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Decathlon

The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word was formed in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα and ἆθλον. Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged not by the position achieved but rather on a points system in each event. The decathlon is contested mainly by male athletes, while female athletes typically compete in the heptathlon.

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Decathlon
Decathlon combines four runs, three jumps, and three throws.
World records
MenFrance Kevin Mayer 9126 pts (2018)
WomenLithuania Austra Skujytė 8358 pts (2005)
Olympic records
MenCanada Damian Warner 9018 pts (2021)
World Championship records
MenUnited States Ashton Eaton 9045 pts (2015)

The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word was formed in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (déka 'ten') and ἆθλον (áthlon 'contest, prize'). Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged not by the position achieved but rather on a points system in each event.1 The decathlon is contested mainly by male athletes, while female athletes typically compete in the heptathlon.

Traditionally, the title of "World's Greatest Athlete" has been given to the person who wins the decathlon. This began when Gustav V of Sweden told Jim Thorpe, "Sir, you are the world's greatest athlete" after Thorpe won the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912.2

The event is similar to the pentathlon held at the ancient Greek Olympics,3 and also similar to a competition called an "all-around", which was contested at the United States amateur championships in 1884.45 Another all-around was held at the 1904 Summer Olympics.6 The modern decathlon first appeared at the 1912 Games.7

In modern athletics, the 10 events are: 100 metres, 400 metres, 1500 metres, 110 metre hurdles, long jump, high jump, pole vault, discus throw, javelin throw, and shot put. The current official decathlon world record holder is French athlete Kevin Mayer, who scored a total of 9126 points at the 2018 Décastar in France.

Historical background

The decathlon developed from the ancient pentathlon competitions held at the ancient Greek Olympics. Pentathlons involved five disciplines – long jump, discus throw, javelin throw, sprint and a wrestling match.3 Introduced in Olympia during 708 BC, this competition was extremely popular for many centuries.

A ten-event competition known as the "all-around" or "all-round" championship, similar to the modern decathlon, was first contested at the United States amateur championships in 1884 and reached a consistent form by 1890.45 While an all-around event was held at the 1904 Summer Olympics, whether it was an official Olympic event has been disputed.6

The modern decathlon first appeared in the Olympic athletics program at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.7

Format

Men's decathlon

The vast majority of international and top-level men's decathlons are divided into a two-day competition, with the track and field events held in the order below. Traditionally, all decathletes who finish the event, rather than just the winner or medal-winning athletes, do a round of honour together after the competition. The current world record holder is Kevin Mayer from France with 9126 points which he set on 16 September 2018, in Talence, France.

Women's decathlon

At major championships, the women's equivalent of the decathlon is the seven-event heptathlon; before 1981 it was the five-event pentathlon.8 However, in 2001, the IAAF (now World Athletics) approved scoring tables for a women's decathlon; the current world record holder is Austra Skujytė of Lithuania, with 8358 points.9 Women's disciplines differ from men's in the same way as for standalone events: the shot, discus, and javelin weigh less, and the sprint hurdles use lower hurdles over 100 m rather than 110 m. The points tables used are the same as for the heptathlon in the shared events. In some women's decathlon competitions, the schedule differs from the men's decathlon, with the field events switched between day one and day two. This rule was initially instituted to avoid scheduling conflicts when men's and women's decathlon competitions take place simultaneously, however by 2024 the rule was revised to allow conducting the women's decathlon using the men's event order.1011 The inaugural Women's Decathlon World Championships used the men's ordering of events.12

Women's decathlon reversed field event order (optional)

One hour

The one-hour decathlon is a special type of decathlon in which the athletes have to start the last of ten events (1500 m) within sixty minutes of the start of the first event. The world record holder is Czech decathlete Robert Změlík, who achieved 7897 points at a meeting in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, in 1992.13

Masters athletics

In Masters athletics, performance scores are age graded before being applied to the standard scoring table. This way, marks that would be competitive within an age division can get rated, even if those marks would not appear on the scale designed for younger age groups. Additionally, like women, the age divisions use different implement weights and lower hurdles. Based on this system, German Rolf Geese in the M60 division and American Robert Hewitt in the M80 divisions have set their respective world records over 8000 points. Using the same scale, Nadine O'Connor scored 10,234 points in the W65 division, the highest decathlon score ever recorded.1415

