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Simon Ehammer breaks Ashton Eaton’s heptathlon record

The publication of the first article in the Fair Decathlon Model (FDM) series has already sparked an interesting discussion within the combined events community.

The men’s decathlon at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow ended in a closely contested victory for Grenada’s Lindon Victor, who won gold with 8096 points, just 60 ahead of Canada’s Damian Warner (8036). India’s Tejaswin Shankar …

Stories From the Passenger Seat: Lessons Learned From a Lifetime of Coaching by Harry Marra

Andreas Trumm claimed the men's decathlon title at the 2026 Estonian Championships with 7427 points, highlighted by a 5. 06 m pole vault and a 49. 04 ‐second 400 m. Competing at Pärnu Rannastaadion, Aleks Malm took silver with 6995 points …

The Birmingham 2026 European Championships decathlon produced a high-quality competition, with Leo Neugebauer taking gold for Germany with 8611 points ahead of compatriot Niklas Kaul (8573), while Sander Aae Skotheim claimed bronze with 8433.

The Principles Behind Decathlon Scoring Tables: What Should a Scoring System Actually Measure?

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 Fair Decathlon Model (FDM) examines whether the current decathlon scoring tables are properly balanced. Using data from 21 seasons between 1985 and 2025, the model proposes revised scoring coefficients based on elite decathlete performances.

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 …

A Head-to-Head Analysis of the Fair Decathlon Model

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

Rafał Snoch examines the five Day One events through 100-point FDM-40N cohorts, revealing how individual specialists, weak-event survivors and population patterns shape the residuals behind the scoring model.

Rafał Snoch examines the five Day Two events through 100-point FDM-40N cohorts, revealing how technical failures, specialist strengths, exceptional performances and contrasting athlete populations shape the residuals behind the scoring model.

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 …

After completing the zero ‐point audit in Part 8, the Fair Decathlon Model now turns to a deeper question: what should a decathlon scoring table actually measure? Part 9 explores why performances cannot be separated from the two ‐day …

In the men’s decathlon, Simon Ehammer set a new best first ‐day total (4762 p), establishing a clear lead after an exceptional long jump performance of 8. 51m. He maintained his advantage through the second day with solid performances …

The young Estonian athlete Rasmus Roosleht delivered a great performance across seven events, showing particular strength in shot put (over 16 m) and solid results in sprints and jumps.

The 2026 Jõgeva International Athletics Pentathlon produced two outstanding national records.

Oregon’s Peyton Bair, the defending NCAA Indoor heptathlon champion, set a world-leading score of 6371 points to break the meet record of 6272 set by Razorback Ayden Owens in 2022.

Germany's Leo Neugebauer won the 2026 Ratingen decathlon with 8573 points ahead of France's Makenson Gletty (8458), while the USA's Devon Williams produced a career ‐best 8402 points for third and Estonia's Rasmus Roosleht also achieved a …

Peyton Bair scored 6503 points for a season-best in the men’s heptathlon

The FDM Model inspired me a little bit, so I thought: let's make it available to everyone, so everyone can experiment with it. - Pascal Magyar

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 …

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

Garrett Scantling won the 2026 USATF decathlon title in New York with 8526 points, followed by Kyle Garland (8431) and Hakim McMorris (8312).

The 2026 World Athletics Combined Events Tour brought together leading decathletes from across the world, with Simon Ehammer finishing at the top of the final standings. The rankings are based on each athlete’s three counting performances across …

With a breathtaking 6670 points, Simon Ehammer shatters Ashton Eaton’s long-standing indoor heptathlon mark from Istanbul 2012, etching his name into history.

Australia’s Benjamin Guse won decathlon gold at the 2025 World University Games in Bochum with a personal best of 7918 points, improving his previous best by 343 points. Finland’s Aleksi Savolainen claimed silver with 7619, just five points …