Search results: Decathlon world record progression

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

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 …

Since 1922, 38 decathlon world records have been set - 8 at the Olympics, with the last in 1984—but score comparisons over time are difficult due to multiple changes in the points tables.

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