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The FDM Model inspired me a little bit, so I thought: let's make it available to everyone, so everyone can experiment with it. - Pascal Magyar

How a larger and stricter sample changed the formulas without changing the conclusions

The Principles Behind Decathlon Scoring Tables: What Should a Scoring System Actually Measure?

A leave-one-event-out test of 17,277 complete decathlon performances

As a supplement to the Fair Decathlon Model (FDM) series, we are publishing the complete event scoring table covering the full range from 100 to 1200 points.

The decathlon at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow produced a closely contested battle, with Grenada's Lindon Victor claiming the gold medal with 8096 points, finishing just 60 points ahead of Canada's Damian Warner (8036). India's Tejaswin …

A leave-one-event-out test from 7,000 to 4,000 points

Rafał Snoch examines the five Day One events through 100-point FDM-40N cohorts, revealing how individual specialists, weak-event survivors and population patterns shape the residuals behind the scoring model.

This article asks whether the decathlon’s own performance data can provide enough information to calibrate a fair scoring system without relying primarily on elite athletes. Using 27, 741 complete decathlons—and a separate dataset excluding all …

Part 8 takes the Fair Decathlon Model into its deepest territory yet, examining B — the parameter that determines where scoring reaches zero. Using 10, 720 complete performances with totals below 7000 points, this analysis tests whether the …

After completing the zero ‐point audit in Part 8, the Fair Decathlon Model now turns to a deeper question: what should a decathlon scoring table actually measure? Part 9 explores why performances cannot be separated from the two ‐day …

A decathlon is not ten separate events. It is one competition, unfolding over two days, with one clock running from the first start to the final finish. Part 10 of the Fair Decathlon Model asks what happens when we look at the decathlon this way …

Steven Bastien is an American decathlete with a personal best of 8485 points, achieved at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene.

Maksim Andraloits is a Belarusian decathlete, World U20 silver medallist and European U20 bronze medallist with a personal best of 8310 points.

The 2026 Talence Decastar brought together a strong field of decathletes for the 50th anniversary edition of the iconic combined events meeting in Talence, France. Sander Skotheim won the decathlon with 8630 points, ahead of Hakim McMorris and …

Dutch decathlete Jeff Tesselaar is one of the rising stars of European combined events, with a personal best of 8378 points and a silver medal at the 2025 European U23 Championships. Explore Jeff Tesselaar’s decathlon and heptathlon results, …

Estonian decathlete Rasmus Roosleht is an 8336-point performer and one of Estonia’s leading combined events athletes, with strong results in both the decathlon and indoor heptathlon.

Italian decathlete Dario Dester has established himself among Europe’s leading combined events athletes, combining 8300-point decathlon ability with elite indoor heptathlon performances and appearances at major international championships.

Vilém Stráský is a Czech decathlete with a growing international career, highlighted by the World University Games title and a series of 8000-point decathlon.

Vitaliy Zhuk is a Belarusian decathlete. He won bronze at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin with 8290 points and set his decathlon personal best of 8331 points at the 2021 Götzis Hypomeeting. Zhuk also represented Belarus at the Tokyo …