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As a supplement to the Fair Decathlon Model (FDM) series, we are publishing the complete event scoring table covering the full range from 100 to 1200 points.

The decathlon at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow produced a closely contested battle, with Grenada's Lindon Victor claiming the gold medal with 8096 points, finishing just 60 points ahead of Canada's Damian Warner (8036). India's Tejaswin …

This article asks whether the decathlon’s own performance data can provide enough information to calibrate a fair scoring system without relying primarily on elite athletes. Using 27, 741 complete decathlons—and a separate dataset excluding all …

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 …

Maksim Andraloits is a Belarusian decathlete, World U20 silver medallist and European U20 bronze medallist with a personal best of 8310 points.

The 2026 Talence Decastar brought together a strong field of decathletes for the 50th anniversary edition of the iconic combined events meeting in Talence, France. Sander Skotheim won the decathlon with 8630 points, ahead of Hakim McMorris and …

Dutch decathlete Jeff Tesselaar is one of the rising stars of European combined events, with a personal best of 8378 points and a silver medal at the 2025 European U23 Championships. Explore Jeff Tesselaar’s decathlon and heptathlon results, …

Estonian decathlete Rasmus Roosleht is an 8336-point performer and one of Estonia’s leading combined events athletes, with strong results in both the decathlon and indoor heptathlon.

Italian decathlete Dario Dester has established himself among Europe’s leading combined events athletes, combining 8300-point decathlon ability with elite indoor heptathlon performances and appearances at major international championships.

Vilém Stráský is a Czech decathlete with a growing international career, highlighted by the World University Games title and a series of 8000-point decathlon.

Risto Lillemets is an Estonian decathlete. He won the heptathlon bronze medal at the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul with 6079 points and has been one of Estonia's leading combined events athletes in both the decathlon and indoor …

Tim Nowak earned European U20 decathlon bronze in Rieti 2013 and world U20 bronze in Eugene 2014 before progressing to the senior championships, finishing tenth in Doha 2019. He set his decathlon personal best of 8282 points in Götzis 2024 and …

Austin West is an American decathlete. He set his decathlon personal best of 8331 points at the 2023 USA Championships in Eugene and won the decathlon title at the 2025 NACAC Championships with 8038 points.

Sheldon Blockburger is a former American decathlete. He won bronze in the decathlon at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana and recorded his wind ‐legal personal best of 8296 points when winning the 1993 Multistars in Brescia. Blockburger …

Ricky Barker is a former American decathlete who competed internationally throughout the 1990s. He scored a career ‐best 8404 points in College Station in 1996 and finished fourth in the heptathlon at the 1995 World Indoor Championships in …

Yuma Maruyama is a Japanese decathlete, Asian champion and Japanese record holder. He set the Japanese decathlon record of 8321 points at the 2026 Mt. SAC Relays and has won multiple Asian titles in the combined events, as well as medals at the …

Seventeen ‐year ‐old Valter Külvet won the men’s decathlon at the 1981 Estonian Championships in Viimsi on 22–23 August with 8221 points, equivalent to 8104 under the 1985 scoring tables. Tiit Pohl took silver with 7772 points and …

Ondřej Kopecký is a Czech decathlete, multiple national champion and 8300-point performer, coached by Olympic decathlon champion Roman Šebrle.

Eduard Mikhan is a Belarusian decathlete, World U20 silver medallist, European U23 silver medallist and 2012 Olympian with a personal best of 8152 points.