Search results: Rio Janeiro 2016

Ashton Eaton successfully defended his Olympic Champion title from London 2012, scoring 8893 points, which tied the existing Olympic record

Larbi Bourrada is the African decathlon record holder with 8521 points.

World decathlon all-time list

Highest decathlon scores ever achieved

Decathlon national records by country

4450+ club of the 1st day decathlon

Decathlon season's best score by year

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

German decathlon all-time list up to 8000 points

Arthur Abele won gold medal at the European Championships in Berlin 2018

Leonel Suarez won an Olympic bronze medal twice: at the Beijing Olympic Games (2008) and at the London Olympic Games (2012). He holds Cuban national record for the decathlon with 8654 points.

Ashton Eaton was the 2nd decathlete to break the 9000 ‐point barrier. He is a former decathlon World Record holder (9045 points scored in Beijing 2015) and heptathlon World Record holder (6645 points scored in Istanbul 2012). He won an …

Thomas van der Plaetsen won gold medal at the European Championships in Amsterdam 2016. With 6259 points, he equals the Belgian heptathlon record set by Jente Hauttekeete.

Damian Warner is the Canadian decathlon record holder. He was the 4th decathlete to break the 9000-point barrier. He won an Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games (2021).

Kevin Mayer set a new world record in the decathlon with 9126 points at the Decastar meeting on September 2018. He was the 3rd decathlete ever to break the 9000-point barrier.