Search results: World U20 Decathlon All-Time List

When the U20 class was introduced, inconsistencies arose because some countries and competitions used different hurdle heights and shot weights than those specified by the IAAF, creating confusion.

A decathlon is not ten separate events. It is one competition, unfolding over two days, with one clock running from the first start to the final finish. Part 10 of the Fair Decathlon Model asks what happens when we look at the decathlon this way …

When the new class U20 was formed, a different specification from that of IAAF was in force in some countries and at some competitions.

Part 8 takes the Fair Decathlon Model into its deepest territory yet, examining B — the parameter that determines where scoring reaches zero. Using 10, 720 complete performances with totals below 7000 points, this analysis tests whether the …

Step into a century of athletic excellence. This archive is the ultimate tool for anyone who wants to explore what has happened in the decathlon over the past 100 years ‐ from the heroes of the 1920s to today’s champions, evolving …

Siegfried Wentz achieved a personal best of 8762 points in Bernhausen (5 June 1983), which at the time made him third on the world all-time list