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Measuring a Decathlete’s Efficiency Against Himself, His Competitors, His Predecessors, and His Successors
Measuring a Decathlete’s Efficiency Against Himself, His Competitors, His Predecessors, and His Successors (0)
Sports writers and broadcasters often talk about how the decathlon is as much an athlete’s test against himself as it is against his competition. Devoted decathlon fans know that this ultimate track-and-field challenge is even more than these: it is also a test against every decathlete who ever preceded him as well as a measure against individual world standards.
Thanks to the statistical nature of the decathlon, we can measure a decathlete’s performances in three ways that distinguish its quality from any other sport:
Story by Philip Vassallo, Ed.D.
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Men’s decathlon all-time best performances
Men’s decathlon all-time best performances — a list of all results scoring 8500 points or more.
Men’s decathlon best performers 1st day >4450 points
Men’s decathlon best first-day performers — a list of decathletes who have scored 4450 points or more after the first five events.
Men’s decathlon best performers 2nd day >4200 points
Men’s decathlon best second-day performers — a list of decathletes who have scored 4200 points or more across the five events of the second day.
All-time decathlon ranking by category
Here is a compilation of decathlon total score rankings by event categories such as running, jumping, and throwing. It covers the last 60 years and includes all results without restrictions, including marks achieved in competitions with DNFs.
Men’s decathlon top 10 individual events（>7000 points）
Top 10 per decathlon event: lists the best 10 performances in each event from all decathlons with a total score of at least 7000 points.
All-time decathlon individual event lists
Here is a compilation of individual event marks achieved in decathlon competitions, covering nearly all statistics since 1958. The dataset focuses on performances in decathlons with total scores of at least 7200 points each year.
All-time decathlon ranking after each event
Here is a unique compilation titled “Decathlon Ranking After Each Event. ” It shows how the rankings of individual decathletes change throughout the same competition and can also be used as a guide for predicting final scores at various stages …
All-time 1st & 2nd day scores ranking (200 performances & 200 performers)
Here is a comprehensive compilation of 1st & 2nd day decathlon scores, covering entire competitions, including DNFs and disqualified results. As always, I would welcome any additions not included in the lists.
Roman Šebrle: World’s Greatest Decathlete - Ever
How many ways can we say, “ Roman Šebrle of the Czech Republic is the world’s greatest performer ever in the century ‐old tradition of the decathlon? I can think of at least five: Šebrle’s uniqueness, longevity, consistency, …