Points system

Parameter values by discipline
Event A B C
100 m 25.4347 18 1.81
Long jump 0.14354 220 1.4
Shot put 51.39 1.5 1.05
High jump 0.8465 75 1.42
400 m 1.53775 82 1.81
110 m hurdles 5.74352 28.5 1.92
Discus throw 12.91 4 1.1
Pole vault 0.2797 100 1.35
Javelin throw 10.14 7 1.08
1500 m 0.03768 480 1.85

The 2001 IAAF points tables use the following formulae:16

  • Points = INT(A(BP)C) for track events (faster time produces a higher score)
  • Points = INT(A(PB)C) for field events (greater distance or height produces a higher score)

A, B, and C are parameters that vary by discipline, as shown in the adjacent table, while P is the performance by the athlete, measured in seconds (running), metres (throwing), or centimetres (jumping).16

The decathlon tables should not be confused with the scoring tables compiled by Bojidar Spiriev, to allow comparison of the relative quality of performances by athletes in different events. On those tables, for example, a decathlon score of 9006 points equates to 1265 "comparison points", the same number as a triple jump of 18 m.17

Benchmarks

Split evenly between the events, the following table shows the benchmark levels needed to earn 1000, 900, 800, and 700 points in each sport.

Event 1000 pts 900 pts 800 pts 700 pts Unit
100 m 10.395 10.827 11.278 11.756 Seconds
Long jump 7.76 7.36 6.94 6.51 Metres
Shot put 18.40 16.79 15.16 13.53 Metres
High jump 2.20 2.10 1.99 1.88 Metres
400 m 46.17 48.19 50.32 52.58 Seconds
110 m hurdles 13.80 14.59 15.419 16.29 Seconds
Discus throw 56.17 51.4 46.59 41.72 Metres
Pole vault 5.28 4.96 4.63 4.29 Metres
Javelin throw 77.19 70.67 64.09 57.45 Metres
1500 m 3:53.79 4:07.42 4:21.77 4:36.96 Minutes:Seconds

Calculator

Event Score Points
100m s 0
Long Jump cm 0
Shot Put m 0
High Jump cm 0
400m s 0
Day One 0
110mH s 0
Discus Throw m 0
Pole Vault cm 0
Javelin m 0
1500m m s 0
Day Two 0
Total 0

Records

The official men's decathlon world record holder is Kevin Mayer of France, with a score of 9126 points set during the 2018 Décastar in Talence, France, which was ratified by World Athletics.

100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
10.55 (+0.3 m/s) 7.80 m (+1.2 m/s) 16.00 m 2.05 m 48.42 13.75 (−1.1 m/s) 50.54 m 5.45 m 71.90 m 4:36.11

The previous record from Ashton Eaton (9045 points):

100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
10.23 (−0.4 m/s) 7.88 m (+0.0 m/s) 14.52 m 2.01 m 45.00 WDB 13.69 (−0.2 m/s) 43.34 m 5.20 m 63.63 m 4:17.52
  • Updated 12 May 2026:1819
Area Men Women
Score Athlete Season Score Athlete Season
World 9126  Kevin Mayer (FRA) 2018 8358  Austra Skujytė (LTU) 2005
Continental records20
Africa (records) 8521  Larbi Bourrada (ALG) 2016 7013  Margaret Simpson (GHA) 2007
Asia (records) 8725  Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) 2004 7798  Irina Naumenko (KAZ) 2004
Europe (records) 9126  Kevin Mayer (FRA) 2018 8358  Austra Skujytė (LTU) 2005
North, Central America
and Caribbean
(records)
9045  Ashton Eaton (USA) 2015 8246  Jordan Gray (USA) 2021
Oceania (records) 8649  Ashley Moloney (AUS) 2021 6428  Simone Carrè (AUS) 2012
South America (records) 8393  Carlos Chinin (BRA) 2013 6570  Andrea Bordalejo (ARG) 2004

Decathlon bests

Men

The total decathlon score for all world records in the respective events would be 12,680. The total decathlon score for all the best performances achieved during decathlons is 10,669. The Difference column shows the difference in points between the decathlon points that the individual current world record would be awarded and the points awarded to the current decathlon record for that event. The relative differences in points are much higher in throwing events than in running and jumping events.

