Decathlon Explained

Event:Decathlon
Wrmen: Kevin Mayer 9126 pts (2018)
Ormen: Damian Warner 9018 pts (2021)
Crmen: 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.[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 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. The current world record holder is Kevin Mayer from France with 9126 points which he set on September 16, 2018, in Talence, France.

Day 1
Day 2

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 8,358.[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
    • Day 2

    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.[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 8,000 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

    See main article: Decathlon scoring tables.

    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]

    ,, and are parameters that vary by discipline, as shown in the adjacent table, while 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.[17]

    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.

    Event 1,000 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

    Records

    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.

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

    RecordScoreAthleteSeason
    9,126 2018
    Continental records
    8,521 2016
    8,725 2004
    9,126 2018
    9,045 2015
    8,649 2021
    8,393 2013

    Decathlon bests

    The total decathlon score for all world records in the respective events would be 12,636. 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.[18]

    World records (WR) compared to decathlon bests (DB)
    EventTypeAthleteRecordScoreDifferenceDatePlace
    100 mWR1,202 136 16 August 2009
    DB10.12 s1,06625 May 2019[19]
    4 August 2021Tokyo[20]
    Long jumpWR1,312 134 30 August 1991
    DB8.45 m 1,178 28 May 2022 [21]
    Shot putWR23.56 m 1,323 275 27 May 2023 [22]
    DB19.17 m 1,048 5 October 1969
    High jumpWR2.45 m 1,244 173 27 July 1993
    DB2.28 m 1,071 7 April 2017 Santa Barbara[23]
    400 mWR43.03 s 1,164 104 14 August 2016 [24]
    DB45.00 s 1,060 28 August 2015[25]
    110 m hurdlesWR12.80 s 1,135 76 7 September 2012
    DB13.36 s 1,059 30 May 2021 [26]
    Discus throwWR74.35 m 1,389 357 14 April 2024 [27]
    DB57.70 m 1,032 6 June 2024
    Pole vaultWR6.26 m 1,318 166 25 August 2024 Chorzów[28]
    DB5.76 m 1,152 16 September 1999
    Javelin throwWR98.48 m 1,331 291 25 May 1996
    DB79.80 m 1,040 19 July 1992
    1500 mWR3:26.00 min:s 1,218 255 14 July 1998
    DB3:58.7 min:s 963 3 April 1980
    TotalWorld records 12,636 1,967
    Decathlon bests 10,669 !

    All-time top 25 men

    RankScoreAthleteDatePlace
    19,12615–16 September 2018Talence[30]
    (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)
    29,045 28–29 August 2015
    (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)
    39,026 26–27 May 2001
    (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)
    49,0184–5 August 2021Tokyo[31]
    (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)
    58,994 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)
    68,9615–6 June 2024Eugene[32]
    (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)
    78,90925–26 August 2023Budapest[33]
    (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)
    88,891 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)
    98,8676–7 May 2022Fayetteville[34]
    (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)
    108,83229–30 June 2008
    (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)
    118,815 6–7 August 2001
    (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)
    128,811 27–28 August 1986
    (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)
    138,796 2–3 August 2024 [35]
    (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)
    148,790 19–20 August 2009
    (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)
    158,784 21–22 June 2003
    (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)
    168,764 10–11 June 2024 Rome[36]
    (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)
    178,756 25–26 August 2023 Budapest
    (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)
    188,735 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)
    198,732 17–18 April 2024 Walnut
    (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)
    208,730 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)
    218,725 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)
    228,720 6–7 May 2022 Fayetteville
    (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)
    238,706 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)
    248,705 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)
    258,69419–20 June 1998 New Orleans
    (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:

    All-time top performances women ≥ 8,000 pts

    RankScoreAthleteDatePlace
    18,35814–15 April 2005Columbia[38]
    28,24621–22 August 2021San Mateo[39]
    38,15025–26 September 2004Talence

    Notes

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

    Competitions

    Olympic medalists

    See main article: Combined events at the Olympics.

