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

All decathlon performances are converted into points using official World Athletics scoring formulas and tables to determine the final score

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

Use this all-in-one calculator to calculate scores for men's heptathlon competitions, including U20 events.

The current combined events scoring tables have been used without modification since the 1985

This handy combined events points calculator lets you calculate scores for men's and women's decathlon, heptathlon, and pentathlon competitions. It also supports U20 (junior) events.

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.

A Head-to-Head Analysis of the Fair Decathlon Model

The publication of the first article in the Fair Decathlon Model (FDM) series has already sparked an interesting discussion within the combined events community.

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

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

Calculate men's pentathlon points effortlessly with this integrated event calculator

The supreme athletics event tests the mind and body over ten events. Athletes will compete against one another and the scoring table.

Kyle Garland recently set a new personal best of 8869 points in the decathlon at the 2025 USATF. At the 2022 USA Combined Events Championships in Fayetteville, Kyle Garland tallied 8720 points, breaking the NCAA decathlon record.

The historic facts & figures surrounding Bulgarian female “all ‐round” athletes are more heroic, rememberable and important that those of Bulgarian men. They left significant trace into European and world track & field annals and can be …

Between 1980 and 1981, Bulgarian female athletes like Daniela Nenova, Emilia Kunova, and Valentina Dimitrova made rapid progress in pentathlon and heptathlon, setting national records and achieving personal bests in multiple competitions, …

This story captures Jürgen Hingsen’s incredible achievements and records while highlighting the recurring theme of being overshadowed by Daley Thompson

The World’s best jumper Sander Aae Skotheim broke the European heptathlon record

A historic milestone in the global development of the men’s decathlon