Thomas

What's surprising is the apparent contradiction between this statement:
"FDM generally awards:
more points for the throwing events,
fewer points for the jumping events,
slightly fewer points for the running events."
and the eventual findings:
Mayer 9098
Warner 9122
Eaton 9150
I would assume Eaton /Warner are much better runners/jumpers than Mayer who is by far the best thrower of the trio. How does the model account for this?

Bit late to comment on this article but as much as I like Sebrle's carreer, I can't have him above Johnson, Eaton, O'Brien or even Mathias on my list.
The only area where he truly dominates all of them is longevity / consistency, a quality which makes you great but not the greatest. Fellow countryman Christian Plaziat has topped 8000 34 times. I assume only Dvorak & Sebrle did better however I wouldn't put Christian in my own top20.

Very good article, now let's see in real life what he can do over 10 events!
(Though I enjoyed every bit of it, I have to correct one thing: no, sadly L'Equipe's not the best sportspaper in the world )