Olympic Decathlon Champions (0)

Aug 19, 2016

World's Greatest Athlete - this title is traditionally given to the Olympic Decathlon champion.

Olympics	Decathlete	Nation	By 1985' table	By old table
Rio de Janeiro 2016	Ashton Eaton	USA	8893
London 2012	Ashton Eaton	USA	8869
Beijing 2008	Bryan Clay	USA	8791
Athens 2004	Roman Šebrle	CZE	8893
Sydney 2000	Erki Nool	EST	8641
Atlanta 1996	Dan O'Brien	USA	8824
Barcelona 1992	Robert Zmelik	CSR	8611
Seoul 1988	Christian Schenk	GDR	8488
Los Angeles 1984	Daley Thompson	GBR	8847	8798
Moskva 1980	Daley Thompson	GBR	8522	8495
Montreal 1976	Bruce Jenner	USA	8634	8617
München 1972	Nikolai Avilov	URS	8466	8456
Mexico 1968	William Toomey	USA	8144	8181
Tokyo 1964	Willi Holdorf	GER	7726	7887
Roma 1960	Rafer Johnson	USA	7926	8392
Melbourne 1956	Milton Campbell	USA	7614	7937
Helsinki 1952	Robert Mathias	USA	7592	7653
London 1948	Robert Mathias	USA	6628	7139
Berlin 1936	Glenn Morris	USA	7254	7900
Los Angeles 1932	James Bausch	USA	6736	8462,235
Amsterdam 1928	Paavo Yrjölä	FIN	6587	8053,290
Paris 1924	Harold Osborn	USA	6476	7710,275
Antwerpen 1920	Helge Lovland	NOR	5803	6803,355
Stockholm 1912	James Thorpe	USA	6564	8412,955

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