Men’s decathlon statistics

The total points from a decathlete’s 10 best decathlons is a key statistic, highlighting decathletes with 82000 points or more across their top 10 performances.

National decathlon records highlight the best performances ever achieved by athletes from each country, showcasing the global depth and diversity of this demanding discipline.

Men’s decathlon season's best score by year

Decathlon total top 20 score ranking by running, jumping and throwing category.

This page shows the progression of decathlon world best performances by event over time. It highlights how top results in each discipline have improved across different eras.

Top 10 per decathlon event: lists the best 10 performances in each event from all decathlons with a total score of at least 7000 points.

National decathlon records highlight the best performances ever achieved by athletes from each country, showcasing the global depth and diversity of this demanding discipline.

The total points from a decathlete’s 10 best decathlons is a key statistic, highlighting decathletes with 82000 points or more across their top 10 performances.

Men’s decathlon all-time best performances — a list of all results scoring 8500 points or more.

The world records officially ratified by the IAAF. Estonian Aleksander Kolmpere was the first official decathlon world record holder.