Decathlon

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 Template:Wikt-lang (Template:Translit Template:Gloss) and Template:Wikt-lang (Template:Translit Template:Gloss). 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, .<ref name=Encarta>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The event is similar to the pentathlon held at the ancient Greek Olympics,<ref name=Sweet>Waldo E. Sweet, Erich Segal (1987). Sport and recreation in ancient Greece. Oxford University Press. (p37). Retrieved on 7 May 2011.</ref> and also similar to a competition called an "all-around", which was contested at the United States amateur championships in 1884.<ref name=usatf>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=Zarnowski>Template:Cite book</ref> Another all-around was held at the 1904 Summer Olympics.<ref name=1904O>Template:Cite web</ref> The modern decathlon first appeared at the 1912 Games.<ref name=1912O>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name=Sweet /> 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.<ref name=usatf /><ref name=Zarnowski /> While an all-around event was held at the 1904 Summer Olympics, whether it was an official Olympic event has been disputed.<ref name=1904O />

The modern decathlon first appeared in the Olympic athletics program at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.<ref name=1912O />

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.Template: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. Template:Col-begin Template:Col-2

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.<ref>IAAF Scoring Tables for Combined Events, p. 9.</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>IAAF Scoring Tables for Combined Events, p. 10.</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The inaugural Women's Decathlon World Championships used the men's ordering of events.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Points system

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:<ref name="iaafst24">IAAF Scoring Tables for Combined Events, p. 24.</ref>

• Points = Template:Math for track events (faster time produces a higher score)
• Points = Template:Math for field events (greater distance or height produces a higher score)

Template:Mvar, Template:Mvar, and Template:Mvar are parameters that vary by discipline, as shown in the adjacent table, while Template:Mvar is the performance by the athlete, measured in seconds (running), metres (throwing), or centimetres (jumping).<ref name="iaafst24" />

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.<ref>IAAF Scoring Tables of Athletics – Outdoor – 2008 Edition Template:Webarchive p. 154.</ref>

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

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Records

Template:Further 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.

Template:Decathlon score The previous record from Ashton Eaton (9045 points): Template:Decathlon score

Area	Men			Women
	Score	Athlete	Season	Score	Athlete	Season
World	9126	Template:Flai	2018	8358	Template:Flai	2005
Continental records<ref name=wd />
Africa	8521	Template:Flagathlete	2016	7013	Template:Flai	2007
Asia	8725	Template:Flagathlete	2004	7798	Template:Flai	2004
Europe	9126	Template:Flagathlete	2018	8358	Template:Flai	2005
North, Central America and Caribbean	9045	Template:Flagathlete	2015	8246	Template:Flai	2021
Oceania	8649	Template:Flagathlete	2021	6428	Template:Flai	2012
South America	8393	Template:Flagathlete	2013	6570	Template:Flai	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.<ref>van Kuijen, Hans (12 September 2013). Eaton and Melnychenko lead Talence fields, Lavillenie to make Decathlon debut – IAAF Combined Events Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 12 September 2013.</ref>

