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Two records, one incredible athlete. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Ken Mullings set a new Bahamian decathlon record with 8226 points, finishing 13th. Bahamian national record in the men’s indoor heptathlon also belongs to Ken Mullings with 6340 …

IN MEMORIAM - Kurt Bendlin (1943 – 2024)

The first man over 9000 points in history - with an anniversary

Explore the progression of men’s decathlon world ‐best performances by event, showing how the highest standards in each individual discipline have developed over time. This unique archive traces the evolution of the best performances …

All ‐time men’s indoor heptathlon individual event lists, featuring the best performances and rankings from competitions scoring above 5000 points. The archive covers individual marks in all seven heptathlon events and aims to include …

All ‐time men’s heptathlon 1st and 2nd day scores rankings, featuring the best 100 performances and 100 performers from complete indoor heptathlon competitions. The rankings include both first ‐day and second ‐day scores and …

Explore the progression of world ‐best performances in the men’s indoor heptathlon, showing how standards in each individual event have improved over time. The archive tracks the development of the best performances across the complete …

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

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

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

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 …