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World Championships London 2017 (0)

Oct 30, 2026
Kevin Mayer claimed the men's decathlon gold medal at the 2017 World Athletics Championships in London with a world-leading 8768 points, becoming the first Frenchman to win a senior global decathlon title. Germany's Rico Freimuth took silver with 8564 points, while compatriot Kai Kazmirek secured bronze with 8488. Estonia's Janek Õiglane delivered a breakthrough performance, finishing fourth with a personal best of 8371 points.
P Athlete Nation Points Results
1 Kevin Mayer FRA 8768
WL
10,70 - 7.52 - 15.72 - 2.08 - 48,26
13,75 - 47.14 - 5.10 - 66.10 - 4.36,73
2 Rico Freimuth GER 8564 10,53 - 7.48 - 14.85 - 1.99 - 48,41
13,68 - 51.17 - 4.80 - 62.34 - 4.41,57
3 Kai Kazmirek GER 8488 10,91 - 7.64 - 13.78 - 2.11 - 47,19
14,66 - 45.06 - 5.10 - 62.45 - 4.38,07
4 Janek Õiglane EST 8371
PB
11,08 - 7.33 - 15.13 - 2.05 - 49,58
14,56 - 42.11 - 5.10 - 71.73 - 4.39,24
5 Damian Warner CAN 8309 10,50 - 7.44 - 13.45 - 2.02 - 47,47
13,63 - 40.67 - 4.70 - 56.63 - 4.28,39
6 Olexiy Kasyanov UKR 8234 10,77 - 7.28 - 14.99 - 2.02 - 48,64
14,05 - 48.79 - 4.70 - 50.82 - 4.33,86
7 Kurt Felix GRN 8227 11,08 - 7.46 - 15.01 - 2.08 - 49,09
14,68 - 45.39 - 4.50 - 64.64 - 4.36,62
8 Adam Sebastian Helcelet CZE 8222 11,28 - 7.03 - 14.57 - 2.02 - 49,51
14,38 - 44.71 - 4.90 - 71.56 - 4.36,85
9 Jorge Ureña ESP 8125
PB
11,00 - 7.30 - 13.91 - 2.08 - 48,72
14,15 - 36.33 - 5.00 - 56.06 - 4.26,46
10 Devon Williams USA 8088 10,93 - 7.44 - 14.43 - 1.96 - 48,11
14,27 - 44.29 - 4.60 - 57.93 - 4.40,50
11 Ashley Bryant GBR 8049 11,14 - 7.44 - 14.09 - 1.96 - 49,24
14,75 - 43.95 - 4.30 - 67.97 - 4.27,15
12 Martin Roe NOR 8040 10,90 - 7.50 - 15.22 - 1.93 - 49,09
15,15 - 48.24 - 4.50 - 58.30 - 4.39,24
13 Karl Robert Saluri EST 8025 10,55 - 7.49 - 13.98 - 1.84 - 47,76
15,36 - 40.43 - 5.00 - 57.12 - 4.31,31
14 Pau Tonnesen ESP 8006 11,26 - 7.21 - 13.76 - 2.08 - 50,85
14,57 - 43.07 - 5.40 - 55.13 - 4.46,31
15 Bastien Auzeil FRA 7922 11,35 - 6.87 - 15.23 - 1.96 - 50,36
14,59 - 46.86 - 4.80 - 60.80 - 4.39,80
16 Pieter Braun NED 7890 11,22 - 7.17 - 14.48 - 1.93 - 48,54
14,67 - 42.59 - 4.70 - 59.26 - 4.38,40
17 Dominik Distelberger AUT 7857 11,03 - 7.11 - 12.93 - 1.87 - 48,13
14,59 - 43.18 - 5.00 - 56.46 - 4.39,15
18 Cedric Dubler AUS 7728 11,06 - 7.29 - 11.36 - 2.08 - 48,31
14,92 - 40.85 - 4.90 - 52.10 - 4.50,31
19 Akihiko Nakamura JPN 7646 11,06 - 7.28 - 11.37 - 1.96 - 48,98
14,43 - 33.65 - 4.70 - 54.22 - 4.22,62
20 Keisuke Ushiro JPN 7498 11,53 - 6.64 - 13.43 - 1.96 - 51,43
15,35 - 47.64 - 4.60 - 63.28 - 4.51,90

WL - world lead
PB - personal best

Didn’t finish:
Ilya Shkurenyov (ANA), Trey Hardee (USA), Lindon Victor (GRN), Maicel Uibo (EST), Eelco Sintnicolaas (NED), Zach Ziemek (USA), Mihail Dudaš (SRB), Leonel Suarez (CUB), Luiz Alberto de Araujo (BRA), Fredrik Samuelsson (SWE), Sutthisak Sinkhon (THA), Thomas van der Plaetsen (BEL), Mathias Brugger (GER), Larbi Bourrada (ALG)

Didn’t start:
Jefferson Carvalho dos Santos (BRA)

Historical note: Kevin Mayer came perilously close to losing the world title when he opened the pole vault at 5.10m, clearing the height only on his third and final attempt. Another remarkable story was Estonia's Janek Õiglane, who climbed 14 places during the competition and threw a personal best of 71.73m in the javelin to move into fourth place. The 23-year-old eventually finished with a personal best of 8371 points, setting six individual-event personal bests along the way.

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