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July 28, 2024
The supreme athletics event tests the mind and body over ten events. Athletes will compete against one another and the scoring table.

Decathlon scoring works by turning performances into points using a decathlon scoring table. To score 1000 points in each event, a decathlete would have to produce the following results:

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Long jump: 7.76m
Shot put: 18.40m
High jump: 2.21m
400m: 46.17 seconds
110m hurdles: 13.80 seconds
Discus: 56.17m
Pole vault: 5.29m
Javelin: 77.19m
1500m: 3:53.79

 

Women's decathlon disciplines differ from men's in the same way as for standalone events: the shot, discus, and javelin weigh less, and the sprint hurdles use lower hurdles over 100 m rather than 110 m.

The schedule of events differs from the men's decathlon, with the field events switched between day one and day two; this is to avoid scheduling conflicts when men's and women's decathlon competitions take place simultaneously.

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    As a decathlon coach I will do my best in providing my "two cents" for the development of decathlon and help the elite ones excel - Petros Kyprianou
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    Sonnemann,Gunther wrote on July 28, 2026 11:39
    of cours , in a scoring table for the all-around competition , the performance point equivalencies must be correct even...
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    Sonnemann,Gunther wrote on July 28, 2026 11:17
    in order to rorm an opinion on the quality of a new scoring method for the all-around competitio, I would...
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    Rafał Snoch wrote on July 28, 2026 02:56
    @Sonnemann, Gunther Thank you, Gunther. This is a very good suggestion. I have prepared a full table showing the approximate...
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    Sonnemann,Gunther wrote on July 27, 2026 10:12
    there is no doubt that the current IAAF scoring system from 1985 is riddled with errors. The key factor in...
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