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Steven Bastien finished tenth in the Tokyo 2021 Olympic decathlon after setting a personal best of 8485 points at the US Olympic Trials. He also placed sixth at the Belgrade 2022 World Indoor Championships and won consecutive US indoor heptathlon …

If Honolulu's Bryan Clay had all his personal-best marks in the same meet, he would break the world decathlon scoring record.

Dan O’Brien’s journey - from dramatic setbacks like missing the 1992 Olympics to dominating world championships and securing Olympic gold - cements his legacy as one of the greatest decathletes ever.

Dan O'Brien had famously missed the 1992 Olympics due to a failed pole vault in the U.S. trials, but redeemed himself in Atlanta by taking the gold. His Olympic victory was seen as the final crowning achievement in a legendary career.

The Fair Decathlon Model (FDM) examines whether the current decathlon scoring tables are properly balanced. Using data from 21 seasons between 1985 and 2025, the model proposes revised scoring coefficients based on elite decathlete performances.

Recommended books by various authors like Joel P Smith, Harry Marra, John Rap, Bert Vreeswijk, Frédéric Gousset, Mike Chapman, Framk Zarnowski and Dale Harder

West Germany – Poland decathlon match Mannheim 1984 saw Jürgen Hingsen set a world record with 8798 points, equivalent to 8832 under the 1985 scoring tables. Siegfried Wentz and Guido Kratschmer completed the top three. Also serving as West …