Search results: Decathlon’s World Record

World record! Roman Šebrle was the first man to score over 9000 points.

The World Records which were officially ratified by the IAAF. Estonian Aleksander Kolmpere was the first official Decathlon’s World Record holder.

Daley Thompson improves the world record for the 2nd time in the Mösle Stadium to 8704 points (8730)

From 8000 to 9000 points

World Championships decathlon records, winners and medal table of all-time

In the early days the decathlon was sometimes completed in a single day, but sometimes also spread over three days. The timing situation in each particular case can be worked out from the relevant given dates. Throughout, the ensuing statistics …

Bruce Jenner won an Olympic gold medal at the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976

Daley Thompson is a legend! He dominated the decathlon for nearly a decade, winning two Olympic gold medals, two European Championships gold medals and also became decathlon World champion. Between 1980 and 1986, he went undefeated in all …

Tomaš Dvorak is triple Decathlon World Champion (1997, 1999, 2001) and a former World Record holder - 8994 points scored in Prague 1999

Roman Šebrle became the first decathlete ever to achieve over 9000 points, setting the World Record at 9026 points (Götzis 2001), succeeding his compatriot, Tomaš Dvorak, who had scored 8994 points two years earlier (Prague 1999).

In the early 80s Jürgen Hingsen set three World records with 8741, 8825 and 8832 points

Guido Kratschmer won an Olympic silver medal at the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976

7000 spectators cheer Daley Thompson's magnificent improvement of the decathlon world record to 8622 points (8648)

Mykola Avilov won an Olympic gold medal at the München Olympic Games 1972

13th European Athletics Championships were held in Athens 1982