    World Championships medalists

    Women

    Continental competitions

    Other

    Season's bests

    YearScoreAthletePlace
    19608,683Eugene
    19618,709Memphis
    19628,248Tulare
    19638,089Walnut
    19647,950Liestal
    19657,883Kyiv
    19668,234Salina
    19678,319Heidelberg
    19688,222 Echo Summit
    19698,417Los Angeles
    19708,130Erfurt
    19718,244Bonn
    19728,466Munich
    19738,163Bonn
    19748,229Montreal
    19758,429Eugene
    19768,634Montreal
    19778,400Riga
    19788,493Bernhausen
    19798,476Krefeld
    19808,667Bernhausen
    19818,334Birmingham
    19828,774Athens
    19838,825Bernhausen
    19848,847Los Angeles
    19858,559Dresden
    19868,811Stuttgart
    19878,680Rome
    19888,512Talence
    19898,549Houston
    19908,574Split
    19918,812Tokyo
    19928,891Talence
    19938,817Stuttgart
    19948,735Götzis
    19958,695Gothenburg
    19968,824Atlanta
    19978,837Athens
    19988,755Uniondale
    19998,994Prague
    20008,900Götzis
    20019,026Götzis
    20028,800Götzis
    20038,807Götzis
    20048,893Athens
    20058,732Helsinki
    20068,677Götzis
    20078,697Kladno
    20088,832Eugene
    20098,790Berlin
    20108,483Götzis
    20118,729Eugene
    20129,039Eugene
    20138,809Moscow
    20148,616Zürich
    20159,045Beijing
    20168,893Rio de Janeiro
    20178,768London
    20189,126Talence
    20198,711Götzis
    20208,552Saint-Paul
    20219,018Tokyo
    20228,867Fayetteville
    20238,909Budapest

    National records

    Equal or superior to 8,000 pts:

    ScoreNationAthleteDatePlace
    9,126Kevin Mayer15–16 September 2018Talence
    9,045Ashton Eaton28–29 August 2015Beijing
    9,026Roman Šebrle26–27 April 2001Götzis
    9,018Damian Warner4–5 August 2021Tokyo
    8,961Leo Neugebauer5–6 June 2024Eugene
    8,847Daley Thompson8–9 August 1984Los Angeles
    8,815Erki Nool6–7 August 2001Edmonton
    8,796Markus Rooth2–3 August 2024Saint-Denis
    8,756Lindon Victor25–26 August 2023Budapest
    8,735Eduard Hämäläinen28–29 May 1994Götzis
    8,732Ayden Owens-Delerme17–18 April 2024Walnut
    8,730Eduard Hämäläinen5–6 August 1997Athens
    8,725Dmitriy Karpov23–24 August 2004Athens
    8,709Aleksandr Apaychev2–3 June 1984Neubrandenburg
    8,698Grigoriy Degtyaryev21–22 June 1984Kyiv
    8,654Leonel Suárez3–4 July 2009Havana
    8,649Ashley Moloney4–5 August 2021Tokyo
    8,644Maurice Smith31 August – 1 September 2007Osaka
    8,607Sven Roosen2–3 August 2024Saint-Denis
    8,573Jón Arnar Magnússon30–31 May 1998Götzis
    8,566Sebastian Chmara16–17 May 1998Murcia
    8,554Attila Zsivoczky3–4 June 2000Götzis
    8,526Francisco Javier Benet16–17 May 1998Murcia
    8,521Larbi Bouraada17–18 August 2016Rio de Janeiro
    8,519Hans Van Alphen26–27 May 2012Götzis
    8,468Simon Ehammer15–16 August 2022Munich
    8,445Ramil Ganiyev5–6 August 1997Athens
    8,437Rišardas Malachovskis1–2 July 1988Minsk
    8,406Nicklas Wiberg19–20 August 2009Berlin
    8,398Willem Coertzen30–31 May 2015Götzis
    8,393Carlos Chinin7–8 June 2013São Paulo
    8,359Simon Poelman21–22 March 1987Christchurch
    8,320Gernot Kellermayr29–30 May 1993Götzis
    8,312Edgars Eriņš26–27 May 2011Valmiera
    8,308Keisuke Ushiro31 May – 1 June 2014Nagano
    8,291 Tito Steiner22–23 June 1983Provo
    8,290Qi Haifeng28–29 May 2005Götzis
    8,288Valeriy Kachanov20–21 June 1980Moscow
    8,275Mihail Dudaš10–11 August 2013Moscow
    8,235Dario Dester10–11 June 2024Rome
    8,226Ken Mullings2–3 August 2024Saint-Denis
    8,213Mário Aníbal30 June – 1 July 2001Kaunas
    8,206Yang Chuan-Kwang27–28 April 1963Walnut
    8,199Atanas Andonov20–21 June 1981Sofia
    8,069Prodromos Korkizoglou1–2 July 2000Ibach
    8,065Gonzalo Barroilhet19–20 April 2012Charlottesville
    8,048Geormi Jaramillo4–5 May 2018Barquisimeto
    8,023Hamdi Dhouibi9–10 August 2005Helsinki
    8,010 Yang Chuan-kwang27–28 April 1963Walnut
    8,004Andy Preciado30–31 May 2021Guayaquil

