20 Combined Events Championships	Stará Boleslav  [ cs ]	18 years, 259 days	[59]
	Senior implements		4436	Ashley Moloney	Australia	25 May 2019	Hypomeeting	Götzis	19 years, 73 days	[60]
110 m hurdles	0.991 m	13.57 (−0.1 m/s)	1031	Simon Ehammer	Switzerland	20 July 2019	European U20 Championships	Borås	19 years, 163 days	[61]
	1.067 m	13.77 (+1.3 m/s)	1004	Ladji Doucouré	France	10 June 2001	Meeting International d'Arles	Arles	18 years, 74 days	[62]
Discus throw	1.75 kg	54.75 m	970	Aleksey Sysoyev	Russia	29 May 2004	Russian Junior Combined Events Cup	Krasnodar	19 years, 82 days	[63]
				Jan Doležal	Czech Republic	19 July 2015	European Junior Championships	Eskilstuna	19 years, 43 days	[64]
	2 kg	51.86 m	909	Aleksandr Agafonov	Soviet Union	12 June 1980		Gomel	19 years, 36 days	[65]
Pole vault		5.50 m	1067	Lawrence Johnson	United States	8 April 1993	Sea Ray Relays	Knoxville	19 years, 7 days	[66]
				Lawrence Johnson	United States	14 May 1993	SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Knoxville	18 years, 336 days	[67]
				Baptiste Thiery	France	19 September 2020	French Youth Combined Events Championships	Aubagne	19 years, 82 days	[68]
Javelin throw		71.59 m	914	Niklas Kaul	Germany	20 July 2016	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz	18 years, 160 days	[69]
	Old model	76.52 m	989	Aleksandr Apaychev	Soviet Union	1 June 1980		Potsdam	19 years, 26 days	[56]
1500 m		4:04.1 h	923	Dietmar Jentsch  [ pl ]	East Germany	16 June 1979		Erfurt	19 years, 98 days	[70]
Second-day score	U20 implements		4265	Niklas Kaul	Germany	23 July 2017	European U20 Championships	Grosseto	19 years, 162 days	[71]
	Senior implements		3995	Qi Haifeng	China	22 November 2001	Chinese National Games	Guangzhou	18 years, 107 days	[72]

Other multiple event contests

• Aquathlon
• Biathlon
• Chess-boxing
• CrossFit Games
• Duathlon
• Heptathlon
• Icosathlon or double decathlon
• Modern pentathlon
• Nordic combined
• Octathlon
• Omnium
• Quadrathlon
• Strongman
• Triathlon

See also

• Sport of athleticsportal

Explanatory notes

1. Jenner is now known as Caitlyn due to gender transition in 2015. ^[53]

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External links

• IAAF decathlon homepage
• IAAF list of decathlon records in XML
• Team Decathlon website
• Decathlon splits of Olympic, World and European medalists
• A downloadable Excel spreadsheet of multi-event scoring and age grading is available from the creator, Stefan Waltermann