US Championships decathlon records and winners of all-time (0)

Apr 26, 2026

A complete history of the US Championships highlights all-time decathlon records and champions, showcasing the nation’s finest performances and winners across the years.

US Championships decathlon records of all-time
Event	Result	Decathlete	Points	Venue
100 m	10,21 (+0.4)	Ashton Eaton	9045 ®	Eugene 2012
Long jump	8.23 (+0.8)	Ashton Eaton	9045 ®	Eugene 2012
Shot put	17.26	Tom Pappas	8511	Eugene 2008
High jump	2.21	Jeremy Taiwo	8425	Eugene 2016
400 m	46,25	Peyton Bair	DNF(7)	Eugene, OR 2025
110 m hurdles	13,52 (+1.6)	Ashton Eaton	8729	Eugene 2011
Discus throw	55.87	Bryan Clay	8506	Carson 2005
Pole vault	5.60	Timothy Bright	8287	Indianapolis 1988
Javelin throw	74.58	Dave Johnson	8649	New Orleans 1992
Javelin throw (old)	73.53 ^	Stephen Pauly	7541	Corvallis 1963
1500 m	4.02,70	Robert Baker	7426	Eugene 1980
1st day	4728	Ashton Eaton	9039 ®	Eugene 2012
10,21 - 8.23 - 14.20 - 2.05 - 46,70
2nd day	4455	Dave Johnson	8649	New Orleans 1992
14,44 - 48.70 - 5.20 - 74.58 - 4.27,17
Running events	3881	Ashton Eaton	9039 ®	Eugene 2012
10,21 - 46,70 - 13,70 - 4.14,48
Jumping events	3012 *	Zach Ziemek	8471	Eugene, OR 2021
7.74 - 2.14 - 5.55
Throwing events	2626	Bryan Clay	8832	Eugene 2008
15.17 - 52.74 - 70.55
Throwing events ^	2660	Rafer Johnson	7982h ®	Eugene 1960
15.85 - 51.98 - 71.09 ^
Decathlon	9039 ®	Ashton Eaton	9039 ®	Eugene 2012
10,21 - 8.23 - 14.20 - 2.05 - 46,70 - 13,70 - 42.81 - 5.30 - 58.87 - 4.14,48

* - World's decathlon best
® - Decathlon’s World Record
^ - old javelin implements (until March 31,1986)

US Championships decathlon winners of all-time
Year	Venue	Decathlete	Points	Comments
1964	Walnut, CA 1964	Yang Chuan-kwang	7731	1964 table equiv. = 8641 pts
1965	Bakersfield, CA 1965	Bill Toomey	7594	1964 table equiv. = 7764 pts
1966	Salina, KS 1966	Bill Toomey	8096	1964 table equiv. = 8234 pts
1967	Los Angeles, CA 1967	Bill Toomey	7761	1964 table equiv. = 7880 pts
1968	Santa Barbaba, CA 1968	Bill Toomey	7900	1964 table equiv. = 8037 pts
1969	Bakersfield, CA 1969	Bill Toomey	7665	1964 table equiv. = 7818 pts
1970	South Lake Tahoe, CA 1970	John Warkentin	7889	1964 table equiv. = 8026 pts
1971	Porterville, CA 1971	Richard Wanamaker	7879	1964 table equiv. = 7989 pts
1972	Los Angeles, CA 1972	Jeff Bennett	7765	1964 table equiv. = 7910 pts
1973	Porterville, CA 1973	Jeff Bennett	8006	1964 table equiv. = 8121 pts
1974	Richmond, VA 1974	Bruce Jenner	8202	1964 table equiv. = 8245 pts
1975	Santa Barbara, CA 1976	Fred Samara	7912	1964 table equiv. = 8061 pts
1976	Eugene, OR 1976	Bruce Jenner	8459W	1964 table equiv. = 8446 pts
1977	Bloomington, IN 1977	Fred Dixon	8007	1964 table equiv. = 8038 pts
1978	Richmond, VA 1978	Michael Hill	7971	1964 table equiv. = 8004 pts
1979	Walnut, CA 1979	Robert Coffman	8082	1964 table equiv. = 8154 pts
1980	Eugene, OR 1980	Robert Coffman	8166	1964 table equiv. = 8184 pts
1981	Santa Barbara, CA 1981	John Crist	7966	1964 table equiv. = 8005 pts
1982	Baton Rouge, LA 1982	John Crist	7990	1964 table equiv. = 8071 pts
1983	Westwood, LA 1983	Mark Anderson	8142	1964 table equiv. = 8152 pts
1984	Los Angeles, CA 1984	John Crist	8095	1964 table equiv. = 8102 pts
1985	Indianapolis 1985	John Sayre	8381W
1986	Eugene 1986	Dave Johnson	8203W
1987	San Jose 1987	Timothy Bright	8340	Meet record
1988	Indianapolis 1988	Gary Kinder	8293
1989	Houston 1989	Dave Johnson	8549v.	Meet record
1990	Norwalk 1990	Dave Johnson	8600W
1991	New York 1991	Dan O'Brien	8844W
1992	New Orleans 1992	Dave Johnson	8649	Meet record
1993	Eugene 1993	Dan O'Brien	8331
1994	Knoxville 1994	Dan O'Brien	8707	Meet record
1995	Sacramento 1995	Dan O'Brien	8682
1996	Atlanta, GA 1996	Dan O'Brien	8726	Meet record
1997	Indianapolis 1997	Steve Fritz	8604
1998	New Orleans 1998	Chris Huffins	8694
1999	Eugene 1999	Chris Huffins	8350
2000	Sacramento 2000	Tom Pappas	8467
2001	Eugene 2001	Kip Janvrin	8241
2002	Berkeley 2002	Tom Pappas	8398
2003	Palo Alto 2003	Tom Pappas	8784	Meet record
2004	Sacramento 2004	Bryan Clay	8660
2005	Carson 2005	Bryan Clay	8506
2006	Indianapolis 2006	Tom Pappas	8319
2007	Indianapolis 2007	Tom Pappas	8352
2008	Eugene 2008	Bryan Clay	8832	Meet record
2009	Eugene 2009	Trey Hardee	8261
2010	Des Moines 2010	Robert Jacob Arnold	8215
2011	Eugene 2011	Ashton Eaton	8729	Season's best score
2012	Eugene 2012 ®	Ashton Eaton	9039	World record
2013	Des Moines 2013	Ashton Eaton	8291
2014	Sacramento 2014	Trey Hardee	8599
2015	Eugene 2015	Trey Hardee	8725
2016	Eugene 2016	Ashton Eaton	8750
2017	Sacramento 2017	Trey Hardee	8225
2018	Des Moines, IA 2018	Zach Ziemek	8294
2019	Des Moines, IA 2019	Devon Williams	8295
2020	Not held due to the COVID-19
2021	Eugene, OR 2021	Garrett Scantling	8647
2022	Fayetteville, AR 2022	Garrett Scantling	8867	Season's best score
2023	Eugene, OR 2023	Harrison Williams	8630	PB
2024	Eugene, OR 2024	Heath Baldwin	8625	PB
2025	Eugene, OR 2025	Kyle Garland	8869	PB

v. all events with wind <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events > 2.00 m/s (IAAF rule since 01/01/2010)
W one event with wind >4.0 and wind average for 3 events > 2.00 m/s (IAAF rule until 31/12/2009

® - Decathlon’s World Record

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