| Commonwealth Games all-time decathlon records | |||||
| Event | Result | Decathlete | Nation | Points | Venue |
| 100 m (<=2.0 m/s) | 10,29 (+1.1) | Damian Warner | CAN | 8282 | Glasgow 2014 |
| 100 m (>2.0 m/s) | 10,21 (+3.5) | Damian Warner | CAN | 8036v. | Glasgow 2026 |
| Long jump (<=2.0 m/s) | 7.82 (+1.5) | Tejaswin Shankar | IND | 7976v. | Glasgow 2026 |
| Long jump (>2.0 m/s) | 8.11 (+6.3) | Daley Thompson | ENG | 8470W | Edmonton 1978 |
| Shot put | 18.03 | Michael Smith | CAN | 8144 | Kuala Lumpur 1998 |
| High jump | 2.19 | Jagan Hames | AUS | 8490 | Kuala Lumpur 1998 |
| 400 m | 46,12 | Duane Ladejo | ENG | 7633 | Kuala Lumpur 1998 |
| 110 m hurdles | 13,50 (+0.5) | Damian Warner | CAN | 8282 | Glasgow 2014 |
| Discus throw | 53.52 | Lindon Victor | GRN | 8096v | Glasgow 2026 |
| Pole vault | 5.20 | Ben Gregory | WAL | 7383 | Delhi 2010 |
| Javelin throw | 71.10 | Lindon Victor | GRN | 8303 | Gold Coast 2018 |
| 1500 m | 4.12,82 | Tony Verhoeven | CAN | 6400 | Edmonton 1978 |
| 1st day (wind-assisted) | 4603 | Daley Thompson | ENG | 8470W | Edmonton 1978 |
| 10,50 - 8.11 - 14.43 - 2.07 - 47,85 | |||||
| 1st day (all winds <=4.0 m/s) | 4602 | Daley Thompson | ENG | 8663v | Edinburgh 1986 |
| 10,37 - 7.70 - 15.01 - 2.08 - 47,30 | |||||
| 2nd day | 4155 | Michael Smith | CAN | 8525v. | Auckland 1990 |
| 14,34 - 47.56 - 4.70 - 64.18 - 4.24,06 | |||||
| Running events | 3631 | Damian Warner | CAN | 8282 | Glasgow 2014 |
| 10,29 - 47,78 - 13,50 - 4.45,43 | |||||
| Jumping events | 2862 | Jagan Hames | AUS | 8490 | Kuala Lumpur 1998 |
| 7.64 - 2.19 - 5.00 | |||||
| Throwing events | 2663 | Lindon Victor | GRN | 8303 | Gold Coast 2018 |
| 15.79 - 52.32 - 71.10 | |||||
| Decathlon | 8663 | Daley Thompson | ENG | 8663v | Edinburgh 1986 |
| 10,37 - 7.70 - 15.01 - 2.08 - 47,30 - 14,22 - 43.72 - 5.10 - 60.82 - 4.39,63 | |||||
The Points column in the records table shows the athlete’s complete decathlon total using the 1985 scoring tables. Day totals and running, jumping and throwing event totals are also calculated using those tables.
Individual-event wind limits and the wind classification of the complete decathlon are separate. A wind-legal individual-event best may therefore come from a decathlon with a wind-assisted total. Wind markers in the Points column describe the complete decathlon.
The two first-day entries distinguish Thompson’s 4603-point performance in Edmonton, where the long jump wind was +6.3 m/s, from his 4602-point performance in Edinburgh, where the long jump wind was +2.1 m/s and no wind reading exceeded +4.0 m/s.
| Commonwealth Games all-time decathlon champions | |||||
| Year | Venue | Decathlete | Nation | Points | By 1985 |
| 1966 | Kingston 1966 | Roy Williams | NZL | 7270 | 7133 |
| 1970 | Edinburgh 1970 | Geoffrey Smith | AUS | 7492W | 7410W |
| 1974 | Christchurch 1974 | Michael Bull | NIR | 7417 | 7363 |
| 1978 | Edmonton 1978 | Daley Thompson | ENG | 8467W | 8470W |
| 1982 | Brisbane 1982 | Daley Thompson | ENG | 8410 | 8424 |
| 1986 | Edinburgh 1986 | Daley Thompson | ENG | 8663v | — |
| 1990 | Auckland 1990 | Michael Smith | CAN | 8525v. | — |
| 1994 | Victoria 1994 | Michael Smith | CAN | 8326 | — |
| 1998 | Kuala Lumpur 1998 | Jagan Hames | AUS | 8490 | — |
| 2002 | Manchester 2002 | Claston Bernard | JAM | 7830 | — |
| 2006 | Melbourne 2006 | Dean Macey | ENG | 8143 | — |
| 2010 | Delhi 2010 | Jamie Adjetey-Nelson | CAN | 8070 | — |
| 2014 | Glasgow 2014 | Damian Warner | CAN | 8282 | — |
| 2018 | Gold Coast 2018 | Lindon Victor | GRN | 8303 | — |
| 2022 | Birmingham 2022 | Lindon Victor | GRN | 8233 | — |
| 2026 | Glasgow 2026 | Lindon Victor | GRN | 8096v | — |
Points – published competition total. For editions before 1985, this may differ from the total recalculated using the 1985 scoring tables.
v – event with wind >2.0 m/s and <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events <=2.0 m/s
v. – all events with wind <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events >2.0 m/s (IAAF rule since 01/01/2010)
W – one event with wind >4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events >2.0 m/s (IAAF rule until 31/12/2009)
The three-event average refers to the wind readings for the 100 m, long jump and 110 m hurdles. The full stop in v. is significant: v and v. describe different wind conditions. Wind-assisted performances remain valid for competition placings.
By 1985 – total points recalculated using the 1985 scoring tables. A dash indicates that the competition already used those tables. Historical conversions are retained from the competition archives and may differ between sources because of timing precision and the treatment of hand-timed races.