James “Jim” Bausch won the men’s decathlon at the Los Angeles 1932 Olympic Games with a world record of 8462. 235 points. Finland’s Akilles Järvinen claimed his second consecutive Olympic silver with 8292. 480, while Germany’s Wolrad
Paavo Yrjölä led a Finnish one ‐two in the men’s decathlon at the Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Games, winning with a world record of 8053. 290 points. Akilles Järvinen took silver with 7931. 500, while John Kenneth Doherty secured bronze for
Explore the men’s decathlon world record progression from Aleksander Kolmpere’s pioneering performance in 1922 to Kevin Mayer’s 9126 points in 2018. Grouped by historical scoring table, this archive presents all ten event marks alongside
Glenn Morris crowned his brief decathlon career with a world record of 7900 points at the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games on 7–8 August. Robert Clark won silver with 7601 points and Jack Parker took bronze with 7275, completing an American medal
This project presents comprehensive all ‐time rankings of track and field athletes, evaluating their careers using criteria inspired by Track & Field News world rankings ‐ honors, records, consistency, and head ‐to ‐head
This historical men’s decathlon ranking highlights sustained success in the world’s annual top 10 lists. Athletes earn 10 points for first place, nine for second and so on down to one point for tenth. Career totals reflect both outstanding
Decathlon 2000 always used to be a huge inspiration and now I’m glad to be a part of the team here! It gives me an opportunity to discuss and write about the decathlon and to meet people with the same interests - Jessica Bullenkamp