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

Event	Type	Athlete	Record	Score	Diff	Date	Place	Template:Abbr
100 m	WR	Template:Flagathlete	9.58 Template:Wind	1202	136	16 August 2009	Berlin	<ref>Template:Cite av media</ref>
	DB	Template:Flagathlete	10.12 Template:Wind	1066		25 May 2019	Götzis	<ref>Template:Cite av media</ref>
Long jump	WR	Template:Flagathlete	Template:T&Fcalc Template:Wind	1312	134	30 August 1991	Tokyo	<ref>Template:Cite av media</ref>
	DB	Template:Flagathlete	Template:T&Fcalc Template:Wind	1178		28 May 2022	Götzis	<ref name="SRF">Template:Cite news</ref>
Shot put	WR	Template:Flagathlete	Template:T&Fcalc	1323	275	27 May 2023	Los Angeles	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	DB	Template:Flagathlete	Template:T&Fcalc	1048		5 October 1969	Bern
High jump	WR	Template:Flagathlete	Template:T&Fcalc	1244	173	27 July 1993	Salamanca	<ref>Template:Cite av media</ref>
	DB	Template:Flagathlete	Template:T&Fcalc	1071		7 April 2017	Santa Barbara	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
400 m	WR	Template:Flagathlete	43.03	1164	104	14 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	DB	Template:Flagathlete	45.00	1060		28 August 2015	Beijing	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
110 m hurdles	WR	Template:Flagathlete	12.80 Template:Wind	1135	76	7 September 2012	Brussels	<ref>Template:Cite av media</ref>
	DB	Template:Flagathlete	13.36 Template:Wind	1059		30 May 2021	Götzis	<ref>Template:Cite av media</ref>
Discus throw	WR	Template:Flagathlete	Template:T&Fcalc	1416	384	13 April 2025	Ramona	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	DB	Template:Flagathlete	Template:T&Fcalc	1032		6 June 2024	Eugene	<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>
Pole vault	WR	Template:Flagathlete	Template:T&Fcalc	1331	179	15 September 2025	Tokyo	<ref>Template:Cite av media</ref>
	DB	Template:Flagathlete	Template:T&Fcalc	1152		16 September 1999	Leverkusen	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Javelin throw	WR	Template:Flagathlete	Template:T&Fcalc	1331	291	25 May 1996	Jena	<ref>Template:Cite av media</ref>
	DB	Template:Flagathlete	Template:T&Fcalc	1040		19 July 1992	Emmelshausen	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1500 m	WR	Template:Flagathlete	3:26.00	1218	255	14 July 1998	Rome	<ref>Template:Cite av media</ref>
	DB	Template:Flagathlete	3:58.7Template:AthAbbr	963		3 April 1980	Austin
Total	World records			12,676	2007
	Decathlon bests			10,669

Women

Women's decathlon bests (DB)<ref name=wd />

Event	Athlete	Record	Score	Date	Place	Template:Abbr
100 m	Template:Flai	11.92	968	4 August 2024	Geneva	<ref name=wd />
Long jump	Template:Flai	Template:T&Fcalc	905	4 October 2020	Austin	<ref name=wd />
Shot put	Template:Flai	Template:T&Fcalc	959	14 April 2006	Columbia	<ref name=wd />
High jump	Template:Flai	Template:T&Fcalc	1054	14 April 2006	Columbia	<ref name=wd />
400 m	Template:Flai	54.0Template:AthAbbr	1054	5 October 1997	Apeldoorn	<ref name=wd />
100 m hurdles	Template:Flai	13.57	1040	10 September 2000	Lage	<ref name=wd />
Discus throw	Template:Flai	Template:T&Fcalc	836	14 April 2006	Columbia	<ref name=wd />
Pole vault	Template:Flai	Template:T&Fcalc	1108	14 April 2006	Columbia	<ref name=wd />
Javelin throw	Template:Flai	Template:T&Fcalc	1024	26 September 2004	Talence	<ref name=wd />
1500 m	Template:Flai	4:50.80	888	9 October 2014	Kentfield	<ref name=wd />

All-time top 25 men

• Correct as of September 2025.<ref name=AlltimeM>Decathlon – men – senior – outdoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 25 January 2014.</ref>

Rank	Score	Athlete	Date	Place	Template:Abbr
1	9126	Template:Flagathlete	15–16 September 2018	Talence	<ref name="Quentin Guillon">Template:Cite news</ref>
	( 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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	4–5 August 2021	Tokyo	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	( 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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	5–6 June 2024	Eugene	<ref name="ncaa24">Template:Cite web</ref>
	( 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	Template:Flagathlete	25–26 August 2023	Budapest	<ref name="World2023">Template:Cite web</ref>
	( 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	Template:Flagathlete	31 May – 1 June 2025	Götzis	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	( 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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	31 July – 1 August 2025	Eugene	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	( 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	Template:Flagathlete	6–7 May 2022	Fayetteville	<ref name="fayetteville2022">Template:Cite web</ref>
	( 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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	2–3 August 2024	Saint-Denis	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	( 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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	20–21 September 2025	Tokyo	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	( 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	Template:Flagathlete	10–11 June 2024	Rome-	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	( 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	Template:Flagathlete	25–26 August 2023	Budapest	<ref name="World2023" />
	( 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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Flagathlete	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.<ref name=wd>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="WomenWorld2023">Template:Cite web</ref>