Decathlon bests are only recognized when an athlete completes the ten-event competition with a score of over 7000 points.21

Men's world records (WR) compared to decathlon bests (DB)
Event Type Athlete Record Score Diff Date Place Ref.
100 m WR  Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.58 (+0.9 m/s) 1202 136 16 August 2009 Berlin 22
DB  Damian Warner (CAN) 10.12 (+0.9 m/s) 1066 25 May 2019 Götzis 23
Long
jump
WR  Mike Powell (USA) 8.95 m (29 ft 4+14 in) (+0.3 m/s) 1312 134 30 August 1991 Tokyo 24
DB  Simon Ehammer (SUI) 8.45 m (27 ft 8+12 in) (+0.2 m/s) 1178 28 May 2022 Götzis 25
Shot
put
WR  Ryan Crouser (USA) 23.56 m (77 ft 3+12 in) 1323 275 27 May 2023 Los Angeles 26
DB  Edy Hubacher (SUI) 19.17 m (62 ft 10+12 in) 1048 5 October 1969 Bern
High
jump
WR  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 2.45 m (8 ft 14 in) 1244 173 27 July 1993 Salamanca 27
DB  Derek Drouin (CAN) 2.28 m (7 ft 5+34 in) 1071 7 April 2017 Santa Barbara 28
400 m WR  Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) 43.03 1164 104 14 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro 29
DB  Ashton Eaton (USA) 45.00 1060 28 August 2015 Beijing 30
110 m
hurdles
WR  Aries Merritt (USA) 12.80 (+0.3 m/s) 1135 76 7 September 2012 Brussels 31
DB  Damian Warner (CAN) 13.36 (+0.9 m/s) 1059 30 May 2021 Götzis 32
Discus
throw
WR  Mykolas Alekna (LTU) 75.56 m (247 ft 10+34 in) 1416 384 13 April 2025 Ramona 33
DB  Leo Neugebauer (GER) 57.70 m (189 ft 3+12 in) 1032 6 June 2024 Eugene 34
Pole
vault
WR  Armand Duplantis (SWE) 6.31 m (20 ft 8+14 in) 1335 183 12 March 2026 Uppsala 35
DB  Tim Lobinger (GER) 5.76 m (18 ft 10+34 in) 1152 16 September 1999 Leverkusen 36
Javelin
throw
WR  Jan Železný (CZE) 98.48 m (323 ft 1 in) 1331 291 25 May 1996 Jena 37
DB  Peter Blank (GER) 79.80 m (261 ft 9+12 in) 1040 19 July 1992 Emmelshausen 38
1500 m WR  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00 1218 255 14 July 1998 Rome 39
DB  Robert Baker (USA) 3:58.7h 963 3 April 1980 Austin
Total World records 12,680 2011
Decathlon bests 10,669

Women

Women's decathlon bests (DB)20
Event Athlete Record Score Date Place Ref.
100 m  Allison Halverson (ARM) 11.92 968 4 August 2024 Geneva 20
Long jump  Jordan Gray (USA) 6.19 m (20 ft 3+12 in) 905 4 October 2020 Austin 20
Shot put  Austra Skujyte (LTU) 16.46 m (54 ft 0 in) 959 14 April 2006 Columbia 20
High jump  Austra Skujyte (LTU) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 1054 14 April 2006 Columbia 20
400 m  Ester Goossens (NED) 54.0h 1054 5 October 1997 Apeldoorn 20
100 m hurdles  Tiffany Lott-Hogan (USA) 13.57 1040 10 September 2000 Lage 20
Discus throw  Austra Skujyte (LTU) 49.21 m (161 ft 5+14 in) 836 14 April 2006 Columbia 20
Pole vault  Breanna Eveland (USA) 4.30 m (14 ft 1+14 in) 1108 14 April 2006 Columbia 20
Javelin throw  Barbora Spotakova (CZE) 58.42 m (191 ft 8 in) 1024 26 September 2004 Talence 20
1500 m  AnnaLee McGregor (USA) 4:50.80 888 9 October 2014 Kentfield 20

