The decathlon is one of the most grueling competitions in all of sport. It consists of 10 events, negotiated over 2 days. Points are awarded based on the order of finish as well as the distance, height or time achieved in each event. Final
[...] Top Japanese men’s decathlon performances up to 7500 points. Yuma Maruyama takes down a 12 ‐year ‐old Japanese record by 13 points in the men’s decathlon at the Mt. SAC Relays in 2026, scoring 8321 points.
Step into a century of athletic excellence. This archive is the ultimate tool for anyone who wants to explore what has happened in the decathlon over the past 100 years ‐ from the heroes of the 1920s to today’s champions, evolving
Explore European Cup Combined Events Final and A Final decathlon records and individual winners from 1973 to 1989. From Lennart Hedmark’s victory in Bonn to Uwe Freimuth’s 8551 points in Sofia, this archive highlights the leading performances
The World University Games / Universiade decathlon archive brings together every champion since 1961, all ‐time individual ‐event bests and the highest day and event ‐group scores. From Josef Zeilbauer’s three consecutive
The Commonwealth Games decathlon archive brings together every champion since 1966, all ‐time event bests and record performances. Explore the competition’s history through winning scores, historic scoring conversions and the achievements
The Pan American Games decathlon archive brings together every champion since 1951, all ‐time individual ‐event bests and the highest day and event ‐group scores. From the early American champions to Damian Warner’s record
West German Olympic decathlon trials Bernhausen 1980 produced a world record of 8649 points by Guido Kratschmer, equivalent to 8667 under the 1985 scoring tables. Jürgen Hingsen finished second with 8407 and Wolfgang Muders third with 8100.
Soviet athletes filled the first four places at the Soviet Union–USA decathlon match in Leningrad on 1–2 August 1981. Aleksandr Nevski led with 8170 points, followed by Konstantin Akhapkin and Nikolai Poptsov, while Steve Jacobs was the
Cheered on by 7000 spectators, Great Britain’s Daley Thompson set a decathlon world record of 8622 points at the 1980 combined events meeting in Götzis, ahead of Guido Kratschmer and Jürgen Hingsen. His record performance is worth 8648 points
Chris Huffins dominated the 1998 US Championships decathlon in New Orleans, scoring 8694 points and finishing more than 500 points ahead of runner-up Ricky Barker (8183), with Brian Brophy taking third (8123).
Since official ratification began in 1922, 38 men’s decathlon world records have been recognised, including eight achieved at the Olympic Games — the last by Daley Thompson in Los Angeles in 1984. Changes to the scoring tables make direct
This project presents comprehensive all ‐time rankings of track and field athletes, evaluating their careers using criteria inspired by Track & Field News world rankings ‐ honors, records, consistency, and head ‐to ‐head