Rank	Score	Athlete	Date	Place	Template:Abbr
1	8358	Template:FlagIOCathlete	15 April 2005	Columbia	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	22 August 2021	San Mateo	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	26 September 2004	Talence	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	21 September 1997	Ahlen	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	26 September 2004	Talence	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	20 September 2003	Krasnodar	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	14 July 2024	Talence	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	10 September 2000	Lage	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	28 October 2001	Arles	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	18 August 2025	Geneva	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	18 August 2025	Geneva	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	18 August 2025	Geneva	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	29 June 2002	Vienna	<ref name=wd /><ref name=vienna02>Template:Cite web</ref>
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	4 August 2024	Geneva	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	13 September 1997	Kangasala	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	18 August 2025	Geneva	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	17 April 2003	Azusa	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	27 October 2002	Arles	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	10 September 2000	Lage	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	14 April 2006	Columbia	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	10 September 2000	Lage	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	20 September 2003	Krasnodar	<ref name=wd />
	Unknown
23	7014	Template:FlagIOCathlete	17 April 2007	Réduit	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	16 March 1997	Los Angeles	<ref name=wd />
	( 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	Template:FlagIOCathlete	14 July 2024	Talence	<ref name=wd />
	( 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

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

Year	Score	Athlete	Place
1960	8683	Template:Flagathlete	Eugene
1961	8709	Template:Flagathlete	Memphis
1962	8248	Template:Flagathlete	Tulare
1963	8089	Template:Flagathlete	Walnut
1964	7950	Template:Flagathlete	Liestal
1965	7883	Template:Flagathlete	Kyiv
1966	8234	Template:Flagathlete	Salina
1967	8319	Template:Flagathlete	Heidelberg
1968	8222 Template:AthAbbr	Template:Flagathlete	Echo Summit
1969	8417	Template:Flagathlete	Los Angeles
1970	8130	Template:Flagathlete	Erfurt
1971	8244	Template:Flagathlete	Bonn
1972	8466	Template:Flagathlete	Munich
1973	8163	Template:Flagathlete	Bonn
1974	8229	Template:Flagathlete	Montreal
1975	8429	Template:Flagathlete	Eugene
1976	8634	Template:Flagathlete	Montreal
1977	8400	Template:Flagathlete	Riga
1978	8493	Template:Flagathlete	Bernhausen
1979	8476	Template:Flagathlete	Krefeld
1980	8667	Template:Flagathlete	Bernhausen
1981	8334	Template:Flagathlete	Birmingham
1982	8774	Template:Flagathlete	Athens
1983	8825	Template:Flagathlete	Bernhausen
1984	8847	Template:Flagathlete	Los Angeles
1985	8559	Template:Flagathlete	Dresden
1986	8811	Template:Flagathlete	Stuttgart
1987	8680	Template:Flagathlete	Rome
1988	8512	Template:Flagathlete	Talence
1989	8549	Template:Flagathlete	Houston
1990	8574	Template:Flagathlete	Split
1991	8812	Template:Flagathlete	Tokyo
1992	8891	Template:Flagathlete	Talence
1993	8817	Template:Flagathlete	Stuttgart
1994	8735	Template:Flagathlete	Götzis
1995	8695	Template:Flagathlete	Gothenburg
1996	8824	Template:Flagathlete	Atlanta
1997	8837	Template:Flagathlete	Athens
1998	8755	Template:Flagathlete	Uniondale
1999	8994	Template:Flagathlete	Prague
2000	8900	Template:Flagathlete	Götzis
2001	9026	Template:Flagathlete	Götzis
2002	8800	Template:Flagathlete	Götzis
2003	8807	Template:Flagathlete	Götzis
2004	8893	Template:Flagathlete	Athens
2005	8732	Template:Flagathlete	Helsinki
2006	8677	Template:Flagathlete	Götzis
2007	8697	Template:Flagathlete	Kladno
2008	8832	Template:Flagathlete	Eugene
2009	8790	Template:Flagathlete	Berlin
2010	8483	Template:Flagathlete	Götzis
2011	8729	Template:Flagathlete	Eugene
2012	9039	Template:Flagathlete	Eugene
2013	8809	Template:Flagathlete	Moscow
2014	8616	Template:Flagathlete	Zürich
2015	9045	Template:Flagathlete	Beijing
2016	8893	Template:Flagathlete	Rio de Janeiro
2017	8768	Template:Flagathlete	London
2018	9126	Template:Flagathlete	Talence
2019	8711	Template:Flagathlete	Götzis
2020	8552	Template:Flagathlete	Saint-Paul
2021	9018	Template:Flagathlete	Tokyo
2022	8867	Template:Flagathlete	Fayetteville
2023	8909	Template:Flagathlete	Budapest
2024	8961	Template:Flagathlete	Eugene