All-time top 25 men

  • Correct as of September 2025.40
Rank Score Athlete Date Place Ref.
1 9126  Kevin Mayer (FRA) 15–16 September 2018 Talence 41
( 10.55/+0.3 - 7.80/+1.2 - 16.00 - 2.05 - 48.42 / 13.75/-1.1 - 50.54 - 5.45 - 71.90 - 4:36.11 )
2 9045  Ashton Eaton (USA) 28–29 August 2015 Beijing
( 10.23/-0.4 - 7.88/0.0 - 14.52 - 2.01 - 45.00 / 13.69/-0.2 - 43.34 - 5.20 - 63.63 - 4:17.52 )
3 9026  Roman Šebrle (CZE) 26–27 May 2001 Götzis
( 10.64/0.0 - 8.11/+1.9 - 15.33 - 2.12 - 47.79 / 13.92/-0.2 - 47.92 - 4.80 - 70.16 - 4:21.98 )
4 9018  Damian Warner (CAN) 4–5 August 2021 Tokyo 42
( 10.12/+0.2 - 8.24/+0.2 - 14.80 - 2.02 - 47.48 / 13.46/-1.0 - 48.67 - 4.90 - 63.44 - 4:31.08 )
5 8994  Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) 3–4 July 1999 Prague
( 10.54/-0.1 - 7.90/+1.1 - 16.78 - 2.04 - 48.08 / 13.73/0.0 - 48.33 - 4.90 - 72.32 - 4:37.20 )
6 8961  Leo Neugebauer (GER) 5–6 June 2024 Eugene 43
( 10.64/+0.1 - 7.86/+0.9 - 17.46 - 2.07 - 48.03 / 14.36/0.0 - 57.70 - 5.21 - 56.64 - 4:44.61 )
7 8909  Pierce LePage (CAN) 25–26 August 2023 Budapest 44
( 10.45/-0.3 - 7.59/+0.2 - 15.81 - 2.08 - 47.21 / 13.77/+0.2 - 50.98 - 5.20 - 60.90 - 4:39.88 )
8909  Sander Skotheim (NOR) 31 May – 1 June 2025 Götzis 45
( 10.70/+0.7 - 8.06/+0.7 - 13.98 - 2.15 - 47.47 / 14.12/-1.2 - 49.18 - 5.10 - 61.46 - 4:23.88 )
9 8891  Dan O'Brien (USA) 4–5 September 1992 Talence
( 10.43/+2.1 - 8.08/+1.8 - 16.69 - 2.07 - 48.51 / 13.98/-0.5 - 48.56 - 5.00 - 62.58 - 4:42.10 )
10 8891  Kyle Garland (USA) 31 July – 1 August 2025 Eugene 46
( 10.44/+1.1 - 7.89/+1.3 - 16.95 - 2.14 - 49.29 / 13.78/-0.6 - 50.93 - 4.80 - 65.52 - 4:54.50 )
11 8867  Garrett Scantling (USA) 6–7 May 2022 Fayetteville 47
( 10.61/-0.3 - 7.68/+2.4 - 16.27 - 2.04 - 47.08 / 14.10/+3.1 - 55.06 - 5.21 - 57.45 - 4:48.00 )
12 8832  Bryan Clay (USA) 29–30 June 2008 Eugene
( 10.39/-0.4 - 7.39/-1.6 - 15.17 - 2.08 - 48.41 / 13.75/+1.9 - 52.74 - 5.00 - 70.55 - 4:50.97 )
13 8815  Erki Nool (EST) 6–7 August 2001 Edmonton
