The total points from an athlete’s 10 best decathlons is an interesting statistic, as it highlights athletes who have accumulated 82000 points or more across their top 10 performances.
Total points based on personal bests: calculated by adding the points from an decathlete’s personal records in each event. This section lists all totals exceeding 8900 points. It is worth checking because it contains very interesting data.
One hour decathlon is a special type of decathlon, in which the athletes have to start the last of ten events (1500m) within sixty minutes after the start of the first event
Universiade’s complete history highlights all-time decathlon records and winners, celebrating the top university athletes and their remarkable performances over the years.
The discipline and training applied by decathletes have always been regarded by me as the ultimate in athletic dedication. Whilst it is of course always a huge honour for any decathlete to achieve the ultimate status of World Champion, I cannot help but regard all those who dedicate themselves to this most gruelling of athletic disciplines as Champions - unknown person