National records

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Men's decathlon national records Template:Sma

Score	Nation	Athlete	Date	Place
9126	Template:FRA	Kevin Mayer	15–16 September 2018	Talence
9045	Template:USA	Ashton Eaton	28–29 August 2015	Beijing
9026	Template:CZE	Roman Šebrle	26–27 April 2001	Götzis
9018	Template:CAN	Damian Warner	4–5 August 2021	Tokyo
8961	Template:GER	Leo Neugebauer	5–6 June 2024	Eugene
8909	Template:NOR	Sander Skotheim	31 May – 1 June 2025	Götzis
8847	Template:GBR2	Daley Thompson	8–9 August 1984	Los Angeles
8815	Template:EST	Erki Nool	6–7 August 2001	Edmonton
8756	Template:GRD	Lindon Victor	25–26 August 2023	Budapest
8735	Template:BLR	Eduard Hämäläinen	28–29 May 1994	Götzis
8732	Template:PUR	Ayden Owens-Delerme	17–18 April 2024	Walnut
8730	Template:FIN	Eduard Hämäläinen	5–6 August 1997	Athens
8725	Template:KAZ	Dmitriy Karpov	23–24 August 2004	Athens
8709	Template:UKR	Aleksandr Apaychev	2–3 June 1984	Neubrandenburg
8698	Template:RUS	Grigoriy Degtyaryev	21–22 June 1984	Kyiv
8654	Template:CUB	Leonel Suárez	3–4 July 2009	Havana
8649	Template:AUS	Ashley Moloney	4–5 August 2021	Tokyo
8644	Template:JAM	Maurice Smith	31 August – 1 September 2007	Osaka
8607	Template:NED	Sven Roosen	2–3 August 2024	Saint-Denis
8575	Template:SUI	Simon Ehammer	31 May – 1 June 2025	Götzis
8573	Template:ISL	Jón Arnar Magnússon	30–31 May 1998	Götzis
8566	Template:POL	Sebastian Chmara	16–17 May 1998	Murcia
8554	Template:HUN	Attila Zsivoczky	3–4 June 2000	Götzis
8526	Template:ESP	Francisco Javier Benet	16–17 May 1998	Murcia
8521	Template:ALG	Larbi Bouraada	17–18 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro
8519	Template:BEL	Hans Van Alphen	26–27 May 2012	Götzis
8445	Template:UZB	Ramil Ganiyev	5–6 August 1997	Athens
8437	Template:LTU	Rišardas Malachovskis	1–2 July 1988	Minsk
8406	Template:SWE	Nicklas Wiberg	19–20 August 2009	Berlin
8398	Template:RSA	Willem Coertzen	30–31 May 2015	Götzis
8393	Template:BRA	Carlos Chinin	7–8 June 2013	São Paulo
8359	Template:NZL	Simon Poelman	21–22 March 1987	Christchurch
8320	Template:AUT	Gernot Kellermayr	29–30 May 1993	Götzis
8312	Template:LAT	Edgars Eriņš	26–27 May 2011	Valmiera
8308	Template:JPN	Keisuke Ushiro	31 May – 1 June 2014	Nagano
8291 Template:AthAbbr	Template:ARG	Tito Steiner	22–23 June 1983	Provo
8290	Template:CHN	Qi Haifeng	28–29 May 2005	Götzis
8288	Template:MDA	Valeriy Kachanov	20–21 June 1980	Moscow
8275	Template:SRB	Mihail Dudaš	10–11 August 2013	Moscow
8235	Template:ITA	Dario Dester	10–11 June 2024	Rome
8226	Template:BAH	Ken Mullings	2–3 August 2024	Saint-Denis
8213	Template:POR	Mário Aníbal	30 June – 1 July 2001	Kaunas
8199	Template:BUL	Atanas Andonov	20–21 June 1981	Sofia
8069	Template:GRE	Prodromos Korkizoglou	1–2 July 2000	Ibach
8065	Template:CHI	Gonzalo Barroilhet	19–20 April 2012	Charlottesville
8048	Template:VEN	Geormi Jaramillo	4–5 May 2018	Barquisimeto
8023	Template:TUN	Hamdi Dhouibi	9–10 August 2005	Helsinki
8010 Template:AthAbbr	Template:TPE	Yang Chuan-kwang	27–28 April 1963	Walnut
8004	Template:ECU	Andy Preciado	30–31 May 2021	Guayaquil