( 10.60/+1.5 - 7.63/+2.0 - 14.90 - 2.03 - 46.23 / 14.40/0.0 - 43.40 - 5.40 - 67.01 - 4:29.58 )
14 8811  Daley Thompson (GBR) 27–28 August 1986 Stuttgart
( 10.26/+2.0 - 7.72/+1.0 - 15.73 - 2.00 - 47.02 / 14.04/-0.3 - 43.38 - 5.10 - 62.78 - 4:26.16 )
15 8796  Markus Rooth (NOR) 2–3 August 2024 Saint-Denis 48
( 10.71/+0.9 - 7.80/-0.2 - 15.25 - 1.99 - 47.69 / 14.25/+0.2 - 49.80 - 5.30 - 66.87 - 4:39.56 )
16 8790  Trey Hardee (USA) 19–20 August 2009 Berlin
( 10.45/+0.2 - 7.83/+1.9 - 15.33 - 1.99 - 48.13 / 13.86/+0.3 - 48.08 - 5.20 - 68.00 - 4:48.91 )
17 8784  Tom Pappas (USA) 21–22 June 2003 Palo Alto
( 10.78/+0.2 - 7.96/+1.4 - 16.28 - 2.17 - 48.22 / 14.13/+1.7 - 45.84 - 5.20 - 60.77 - 4:48.12 )
8784  Ayden Owens-Delerme (PUR) 20–21 September 2025 Tokyo 49
( 10.31/+0.2 - 7.32/+0.4 - 15.55 - 1.96 - 46.46 / 13.65/+1.1 - 46.12 - 5.10 - 58.79 - 4:17.91 )
19 8764  Johannes Erm (EST) 10–11 June 2024 Rome- 50
( 10.60/+0.4 - 7.91/+0.2 - 14.99 - 1.99 - 46.81 / 14.30/-0.5 - 44.56 - 5.20 - 62.71 - 4:24.95 )
20 8756  Lindon Victor (GRN) 25–26 August 2023 Budapest 44
( 10.60/+0.1 - 7.55/+1.0 - 15.94 - 2.02 - 48.05 / 14.47/+0.2 - 54.97 - 4.80 - 68.05 - 4:39.67 )
21 8735  Eduard Hämäläinen (BLR) 28–29 May 1994 Götzis
( 10.50/+2.1 - 7.26/+1.0 - 16.05 - 2.11 - 47.63 / 13.82/-3.0 - 49.70 - 4.90 - 60.32 - 4:35.09 )
22 8730  Jürgen Hingsen (FRG) 27–28 August 1986 Stuttgart
( 10.87/+2.5 - 7.89/+2.8 - 16.46 - 2.12 - 48.79 / 14.52/-0.3 - 48.42 - 4.60 - 64.38 - 4:21.61 )
23 8725  Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) 23–24 August 2004 Athens
( 10.50/+2.2 - 7.81/-0.9 - 15.93 - 2.09 - 46.81 / 13.97/+1.5 - 51.65 - 4.60 - 55.54 - 4:38.11 )
24 8706  Frank Busemann (GER) 31 July – 1 August 1996 Atlanta
( 10.60/ - 8.07/+0.8 - 13.60 - 2.04 - 48.34 / 13.47/+0.3 - 45.04 - 4.80 - 66.86 - 4:31.41 )
25 8705  Dave Johnson (USA) 23–24 April 1992 Azusa
( 10.96/+0.4 - 7.52/+4.5 - 14.61 - 2.04 - 48.19 / 14.17/+0.3 - 49.88 - 5.28 - 66.96 - 4:29.38 )

