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An interview with Alex Folacci, the best personal trainer in New York City

Scoring 8000 points in the decathlon is considered a major milestone ‐ it’s like a key benchmark that separates good athletes from elite ‐level competitors. It shows an athlete has strong, consistent performances across all 10 …

Alhama de Murcia decathlon of 1998 is remembered for its high-caliber performances and the setting of national records: Sebastian Chmara's Polish record and Francisco Javier Benet's Spanish record.

Alhama de Murcia decathlon of 1997 is remembered for its exceptional performances. It contributed to the rich history of the decathlon as one of the most challenging and prestigious events in track and field athletics.

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 …

Since 1988, Multistars has been one of the leading international decathlon meetings, producing world ‐class performances, meeting records, and future global champions. This archive presents the all ‐time decathlon records and …

All ‐time men’s indoor heptathlon ranking by event category, featuring total score rankings for running, jumping and throwing events. The archive covers nearly 40 years of indoor heptathlon competitions and includes complete results, …

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

The 2026 Jõgeva International Athletics Pentathlon produced two outstanding national records.

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

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

Explore the complete history of decathlon and combined events. Get 60% off Decathlon 2000 Premium and access results, rankings, statistics and athlete profiles until 30 September 2026.

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.