Women's decathlon national records Template:Sma

Score	Nation	Athlete	Date	Place
8358	Template:Flagg	Austra Skujyte	15 April 2005	Columbia
8246	Template:Flagg	Jordan Gray	22 August 2021	San Mateo
8150	Template:Flagg	Marie Collonvillé	26 September 2004	Talence
7885	Template:Flagg	Mona Steigauf	21 September 1997	Ahlen
7798	Template:Flagg	Irina Naumenko	26 September 2004	Talence
7742	Template:Flagg	Anna Snetkova	20 September 2003	Krasnodar
7451	Template:Flagg	Nikki Boon	18 August 2025	Geneva
7245	Template:Flagg	Magalis Garcia	29 June 2002	Vienna
7236	Template:Flagg	Allison Halverson	4 August 2024	Geneva
7233	Template:Flagg	Tiia Hautala	13 September 1997	Kangasala
7014	Template:Flagg	Margaret Simpson	17 April 2007	Réduit
6877	Template:Flagg	Jessica Taylor	13 September 2015	Erith
6846	Template:Flagg	Leanna Carriere	17 June 2014	Burlington
6830	Template:Flagg	Marion Obermayr	5 May 2002	Linz
6749	Template:Flagg	Barbora Špotáková	26 September 2004	Talence
6732	Template:Flagg	Kristella Jurkatamm	15 July 2018	Kohila
6724	Template:Flagg	Elzbieta Raczka	10 September 2000	Lage
6614	Template:Flagg	María Peinado	23 October 2005	Castellón de la Plana
6599	Template:Flagg	Sara Tani	22 October 2006	Udine
6570 Template:AthAbbr	Template:Flagg	Andrea Bordalejo	28 November 2004	Rosario
6570	Template:Flagg	Lara O'Byrne	4 August 2024	Geneva
6488	Template:Flagg	Ariana Brugger	4 August 2024	Geneva
6448	Template:Flagg	Larisa Teteryuk	7 September 1997	Linz
6020	Template:Flagg	Jesse Vercruysse	26 September 2010	Schaerbeek
5871	Template:Flagg	Giselle Burgos	18 August 2025	Geneva
5844	Template:Flagg	Akane Eguchi	9 September 2001	Machida
5743	Template:Flagg	Daniela Alejandro	4 August 2024	Geneva
5740	Template:Flagg	Preya Carey	9 June 2008	Santa Barbara
5586	Template:Flagg	Maria Sartin	4 August 2024	Geneva
5054 Template:AthAbbr	Template:Flagg	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. Template:Decathlon score 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

