Search results: Decathlon World Record

The World Records which were officially ratified by the IAAF. Estonian Aleksander Kolmpere was the first official Decathlon World Record holder.

World record! Roman Šebrle was the first man to score over 9000 points.

At the 2010 World Championships for Ultra Multi ‐Events Detmer achieved a staggering 14571 points, surpassing the previous world record held by Kip Janvrin by a commanding 386 points. Joseph Detmer’s performance truly demolished the …

In the early days the decathlon was sometimes completed in a single day, but sometimes also spread over three days. The timing situation in each particular case can be worked out from the relevant given dates. Throughout, the ensuing statistics …

Preview of Tokyo Olympic Decathlon

From 8000 to 9000 points

Daley Thompson is widely regarded as one of the greatest decathletes in history

Daley Thompson is a legend! He dominated the decathlon for nearly a decade, winning two Olympic gold medals, two European Championships gold medals and also became decathlon World champion. Between 1980 and 1986, he went undefeated in all …