Olympic Games London 2012 (0)

Oct 30, 2026

Ashton Eaton of the United States won the men’s decathlon at the London 2012 Olympic Games with 8869 points, securing his first Olympic title. Fellow American Trey Hardee claimed silver with 8671 points, while Cuba’s Leonel Suarez took bronze with 8523 points, repeating his podium finish from Beijing 2008. Having set a world record of 9039 points earlier that summer, Eaton confirmed his dominance on the Olympic stage. His victory helped renew global interest in the decathlon, showcasing the extraordinary combination of speed, strength, endurance, and mental resilience required to master all ten events.

P	Athlete	Nation	Points	Results
1	Ashton Eaton	USA	8869	10,35 - 8.03 - 14.66 - 2.05 - 46,90 13,56 - 42.53 - 5.20 - 61.96 - 4.33,59
2	Trey Hardee	USA	8671	10,42 - 7.53 - 15.28 - 1.99 - 48,11 13,54 - 48.26 - 4.80 - 66.65 - 4.40,94
3	Leonel Suarez	CUB	8523	11,27 - 7.52 - 14.50 - 2.11 - 49,04 14,45 - 45.75 - 4.70 - 76.94 - 4.30,08
4	Hans van Alphen	BEL	8447	11,05 - 7.64 - 15.48 - 2.05 - 49,18 14,89 - 48.28 - 4.80 - 61.69 - 4.22,50
5	Damian Warner	CAN	8442	10,48 - 7.54 - 13.73 - 2.05 - 48,20 14,38 - 45.90 - 4.70 - 62.77 - 4.29,85
6	Rico Freimuth	GER	8320	10,65 - 7.21 - 14.87 - 1.90 - 48,06 13,89 - 49.11 - 4.90 - 57.37 - 4.37,62
7	Olexiy Kasyanov	UKR	8283	10,56 - 7.55 - 14.45 - 1.99 - 48,44 14,09 - 46.72 - 4.60 - 54.87 - 4.33,68
8	Sergei Sviridov	RUS	8219	10,78 - 7.45 - 14.42 - 1.99 - 48,91 15,42 - 47.43 - 4.60 - 68.42 - 4.36,63
9	Willem Coertzen	RSA	8173	11,09 - 7.17 - 13.79 - 2.05 - 48,56 14,15 - 43.58 - 4.50 - 64.79 - 4.26,52
10	Pascal Behrenbruch	GER	8126	11,06 - 7.15 - 15.67 - 1.96 - 50,04 14,33 - 44.71 - 4.70 - 64.80 - 4.37,46
11	Eelco Sintnicolaas	NED	8034	10,85 - 7.37 - 14.18 - 1.93 - 48,85 14,43 - 32.26 - 5.30 - 58.82 - 4.31,17
12	Brent Newdick	NZL	7988	11,10 - 7.36 - 15.09 - 1.96 - 50,22 15,02 - 46.15 - 4.70 - 59.82 - 4.38,20
13	Gonzalo Barroilhet	CHI	7972	11,18 - 6.80 - 14.49 - 2.05 - 51,07 14,12 - 41.27 - 5.40 - 57.25 - 4.48,23
14	Yordani Garcia	CUB	7956	10,80 - 6.75 - 14.48 - 1.99 - 48,76 14,24 - 42.27 - 4.60 - 59.85 - 4.38,57
15	Kevin Mayer	FRA	7952	11,32 - 7.17 - 14.05 - 2.05 - 48,76 15,59 - 41.20 - 4.70 - 62.41 - 4.23,02
16	Ilya Shkurenyov	RUS	7948	11,01 - 7.25 - 12.89 - 2.02 - 49,81 14,39 - 43.51 - 5.10 - 53.81 - 4.42,80
17	Eduard Mikhan	BLR	7928	10,74 - 6.94 - 14.75 - 1.93 - 48,42 14,15 - 44.42 - 4.40 - 55.69 - 4.38,06
18	Dmitri Karpov	KAZ	7926	10,91 - 7.21 - 16.47 - 1.99 - 49,83 14,40 - 44.93 - 5.10 - 49.93 - 5.16,83
19	Luiz Alberto de Araujo	BRA	7849	10,70 - 7.16 - 13.52 - 1.93 - 48,25 14,79 - 44.76 - 4.60 - 51.59 - 4.38,04
20	Keisuke Ushiro	JPN	7842	11,32 - 6.86 - 13.59 - 1.99 - 50,78 15,47 - 46.66 - 4.90 - 66.38 - 4.39,33
21	Ingmar Vos	NED	7805	10,98 - 7.27 - 13.77 - 1.96 - 49,62 14,61 - 42.26 - 4.50 - 61.60 - 4.50,01
22	Edgars Erinš	LAT	7649	10,99 - 6.98 - 13.45 - 1.93 - 50,62 15,22 - 45.10 - 4.50 - 57.35 - 4.35,88
23	Jangy Addy	LBR	7586	10,89 - 6.90 - 14.97 - 1.93 - 48,64 14,23 - 45.61 - 4.20 - 50.36 - 5.08,14
24	Attila Szabó	HUN	7581	11,15 - 6.96 - 13.93 - 1.90 - 50,83 14,92 - 45.14 - 4.60 - 58.84 - 4.53,81
25	Darius Draudvila	LTU	7557	10,95 - 7.12 - 15.17 - 1.96 - 50,13 14,87 - 46.43 - 4.20 - 50.16 - 5.03,14
26	Rifat Artikov	UZB	7203	11,37 - 6.41 - 14.11 - 1.93 - 51,91 14,74 - 43.53 - 4.40 - 56.62 - 5.09,52

Didn’t finish:
Jan Felix Knobel (GER), Kurt Felix (GRN), Mihail Dudaš (SRB), Daniel Awde (GBR), Roman Šebrle (CZE).

Historical note: Ashton Eaton arrived in London as the newly crowned world record holder after scoring 9039 points at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene. The silver medal went to fellow American Trey Hardee, giving the United States both gold and silver in the Olympic decathlon for the first time since 1956.

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