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+	Template:Flagathlete	1982
	8435	Template:Flagathlete	2017
Area U20 records
Africa	7548+	Template:Flagathlete	2011
	7791	Template:Flagathlete	2014
Asia	8041+	Template:Flagathlete	2002
Europe	8397+	Template:Flagathlete	1982
	8435	Template:Flagathlete	2017
North, Central America and Caribbean	8257+	Template:Flagathlete	2007
Oceania	8103+	Template:Flagathlete	2019
	8190	Template:Flagathlete	2018
South America	7422+	Template:Flagathlete	1985
	7641*	Template:Flagathlete	2005
	7762 A	Template:Flagathlete	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	Template:Abbr
100 m		10.31 Template:Wind	1020	Roko Farkaš	Template:Flagu	9 August 2023	European U20 Championships	Jerusalem	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Long jump		7.83 m Template:Wind	1017	Simon Ehammer	Template:Flagu	21 September 2019	Swiss Combined Events Championships	Hochdorf	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Shot put	6 kg	17.81 m	963	Template:Ill	Template:Flagu	1 May 2021	Campionato España Combinadas de Federaciones Autonómicas	Valladolid	Template:Ayd
	7.26 kg	15.83 m	841	Rob Muzzio	Template:Flagu	27 April 1983	Penn Relays	Philadelphia	Template:Ayd	<ref name="World Junior Records">Template:Cite web</ref>
High jump		2.18 m	973	Igor Drobyshevskiy	Template:Flagu	25 May 1985		Simferopol	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
400 m		46.75	971	Ashley Moloney	Template:Flagu	25 June 2019	Oceania Championships	Townsville	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
First-day score	U20 implements		4387	Tomas Järvinen	Template:Flagu	6 July 2024	Czech U20 Combined Events Championships	Template:Ill	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Senior implements		4436	Ashley Moloney	Template:Flagu	25 May 2019	Hypomeeting	Götzis	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
110 m hurdles	0.991 m	13.57 Template:Wind	1031	Simon Ehammer	Template:Flagu	20 July 2019	European U20 Championships	Borås	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	1.067 m	13.77 Template:Wind	1004	Ladji Doucouré	Template:Flagu	10 June 2001	Meeting International d'Arles	Arles	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Discus throw	1.75 kg	54.75 m	970	Aleksey Sysoyev	Template:Flagu	29 May 2004	Russian Junior Combined Events Cup	Krasnodar	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
				Jan Doležal	Template:Flagu	19 July 2015	European Junior Championships	Eskilstuna	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	2 kg	51.86 m	909	Aleksandr Agafonov	Template:Flagu	12 June 1980		Gomel	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Pole vault		5.50 m	1067	Lawrence Johnson	Template:Flagu	8 April 1993	Sea Ray Relays	Knoxville	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
				Lawrence Johnson	Template:Flagu	14 May 1993	SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Knoxville	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
				Baptiste Thiery	Template:Flagu	19 September 2020	French Youth Combined Events Championships	Aubagne	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Javelin throw		71.59 m	914	Niklas Kaul	Template:Flagu	20 July 2016	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Old model	76.52 m	989	Aleksandr Apaychev	Template:Flagu	1 June 1980		Potsdam	Template:Ayd	<ref name="World Junior Records" />
1500 m		4:04.1	923	Template:Ill	Template:Flagu	16 June 1979		Erfurt	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Second-day score	U20 implements		4265	Niklas Kaul	Template:Flagu	23 July 2017	European U20 Championships	Grosseto	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Senior implements		3995	Qi Haifeng	Template:Flagu	22 November 2001	Chinese National Games	Guangzhou	Template:Ayd	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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

• Template:Portal-inline

References

• Template:Cite web

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