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The points table(s) closest to the multiples of hundred (0)

Jan 17, 2015

Multievents in the 21th century. Part II

There is a story about the points tables to be told that can fill many pages. Much of it is technical and was a real challenge to mathematicians. Even today there are proposals to change it again. Obviously when it was decided to put the pentathlon and the decathlon on the program of the Olympic Games, Stockhom 1912, there was need of a recognized principle for calculating points. Since then there have been six sets of scoring tables. Today’s 1985 tables are the result of many discussions to make a reasonable  fair-minded impartial system (although there’s some discussion to recognize more value to the throwing events). Some of the questions where: Is zero points equal to zero centimeters? Or better, can we – or how much points can we - give to a  result that can be obtained by an average person without training? How much for a result close to the world record? How to make a construction without favoring a specialist in one event? Following are the most recent points!

 

500

600

700

800

900

1000

60

8.21

7.86(601)

7.54

7.24(799)

6.95

6.68(999)

60 H

10.22

9.69(601)

9.21

8.76

8.33

7.93(999)

1000

3 17.90

3 06.76

2 56.44

2 46.78

2 37.66

2 29.00

Specific Decathlon:

 

 

 

 

100*

12.81

12.26

11.75

11.27

10.82

10.39

LJ

559

606

651

695

736

776

SP

10.24

11.89

13.53

15.16

16.79

18.40

HJ

165(504)

177(602)

189(705)

200(803)

211(906)

221

400

57.57

54.98

52.58

50.32

48.19

46.17

110 H

18.25

17.23

16.29

15.41

14.59

13.80

DT

31.78

36.79

41.72

46.59

51.40

56.17

PV*

357

394

430(702)

464(802)

497

529

JT

43.95

50.74

57.45

64.09

70.67

77.19

1500

5 10.73

4 53.20

4 36.96

4 21.77

4 07.42

3 53.79

Extra in Icosathlon:

 

 

 

 

200

26.31

25.07

23.92

22.85

21.83

20.86

200 H

29.97

28.33

26.80

25.37

24.02

22.73

400 H

63.27

60.22

57.40

54.75

52.24

49.86

800

2 29.32

2 20.44

2 12.23

2 04.54

1 57.27

1 50.38

3000c

11 07.30

10 32.32

9 59.94

9 29.62

9 01.00

8 33.81

3000 S

12 11.74

11 29.11

10 49.39

10 12.94

9 38.28

9 05.41

5000

18 45.12

17 47.65

16 54.45

16 04.63

15 17.60

14 32.92

10000

44 18.33

41.38.52

39 10.93

36 53.02

34 43.08

32 39.81

HT

39.22

45.33

51.40

57.42

63.40

69.35

TJ

1235

1318

1397(701)

1472

1545

1616

 

Except for the events in decathlon the events are not in order of appearance in the tables (see remarks at the end).

*Unless otherwise mentioned a performance in 100 m and Pv has to be counted +1 point, for example: 12.81 s in the 100 meters and 3.57 in the pole vault is in fact 501 points.

100, 200, 400, 110H, 200H, 400H: seconds;

800, 1000, 1500, 3000, 3000St, 5000, 10.000: minutes – seconds;

Jumps: centimeters;

Throws: meters.

 

Pentathlon

indoors1971

Heptathlon

indoors

Pentathlon

Outdoors

Decathlon

outdoors

Icosathlon

outdoors

60

 

*

 

 

 

60 H

*

*

 

 

 

1000

*

*

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

*

*

LJ

*

*

*

*

*

SP

*

*

 

*

*

HJ

*

*

 

*

*

400

 

 

 

*

*

110 H

 

 

 

*

*

DT

 

 

*

*

*

PV

 

*

 

*

*

JT

 

 

*

*

*

1500

 

 

*

*

*

200

 

 

*

 

*

200 H

 

 

 

 

*

400 H

 

 

 

 

*

800

 

 

 

 

*

3000

 

 

 

 

*

3000 St

 

 

 

 

*

5000

 

 

 

 

*

10.000

 

 

 

 

*

HT

 

 

 

 

*

TJ

 

 

 

 

*

Earliest and most recent 1000 Points for decathlon:

 

1912 Tables

1985 Tables

100 m

10.8

10.39

Long Jump

748

776

Shot Put

14.80

18.40

High Jump

190

221

400 m

48.4

46.17

110 m Hurdles

15.0

13.80

Discus Throw

41.46

56.18

Pole Vault

371

529

Javelin Throw

54.83

77.19

1500 m

4 04.4

3 53.79

Today organized by IAAF:

Pentathlon (1912) Order of appearance: [LJ, JT, 200, DT, 1500], 1 day.

Decathlon (1911) [100,LJ, SP,HJ,400 --- 110H, DT, PV,JT, 1500] 2 days.

Indoor pentathlon (1971) [60 H, LJ, SP, HJ, 1000] Note: 60 H is sometimes replaced by the organizers, for example by 55 H. (1 day).

Indoor heptathlon (1984) [60, LJ, SP, HJ --- 60 H, PV, 1000 ] 2 days.

Today organized by IAUM:

Icosathlon (1981): [Day1: 100,LJ, 200H, SP,5000, 800, HJ,400, HT, 3000 --- Day 2: 110H, DT, 200, PV, 3000, 400H, JT, 1500, TJ, 10.000]

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