Decathlon 2000 › Decathletes › Bryan Clay
 7 votes

Bryan Clay (0)

Oct 20, 2026
Bryan Clay won Olympic decathlon gold in Beijing 2008 and the world title in Helsinki 2005, following Olympic silver in Athens 2004. The American also claimed two world indoor heptathlon titles and set his decathlon personal best of 8832 points in Eugene 2008.

Decathlete Bryan Clay, Decathlon 2000
United States

Date of birth: 03 January 1980
Place of birth: Austin, Texas
Height: 182 cm / Weight: 79 kg
Decathlon: 8832 Eugene 2008
Heptathlon: 6371 Valencia 2008
Coach: Kevin Reid
View Bryan Clay’s full career
Get Premium to view full career

 Bryan Clay won an Olympic gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 and became decathlon World Champion in Helsinki 2005.
Personal bests
100 m 10,35 (+0.2) Götzis 2010
Long jump (<=2.0 m/s) 7.96 (+0.2) Athens 2004
Long jump (>2.0 m/s) 8.06 (+4.5) Chula Vista 2004
Shot put 16.27 Beijing 2008
High jump 2.10i Moscow 2006
400 m 47,78 Helsinki 2005
110 m hurdles 13,64 (-0.3) Los Angeles 2010
Discus throw 55.87 WB Carson 2005
Pole vault 5.15i Ames 2008
Javelin throw 72.00 Helsinki 2005
1500 m 4.38,93 Eugene 2001
Total points based on PB 9350 Includes wind-assisted bests
Total 10 best decathlons 86476 Sum of ten highest decathlon scores
Personal bests indoors
60 m 6,65 Budapest 2004
60 m hurdles 7,71 Albuquerque, NM 2010
1000 m 2.47,46 Azusa, CA 2002
Indoor total points PB 6655

 

Decathlons with 8000+ points (14)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8169 10,50 - 7.54 - 13.28 - 1.98 - 48,81
14,16 - 46.72 - 4.50 - 57.96 - 4.38,93		 4259 3910 3 Eugene 2001
8230
v		 10,73 - 7.39 - 14.15 - 2.04 - 49,65
13,96 - 50.16 - 4.50 - 58.42 - 4.42,74		 4239 3991 2 Berkeley 2002
8225
v		 10,46 - 7.33 - 14.02 - 1.99 - 49,43
14,25 - 49.32 - 4.80 - 58.44 - 4.49,64		 4243 3982 1 Berkeley 2003
8482 10,43 - 7.71 - 14.01 - 2.02 - 47,85
14,12 - 43.51 - 4.70 - 67.77 - 4.42,19		 4446 4036 2 Palo Alto 2003
8660 10,48 - 7.59 - 15.28 - 2.01 - 47,90
14,23 - 52.10 - 5.10 - 68.36 - 5.06,18		 4471 4189 1 Sacramento 2004
8820
v		 10,44 - 7.96 - 15.23 - 2.06 - 49,19
14,13 - 50.11 - 4.90 - 69.71 - 4.41,65		 4554 4266 2 Athens 2004
8122
v		 10,76 - 7.40 - 14.26 - 1.86 - 49,37
14,05 - 50.72 - 4.92 - 60.15 - 5.01,54		 4092 4030 2 Talence 2004
8506 10,70 - 7.44 - 14.88 - 2.06 - 49,62
14,06 - 55.87 WB - 5.00 - 60.02 - 4.57,11		 4322 4184 1 Carson 2005
8732
v		 10,43 - 7.54 - 16.25 - 2.00 - 47,78
14,43 - 53.68 - 4.90 - 72.00 - 5.03,77		 4527 4205 1 Helsinki 2005
8677 10,42 - 7.67 - 15.56 - 2.06 - 48,87
13,74 - 52.21 - 5.00 - 66.47 - 5.13,47		 4521 4156 1 Götzis 2006
8493
v		 10,40 - 7.80 - 15.30 - 2.09 - 48,41
13,97 - 36.14 - 4.80 - 69.09 - 4.51,32		 4593 3900 3 Götzis 2007
8832 10,39 - 7.39 - 15.17 - 2.08 - 48,41
13,75 - 52.74 - 5.00 - 70.55 - 4.50,97		 4476 4356 1 Eugene 2008
8791 10,44 - 7.78 - 16.27 - 1.99 - 48,92
13,93 - 53.79 - 5.00 - 70.97 - 5.06,59		 4521 4270 1 Beijing 2008
8483 10,35 - 7.51 - 15.38 - 2.06 - 49,66
14,08 - 49.85 - 4.60 - 66.19 - 4.56,37		 4450 4033 1 Götzis 2010

 

Heptathlons with 5800+ points (6)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
6014 6,81 - 7.46 - 15.08 - 2.01 - 7,85 - 4.55 - 2.52,97 3484 2530 3 Tallinn 2004 RHC
6365 6,65 - 7.78 - 14.84 - 2.08 - 7,77 - 4.90 - 2.49,41 3673 2692 2 Budapest 2004
6187 6,67 - 7.74 - 13.89 - 2.10 - 7,83 - 4.60 - 2.50,92 3616 2571 2 Moscow 2006
6192 OT 6,77 - 7.56 - 15.91 - 2.02 - 7,74 - 5.15 - 3.06,39 3584 2608 1 Ames 2008
6371 6,71 - 7.75 - 16.21 - 2.09 - 7,86 - 5.00 - 2.55,64 3736 2635 1 Valencia 2008
6204 6,67 - 7.27 - 15.31 - 2.06 - 8,00 - 5.00 - 2.50,28 3549 2655 1 Doha 2010

 

International medals (8)
Year Venue Championships Event Points Medal
1999 Tampa 1999 U20 Pan American Decathlon 7207 Gold Gold
2004 Budapest 2004 World Indoor Heptathlon 6365 Silver Silver
2004 Athens 2004 Olympic Games Decathlon 8820v Silver Silver
2005 Helsinki 2005 World Decathlon 8732v Gold Gold
2006 Moscow 2006 World Indoor Heptathlon 6187 Silver Silver
2008 Valencia 2008 World Indoor Heptathlon 6371 Gold Gold
2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Decathlon 8791 Gold Gold
2010 Doha 2010 World Indoor Heptathlon 6204 Gold Gold

WB – world best
v – event with wind >2.0 m/s and <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events <=2.0 m/s
i – indoors
OT – oversized indoor track (>200 m)

Please log in to add your comment!

