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Helge Lovland won the men’s decathlon at the Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games with 6803. 355 points, overtaking Brutus Kerr Hamilton in the final 1500 m. The Norwegian finished 9. 4 seconds ahead of his American rival in the closing race to secure …

James “Jim” Thorpe dominated the first Olympic men’s decathlon at Stockholm 1912, scoring a world record of 8412. 955 points across three days on 13–15 July. Already the pentathlon champion, he finished 688. 460 points ahead of Sweden’s …

Damian Warner made Olympic decathlon history at the Tokyo 2020 Games, scoring 9018 points to win gold and set a new Olympic record. The Canadian became the first decathlete to surpass 9000 points at the Olympic Games, dominating the competition …

Lindon Victor won his first Commonwealth Games decathlon title on the Gold Coast in 2018, scoring 8303 points to finish ahead of Canada’s Pierce Lepage (8171) and Australia’s Cedric Dubler (7983). The Grenadian secured gold after defending …

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 …

Thomas van der Plaetsen won the men’s decathlon at the 2009 European Athletics U20 Championships in Novi Sad, scoring 7769 points for Belgium ahead of Petter Olson (7734) and Kai Kazmirek (7639).

The women’s decathlon is a multi ‐event track and field competition comprising ten events, offering a comprehensive test of an athlete's versatility and endurance. While not yet featured in the Olympics, it has gained recognition and is …

[...] 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.

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 …

The decathlon at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki marked a career ‐defining triumph for Germany's Pascal Behrenbruch. With a personal best of 8558 points, he captured European gold ahead of Ukraine's Oleksiy Kasyanov …

Till Steinforth won heptathlon bronze at both the European and World Indoor Championships in 2025, setting a German record of 6388 points in Apeldoorn before scoring 6275 in Nanjing. Outdoors, he won the Ratingen 2024 decathlon with a personal …

Ashton Eaton of the United States won the men’s decathlon at the London 2012 Olympic Games with 8869 points, securing his first Olympic title. Fellow American Trey Hardee claimed silver with 8671 points, while Cuba’s Leonel Suarez took bronze …