Search results: Talence 2016

The 2016 Decastar meeting in Talence produced a thrilling decathlon battle, with Ukraine’s Olexiy Kasyanov edging Estonia’s Maicel Uibo by just six points (8077 to 8071) in one of the closest finishes in the history of the prestigious combined …

Olexiy Kasyanov (UKR) - 8077p || Maicel Uibo (EST) - 8071p || Pierce Lepage (CAN) - 8027p

Pierce LePage in the room for improvement anywhere, now on a global scale, everyone is warned

A complete history of Talence Decastar showcases all ‐time decathlon records and champions, celebrating the event’s greatest performances and winners through the years. The Talence combined events meeting adopted the name “Décastar, …

Preview of Tokyo Olympic Decathlon

Romain Barras won European decathlon gold in Barcelona 2010 with a personal best of 8453 points and claimed that year’s IAAF World Combined Events Challenge title. The French decathlete also won Universiade gold in Daegu 2003 and Mediterranean …

Estonian decathlete Mikk Pahapill won heptathlon gold at the 2009 European Indoor Championships with 6362 points. Remarkably, he established personal bests in all seven disciplines, including a 7. 97 m long jump, achieving a unique place in …

Explore the men’s decathlon all-time list featuring the greatest performances and athletes in the history of the event.

Men’s decathlon all-time best performances — a list of all results scoring 8500 points or more

National decathlon records highlight the best performances ever achieved by athletes from each country, reflecting the global depth and diversity of the discipline.

Men’s decathlon best first-day performers — decathletes who have scored at least 4450 points across the five first-day events.

Men’s decathlon best second-day performers — decathletes who have scored at least 4200 points across the five second-day events.

Men’s decathlon season's best score by year

French men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7800 points. Kevin Mayer holds the French all-time best in the men's decathlon with a world-record score of 9126 points, set in Talence in 2018.

German men’s decathlon all-time list up to 8000 points. Leading the German men’s decathlon all-time list is Leo Neugebauer, who set the national record with a stunning 8961 points performance at the 2024 NCAA Championships in Eugene.

USA men’s decathlon all-time list up to 8200 points

Eelco Sintnicolaas won European indoor heptathlon gold in Göteborg 2013 with a Dutch record of 6372 points, following European decathlon silver in Barcelona 2010. He later claimed indoor bronze in Prague 2015 and set a national decathlon record …