Related images

Tomaš Dvorak and Mikk Pahapill on Talence Decastar 2005Tomaš Dvorak and Mikk Pahapill on Talence …
Smart links
  • 2026 Decathlon rankings
  • Top decathletes
  • Men’s decathlon all-time list
  • Men’s decathlon top performances
  • World record progression
  • Estonian decathlon all-time list
  • Combined events calculator
  • Articles by country
  • Articles by year
  • Training • Fan Zone
  • Explore stories
  • Follow latest updates via RSS
    • So they said
    This is a great site! Especially I'm surprised of your operative work in presenting results during the season! Keep going this way! - Sergey Oleynick
    Read more »
    Latest comments
    GOUSSET wrote on Oct 19, 2026 12:51
    Hello, il me semble avoir déj communiqué l'article que nous avons publié sur DECAPASSION en 2024 (avec mon fils...
    Read more »
    Sonnemann,Gunther wrote on Sep 03, 2026
    ob eine Bewertungstabelle Mehrkampf gut ist, sehe ich an den bewerteten Leistungen nach Punkten. Ich bitte deshalb alle, eine Aufstellung...
    Read more »
    Gabby Pieraccini wrote on Aug 29, 2026
    To respond to Richard's point, women now use the correct version of the decathlon, as per the national and world...
    Read more »
    Richard Crawford wrote on Aug 28, 2026
    Bravo, Rafał! There are a lot of interesting ideas in this article. Here are a couple of random thoughts: In...
    Read more »
    Decathletes
    Adam Sebastian Helcelet Alain Blondel Aleksandr Nevski Aleksandr Pogorelov Aleksei Drozdov Aleksei Sysoyev Andre Niklaus Andrei Krauchanka Andrei Nazarov Andres Raja Antonio Penalver Arthur Abele Ashley Moloney Ashton Eaton Attila Zsivoczky Austin West Ayden Owens Bruce Jenner Bryan Clay Carlos Eduardo Chinin Cedric Dubler Chiel Warners Chris Huffins Christian Plaziat Christian Schenk Claston Bernard Daley Thompson Damian Warner Dan Golubovic Dan O’Brien Dario Dester Dave Johnson Dean Macey Dennis Leyckes Devon Williams Dezső Szabó Dmitri Karpov Eduard Hämäläinen Eduard Mikhan Eelco Sintnicolaas Erki Nool Eugene Martineau Francisco Javier Benet Frank Busemann Fredrik Samuelsson Garrett Scantling Gernot Kellermayr Grigori Degtyaryov Guido Kratschmer Gunnar Nixon Hakim McMorris Hans van Alphen Harrison Williams Heath Baldwin Henrik Dagård Igor Sobolevski Ilya Shkurenyov Indrek Kaseorg Indrek Turi Ingmar Vos Jaakko Ojaniemi Jagan Hames Jamie Adjetey-Nelson Jan Felix Knobel Janek Õiglane Jeff Tesselaar Jente Hauttekeete Jeremy Taiwo Jiri Ryba Jiri Sykora Johannes Erm Jon Arnar Magnusson Jon Ryan Harlan Jorge Ureña Josef Zeilbauer Jürgen Hingsen Kai Kazmirek Karel Tilga Karl Robert Saluri Ken Mullings Kevin Mayer Kip Janvrin Klaus Isekenmeier Konstantin Akhapkin Kristjan Rahnu Kurt Felix Kyle Garland Larbi Bourrada Laurent Hernu Leo Neugebauer Leonel Suarez Lev Lobodin Lindon Victor Maicel Uibo Makenson Gletty Maksim Andraloits Manuel Eitel Markus Rooth Mathias Brugger Maurice Smith Michael Schrader Michael Smith Mihail Dudaš Mike Maczey Mikk Pahapill Mykola Avilov Nicklas Wiberg Niklas Kaul Norman Müller Oleksandr Apaichev Oleksandr Yurkov Olexiy Kasyanov Ondrej Kopecky Pascal Behrenbruch Paul Meier Paul Terek Pawel Wiesiolek Peyton Bair Pierce LePage Pieter Braun Qi Haifeng - 齐海峰 Rainer Pottel Ramil Ganiyev Rasmus Roosleht Ricky Barker Rico Freimuth Rik Taam Risto Lillemets Robert de Wit Robert Jacob Arnold Robert Zmelik Romain Barras Roman Šebrle Sander Aae Skotheim Sebastian Chmara Sebastien Levicq Sheldon Blockburger Siegfried Stark Siegfried Wentz Simon Ehammer Simon Poelman Stefan Drews Stefan Schmid Steve Fritz Steven Bastien Sven Roosen Thomas van der Plaetsen Till Steinforth Tim Nowak Timothy Duckworth Tom Pappas Tomaš Dvorak Torsten Voss Trey Hardee Uwe Freimuth Valter Külvet Vilém Stráský Vitaliy Zhuk Willem Coertzen Yordani Garcia Yuma Maruyama - 丸山優真 Zach Ziemek