Search results: Decathlon world record progression

Explore the men’s decathlon world record progression from Aleksander Kolmpere’s pioneering performance in 1922 to Kevin Mayer’s 9126 points in 2018. Grouped by historical scoring table, this archive presents all ten event marks alongside …

This archive presents selected early men’s decathlon performances from 1911 to 1920, before the IAAF began officially ratifying decathlon world records in 1922. Points are shown according to the historical scoring tables used for each performance.

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 …

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 …

Yang Chuan-kwang was the first and, so far, only decathlon world record holder from outside Europe and the United States