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Olympic Games decathlon all-time records, champions and medal table (0)

May 17, 2026
The Olympic Games historical archive showcases all-time decathlon records, champions and medal table, highlighting the greatest performances and leading nations throughout Olympic history.
Olympic Games decathlon all-time records
Event Result Decathlete Nation Points Venue
100 m 10,12 * (+0.2) Damian Warner
CAN
9018 Tokyo 2021
Long jump 8.24 (+0.2) Damian Warner
CAN
9018 Tokyo 2021
Shot put 16.97 Michael Smith
CAN
8271 Atlanta 1996
High jump 2.27 Christian Schenk
GDR
8488 Seoul 1988
400 m 45,68 Bill Toomey
USA
8144 Mexico City 1968
110 m hurdles 13,46 (-1.0) Damian Warner
CAN
9018 Tokyo 2021
Discus throw 53.91 Lindon Victor GRN 8711 Paris 2024
Pole vault 5.70 Timothy Bright
USA
8216 Seoul 1988
Javelin throw 77.78 Niklas Kaul GER 8445 Paris 2024
1500 m 4.05,91 Leonid Litvinenko
URS
7970 München 1972
1st day 4722 Damian Warner CAN 9018 Tokyo 2021
10,12 - 8.24 - 14.80 - 2.02 - 47,48
2nd day 4399 Kevin Mayer FRA 8834 Rio de Janeiro 2016
14,02 - 46.78 - 5.40 - 65.04 - 4.25,49
Running events 3779 Ashton Eaton USA 8993 Rio de Janeiro 2016
10,46 - 46,07 - 13,80 - 4.23,33
Jumping events 2963 Thomas van der Plaetsen BEL 8332 Rio de Janeiro 2016
7.66 - 2.16 - 5.40
Throwing events 2722 Bryan Clay USA 8791 Beijing 2008
16.27 - 50.66 - 72.80
Decathlon 9018 Damian Warner
CAN
9018 Tokyo 2021
10,12 - 8.24 - 14.80 - 2.02 - 47,48 - 13,46 - 48.67 - 4.90 - 63.44 - 4.31,08

* - World's decathlon best

Olympic Games decathlon all-time champions
Olympics Decathlete Nation Points Old valid score table
Paris 2024 Markus Rooth NOR 8796
Tokyo 2021 Damian Warner CAN 9018
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 TCH
8611
Seoul 1988 Christian Schenk GDR 8488
Los Angeles 1984 ® Daley Thompson GBR 8847 8798
Moscow 1980 Daley Thompson GBR 8522 8495
Montreal 1976 ® Bruce Jenner USA 8634 8617
München 1972 ® Mykola Avilov URS 8466 8456
Mexico City 1968 ↗ William Toomey USA 8144 8181
Tokyo 1964 Willi Holdorf FRG 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
London 1944 Games suspended due to World War II
Helsinki 1940 Games suspended due to World War II
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
Berlin 1916 Games suspended due to World War I
Stockholm 1912 James Thorpe USA 6564 8412,955

® -  Decathlon’s World Record
↗ High altitude event (2240m)

Olympic Games decathlon all-time medal table
Country

Gold Silver Bronze Total
USA USA
14 7 6 27
Great Britain GBR 2 - - 2
Norway NOR 2 - - 2
Soviet Union URS 1 3 4 8
West Germany FRG 1 3 3 7
Finland FIN 1 2 - 3
Czech Republic CZE 1 1 1 3
East Germany GDR 1 1 - 2
Canada CAN 1 - 2 3
Estonia EST 1 - 1 2
Czechoslovakia TCH 1 - - 1
France FRA - 3 - 3
Germany GER - 2 1 3
Sweden ** SWE - 2 2 4
Taiwan TPE - 1 - 1
Belarus BLR - 1 - 1
Spain ESP - 1 - 1
Cuba CUB
- - 2 2
Kazahkstan KAZ - - 1 1
Poland POL - - 1 1
Australia AUS - - 1 1
Grenada GRN - - 1 1

** In 1913, after it had been discovered that James Thorpe had played professional baseball for a minor league team, Thorpe was disqualified for not being an amateur. Hugo Wieslander (SWE) was therefore declared the winner of the 1912 Olympics, he was awarded the Gold medal but refused to accept it.

In 1982 James Thorpe was reinstated by the IOC with Hugo Wieslander as joint winners of the 1912 Olympic decathlon.

The IOC's 2022 decision to reinstate Thorpe as sole gold medallist resulted in there being two silver medallists instead of two gold.

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