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Talence Decastar decathlon records and all-time winners (0)

Oct 17, 2026
A complete history of Talence Decastar showcases all-time decathlon records and champions, celebrating the event’s greatest performances and winners through the years. The Talence combined events meeting adopted the name “Décastar, les Dieux du Stade” in 1991. Earlier editions were held before the Décastar name was introduced.
Talence Decastar all-time decathlon records
Event Result Athlete Nation Points Venue
100 m 10,29 (+1.4) Chris Huffins USA 8425 Talence 1997
Long jump 8.08 (+1.8) Dan O’Brien USA 8891 WR Talence 1992
Shot put 16.72 Maurice Smith JAM 8298 Talence 2007
High jump 2.22 Christian Schenk GDR 8475 PB Talence 1988
400 m 46,43 Ayden Owens PUR 8478 Talence 2025
110 m hurdles 13,68 (-0.8) Finley Gaio SUI 7771 Talence 2022
Discus throw 53.84 Brian Brophy USA 8165 Talence 1992
Pole vault 5.75 Jean Galfione FRA 7206 Talence 1996
Javelin throw 72.22 Sebastien Levicq FRA 8018 Talence 1994
1500 m 4.10,57 Gaël Quérin FRA 7462 Talence 2009
1st day 4720 Dan O’Brien USA 8891 WR Talence 1992
10,43 - 8.08 - 16.69 - 2.07 - 48,51
2nd day 4563 Kevin Mayer FRA 9126 WR Talence 2018
13,75 - 50.54 - 5.45 - 71.90 - 4.36,11
Running events 3724 Ayden Owens PUR 8478 Talence 2025
10,48 - 46,43 - 13,72 - 4.29,78
Jumping events 2911 Kevin Mayer FRA 9126 WR Talence 2018
7.80 - 2.05 - 5.45
Throwing events 2662 Tomaš Dvorak CZE 8690 Talence 1999
16.63 - 50.17 - 70.55
Throwing events 2663 ^ Aleksandr Grebenyuk URS 8386 ER Talence 1976
15.82 - 52.24 - 71.08 ^
Decathlon 9126 WR Kevin Mayer FRA 9126 WR Talence 2018
10,55 - 7.80 - 16.00 - 2.05 - 48,42 - 13,75 - 50.54 - 5.45 - 71.90 - 4.36,11

 

Talence Decastar all-time decathlon winners
Year Athlete Nation Points
1976 Aleksandr Grebenyuk URS 8386 ER
1977 Yves Leroy FRA 8048
1978 Valeri Kachanov URS 7865
1980 Georg Werthner AUT 7937
1984 Torsten Voss GDR 8435
1986 Christian Plaziat FRA 7944
1987 Pavel Tarnovetski URS 8220
1988 Christian Plaziat FRA 8512 WL
1989 Christian Plaziat FRA 8438
1990 Christian Plaziat FRA 8525
1991 Christian Plaziat FRA 8456
1992 Dan O'Brien USA 8891 WR
1993 Steve Fritz USA 8317
1994 Dan O'Brien USA 8710
1995 Eduard Hämäläinen BLR 8430
1996 Eduard Hämäläinen BLR 8478
1997 Chris Huffins USA 8425
1998 Jon Arnar Magnusson ISL 8410
1999 Tomaš Dvorak CZE 8690
2000 Tomaš Dvorak CZE 8733
2001 Oleksandr Yurkov UKR 8324
2002 Tom Pappas USA 8525
2003 Laurent Hernu FRA 8219
2004 Roman Šebrle CZE 8217
2005 Roman Šebrle CZE 8326
2006 Dmitri Karpov KAZ 8438
2007 Andrei Krauchanka BLR 8553
2008 Andrei Krauchanka BLR 8312
2009 Olexiy Kasyanov UKR 8291
2010 Leonel Suarez CUB 8328
2011 Hans van Alphen BEL 8200 NR
2012 Hans van Alphen BEL 8293
2013 Damian Warner CAN 8161
2014 Mikk Pahapill EST 8077
2015 Willem Coertzen RSA 8187
2016 Olexiy Kasyanov UKR 8077
2017 Damian Warner CAN 8252
2018 Kevin Mayer FRA 9126 WR
2019 Pierce LePage CAN 8453
2020 Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Lindon Victor GRN 8550 NR
2023 Makenson Gletty FRA 8443 PB
2024 Johannes Erm EST 8589
2025 Ayden Owens PUR 8478
2026 Sander Aae Skotheim NOR 8630

WR – world record
ER – European record
NR – national record
WL – world lead
PB – personal best
^ – old javelin implements (until 31 March 1986)

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