    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.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

    Key:
    + = Senior implements


    A = Altitude (over 1,000 m)

    U20 RecordScoreAthleteYear
    8,397+ 1982
    8,435 2017
    Area U20 records
    7,548+ 2011
    7,791 2014
    8,041+ 2002
    8,397+ 1982
    8,435 2017
    8,257+ 2007
    8,103+ 2019
    8,190 2018
    7,422+ 1985
    7,641* 2005
    7,762 A 2013

    Decathlon under-20 bests

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

    EventSpecificationResult (Wind)ScoreAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceAge
    100 malign=right 10.31 (+3.5 m/s)align=right 1,020Roko Farkašalign=right 9 August 2023European U20 ChampionshipsJerusalem[40]
    Long jumpalign=right 7.83 m (+0.4 m/s)align=right 1,017Simon Ehammeralign=right 21 September 2019Swiss Combined Events ChampionshipsHochdorf[41]
    Shot put6 kgalign=right 17.81 malign=right 963align=right 1 May 2021Campionato España Combinadas de Federaciones AutonómicasValladolid
    7.26 kgalign=right 15.83 malign=right 841Rob Muzzioalign=right 27 April 1983Penn RelaysPhiladelphia[42]
    High jumpalign=right 2.18 malign=right 973Igor Drobyshevskiyalign=right 25 May 1985Simferopol[43]
    400 malign=right 46.75align=right 971Ashley Moloneyalign=right 25 June 2019Oceania ChampionshipsTownsville[44]
    First-day scoreU20 implementsalign=right 4,387Tomas Järvinenalign=right 6 July 2024Czech U20 Combined Events Championships[45]
    Senior implementsalign=right 4,436Ashley Moloneyalign=right 25 May 2019HypomeetingGötzis[46]
    110 m hurdles0.991 malign=right 13.57 (-0.1 m/s)align=right 1,031Simon Ehammeralign=right 20 July 2019European U20 ChampionshipsBorås[47]
    1.067 malign=right 13.77 (+1.3 m/s)align=right 1,004Ladji Doucouréalign=right 10 June 2001Meeting International d'ArlesArles[48]
    Discus throw1.75 kg54.75 m970Aleksey Sysoyevalign=right 29 May 2004Russian Junior Combined Events CupKrasnodar[49]
    Jan Doležalalign=right 19 July 2015European Junior ChampionshipsEskilstuna[50]
    2 kgalign=right 51.86 malign=right 909Aleksandr Agafonovalign=right 12 June 1980Gomel[51]
    Pole vault5.50 m1,067Lawrence Johnsonalign=right 8 April 1993Sea Ray RelaysKnoxville[52]
    Lawrence Johnson14 May 1993SEC Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsKnoxville[53]
    Baptiste Thiery19 September 2020French Youth Combined Events ChampionshipsAubagne[54]
    Javelin throwalign=right 71.59 malign=right 914Niklas Kaulalign=right 20 July 2016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz[55]
    Old modelalign=right 76.52 malign=right 989Aleksandr Apaychevalign=right 1 June 1980Potsdam
    1500 malign=right 4:04.1align=right 923align=right 16 June 1979Erfurt[56]
    Second-day scoreU20 implementsalign=right 4,265Niklas Kaulalign=right 23 July 2017European U20 ChampionshipsGrosseto[57]
    Senior implementsalign=right 3,995Qi Haifengalign=right 22 November 2001Chinese National GamesGuangzhou[58]

    Other multiple event contests

    References

    External links

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