In the early days the decathlon was sometimes completed in a single day, but sometimes also spread over three days. The timing situation in each particular case can be worked out from the relevant given dates. Throughout, the ensuing statistics
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,
Recommended books by various authors like Joel P Smith, Harry Marra, John Rap, Bert Vreeswijk, Frédéric Gousset, Mike Chapman, Framk Zarnowski and Dale Harder
Here is a unique compilation titled “Decathlon Ranking After Each Event. ” It shows how the rankings of individual decathletes change throughout the same competition and can also be used as a guide for predicting final scores at various stages
Here is a comprehensive compilation of 1st & 2nd day decathlon scores, covering entire competitions, including DNFs and disqualified results. As always, I would welcome any additions not included in the lists.
Decathlon 2000 always used to be a huge inspiration and now I’m glad to be a part of the team here! It gives me an opportunity to discuss and write about the decathlon and to meet people with the same interests - Jessica Bullenkamp