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Oct 30, 2026
Markus Rooth of Norway won the men's decathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with a personal best of 8796 points, securing Norway's first Olympic decathlon gold medal since 1920. Germany's Leo Neugebauer claimed silver with 8748 points, while Grenada's Lindon Victor took bronze with 8711 points. Estonia delivered an impressive team performance, with Janek Õiglane finishing fifth on 8572 points, Johannes Erm sixth with 8569, and Karel Tilga eleventh with 8377 points.
P Athlete Nation Points Results
1 Markus Rooth NOR 8796
NR		 10,71 - 7.80 - 15.25 - 1.99 - 47,69
14,25 - 49.80 - 5.30 - 66.87 - 4.39,56
2 Leo Neugebauer GER 8748 10,67 - 7.98 - 16.55 - 2.05 - 47,70
14,51 - 53.33 - 5.00 - 56.64 - 4.44,67
3 Lindon Victor GRN 8711 10,56 - 7.48 - 15.71 - 2.02 - 47,84
14,62 - 53.91 - 4.90 - 68.22 - 4.43,53
4 Sven Roosen NED 8607 10,52 - 7.56 - 15.10 - 1.87 - 46,40
13,99 - 46.88 - 4.70 - 63.72 - 4.18,55
5 Janek Õiglane EST 8572 10,89 - 7.25 - 14.58 - 1.99 - 48,02
14,45 - 43.39 - 5.30 - 71.89 - 4.25,59
6 Johannes Erm EST 8569 10,64 - 7.66 - 14.61 - 2.08 - 47,19
14,35 - 46.29 - 4.60 - 59.58 - 4.19,71
7 Harrison Williams USA 8538 10,62 - 7.42 - 15.66 - 1.96 - 46,71
14,28 - 46.91 - 5.10 - 51.17 - 4.19,56
8 Niklas Kaul GER 8445 11,34 - 7.09 - 14.24 - 2.02 - 49,13
14,53 - 46.28 - 4.80 - 77.78 - 4.15,00
9 Ayden Owens PUR 8437 10,35 - 7.66 - 15.17 - 2.02 - 46,17
14,09 - 43.36 - 4.80 - 51.17 - 4.40,39
10 Heath Baldwin USA 8422 10,91 - 7.38 - 14.48 - 2.17 - 49,04
14,04 - 43.66 - 4.70 - 67.59 - 4.40,67
11 Karel Tilga EST 8377 11,01 - 7.16 - 15.88 - 1.99 - 48,67
14,66 - 50.13 - 4.70 - 64.16 - 4.26,41
12 Makenson Gletty FRA 8309 10,72 - 7.10 - 16.64 - 1.99 - 47,48
13,96 - 46.03 - 4.70 - 53.02 - 4.35,58
13 Ken Mullings BAH 8226 10,60 - 7.36 - 14.19 - 2.02 - 49,43
13,70 - 46.07 - 4.80 - 59.83 - 4.55,84
14 José Fernando Ferreira BRA 8213 10,66 - 7.24 - 13.97 - 1.93 - 48,78
14,00 - 42.86 - 4.80 - 70.58 - 4.49,73
15 Till Steinforth GER 8170 10,52 - 7.61 - 13.96 - 1.96 - 47,96
14,37 - 42.59 - 4.70 - 59.14 - 4.45,43
16 Rik Taam NED 8046 10,64 - 7.27 - 14.27 - 1.93 - 47,73
14,78 - 39.31 - 4.70 - 57.08 - 4.24,82
17 Zach Ziemek USA 7983 10,60 - 6.86 - 15.03 - 1.96 - 50,79
15,11 - 50.08 - 5.00 - 57.05 - 4.53,17
18 Sander Aae Skotheim NOR 7757 10,78 - 8.03 - 14.31 - 2.11 - 47,02
14,15 - 45.77 - 0 - 59.79 - 4.37,49
19 Dan Golubovic AUS 7566 11,32 - 6.60 - 13.89 - 1.93 - 50,37
15,15 - 44.65 - 4.60 - 59.33 - 4.39,02
20 Jorge Ureña ESP 7096 10,87 - 7.05 - 13.77 - 1.96 - 48,08
14,29 - 40.92 - 0 - 57.93 - 4.42,18

NR - national record.

Didn’t finish:
Ashley Moloney (AUS), Damian Warner (CAN).

Historical note: At just 22 years old, Markus Rooth became Norway’s first Olympic decathlon champion since Helge Løvland in 1920 and the youngest Olympic decathlon winner in 44 years. After finishing the first day in seventh place, he produced personal bests of 5.30 m in the pole vault and 66.87 m in the javelin to take the lead before the final event. His winning score of 8796 points also set a new Norwegian record.

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