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How a larger and stricter sample changed the formulas without changing the conclusions

A leave-one-event-out test of 17,277 complete decathlon performances

A leave-one-event-out test from 7,000 to 4,000 points

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 …

Calculate men's pentathlon points effortlessly with this integrated event calculator

The supreme athletics event tests the mind and body over ten events. Athletes will compete against one another and the scoring table.

The historic facts & figures surrounding Bulgarian female “all ‐round” athletes are more heroic, rememberable and important that those of Bulgarian men. They left significant trace into European and world track & field annals and can be …

Between 1980 and 1981, Bulgarian female athletes like Daniela Nenova, Emilia Kunova, and Valentina Dimitrova made rapid progress in pentathlon and heptathlon, setting national records and achieving personal bests in multiple competitions, …

This story captures Jürgen Hingsen’s incredible achievements and records while highlighting the recurring theme of being overshadowed by Daley Thompson

Andre Niklaus crowned his indoor career with the 2006 world heptathlon title in Moscow, scoring 6192 points. A two ‐time European U23 decathlon champion, the German combined events athlete achieved his decathlon personal best of 8371 points …

Cheered on by 7000 spectators, Great Britain’s Daley Thompson set a decathlon world record of 8622 points at the 1980 combined events meeting in Götzis, ahead of Guido Kratschmer and Jürgen Hingsen. His record performance is worth 8648 points …

Mykola Avilov won Olympic decathlon gold in München 1972 with a world record of 8454 points under the scoring tables then in use, equivalent to 8466 points using fully automatic times and the 1985 scoring tables. The Ukrainian athlete, …

Peyton Bair won both NCAA combined events titles in 2025, scoring a decathlon personal best of 8323 points in Eugene. He retained the indoor heptathlon title in 2026 with 6503 points, breaking Ashton Eaton’s 16-year-old Oregon record.

William Toomey won the men’s decathlon at the Mexico City 1968 Olympic Games with an Olympic record of 8193 points, finishing 82 points ahead of West Germany’s Hans ‐Joachim Walde. Kurt Bendlin took bronze with 8064 points. Competing at …

The World’s best jumper Sander Aae Skotheim broke the European heptathlon record

A historic milestone in the global development of the men’s decathlon

Timothy Duckworth won European indoor heptathlon silver in Glasgow 2019. Representing the University of Kentucky, the British athlete claimed both NCAA combined events titles in 2018, scoring a national heptathlon record of 6188 points and a …

Estonian men’s decathlon all-time list features athletes scoring up to 7400 points