Notes

Below is a list of other scores equal or superior to 8720 pts:

All-time top 25 women

Rank Score Athlete Date Place Ref.
1 8358  Austra Skujyte (LTU) 15 April 2005 Columbia 20
( 12.49/+1.6 - 6.12/+1.6 - 16.42 - 1.78 - 57.19 / 14.22/+2.4 - 46.19 - 3.10 - 48.78 - 5:15.86 )
2 8246  Jordan Gray (USA) 22 August 2021 San Mateo 20
( 11.86/+4.6 - 6.12/+2.0 - 14.25 - 1.71 - 57.27 / 14.43/-2.5 - 39.84 - 3.91 - 41.14 - 5:20.27 )
3 8150  Marie Collonvillé (FRA) 26 September 2004 Talence 20
( 12.48/+0.4 - 6.18/+1.0 - 11.90 - 1.80 - 56.15 / 13.96/+0.4 - 34.69 - 3.50 - 47.19 - 5:06.09 )
4 7885  Mona Steigauf (GER) 21 September 1997 Ahlen 20
( 12.15/+1.2 - 5.93/0.0 - 12.49 - 1.73 - 55.34 / 13.75/+0.2 - 34.68 - 3.10 - 42.24 - 5:07.95 )
5 7798  Irina Naumenko (KAZ) 26 September 2004 Talence 20
( 12.58/+0.4 - 5.98/+1.0 - 12.51 - 1.77 - 55.91 / 14.42/+0.4 - 34.63 - 3.30 - 37.57 - 4:59.03 )
6 7742  Anna Snetkova (RUS) 20 September 2003 Krasnodar 20
( 12.66/NWI - 5.98/NWI - 13.48 - 1.69 - 58.88 / 14.19/NWI - 36.9 - 3.70 - 37.50 - 5:17.67 )
7 7705  Noemie Desailly (FRA) 14 July 2024 Talence 20
( 12.05/+1.3 - 6.06/+2.4 - 13.14 - 1.53 - 56.95 / 13.94/+0.6 - 36.04 - 3.41 - 39.79 - 5:16.19 )
8 7577  Tiffany Lott-Hogan (USA) 10 September 2000 Lage 20
( 12.31/0.0 - 5.77/0.0 - 13.86 - 1.69 - 58.01 / 13.57/0.0 - 38.39 - 3.00 - 46.93 - 6:01.24 )
9 7470  Julie Mezerette-Martin (FRA) 28 October 2001 Arles 20
( 12.15/NWI - 5.87/NWI - 11.52 - 1.75 - 56.86 / 14.59/NWI - 36.98 - 2.60 - 38.76 - 5:02.92 )
10 7451  Nikki Boon (NED) 18 August 2025 Geneva 20
( 12.23/+0.5 - 5.91/+0.7 - 12.72 - 1.57 - 57.06 / 14.81/0.0 - 41.11 - 3.00 - 40.14 - 5:17.70 )
11 7301  Katie Straus (USA) 18 August 2025 Geneva 20
( 12.24/+0.5 - 5.65/+0.7 - 11.58 - 1.72 - 57.47 / 14.23/0.0 - 27.24 - 3.50 - 32.21 - 5:20.36 )
12 7272  Jordyn Bruce (USA) 18 August 2025 Geneva 20
( 12.51/+0.5 - 5.79/0.0 - 10.98 - 1.57 - 58.58 / 14.06/0.0 - 31.5 - 3.40 - 41.69 - 5:20.66 )
13 7245  Magalis Garcia (CUB) 29 June 2002 Vienna 2054
( 12.03/NWI - 5.53/NWI - 13.69 - 1.72 - 59.88 / 13.92/NWI - 35.98 - 2.30 - 47.12 - 5:46.14 )
14 7236  Allison Halverson (ARM) 4 August 2024 Geneva 20
( 11.92/+1.4 - 5.88/0.0 - 11.94 - 1.64 - 55.86 / 13.87/+2.0 - 24.47 - 2.73 - 37.13 - 5:18.08 )
15 7233  Tiia Hautala (FIN) 13 September 1997 Kangasala 20
( 12.51/+1.3 - 5.95/+0.3 - 12.97 - 1.70 - 58.24 / 14.37/-0.1 - 29.38 - 2.70 - 39.98 - 5:20.76 )
16 7227  Roseva Bidois (FRA) 18 August 2025 Geneva 20
( 12.27/+0.5 - 5.64/-1.0 - 13.07 - 1.57 - 58.29 / 15.02/+0.6 - 43.69 - 3.50 - 32.59 - 5:49.29 )
17 7184  Kim Schiemenz (USA) 17 April 2003 Azusa 20
( 12.35/0.0 - 5.63/-1.2 - 11.86 - 1.74 - 54.99 / 14.26/-0.2 - 29.09 - 2.84 - 35.24 - 5:32.01 )
18 7146  Gabriela Kouassi (FRA) 27 October 2002 Arles 20
( 12.79/+1.5 - 5.32/+0.6 - 12.43 - 1.66 - 59.46 / 14.40/-0.1 - 32.47 - 3.00 - 43.12 - 5:11.38 )
19 7082  Sabine Schulte (GER) 10 September 2000 Lage 20
( 12.30/0.0 - 5.68/+0.5 - 10.73 - 1.63 - 56.72 / 14.35/0.0 - 26.36 - 4.10 - 27.29 - 5:58.37 )
20 7064  Breanna Eveland (USA) 14 April 2006 Columbia 20
( 13.05/+1.5 - 5.30/+0.7 - 11.66 - 1.50 - 62.85 / 15.04/+0.5 - 40.37 - 4.30 - 36.72 - 5:36.66 )
21 7044  Stephanie Fuchs (GER) 10 September 2000 Lage 20
( 12.49/-0.2 - 5.67/0.0 - 12.75 - 1.60 - 57.44 / 14.67/0.0 - 34.87 - 2.50 - 41.15 - 5:24.79 )
22 7028  Irina Ilyina (RUS) 20 September 2003 Krasnodar 20
Unknown
23 7014  Margaret Simpson (GHA) 17 April 2007 Réduit 20
( 12.54/NWI - 5.73/NWI - 12.42 - 1.72 - 62.34 / 14.24/NWI - 32.17 - 2.50 - 47.67 - 5:41.7 )
24 6999  Stacy Dragila (USA) 16 March 1997 Los Angeles 20
( 13.01/NWI - 5.73/NWI - 10.07 - 1.60 - 58.32 / 15.15/NWI - 25.10 - 4.10 - 41.12 - 5:50.37 )
25 6958  Emma Brentel (FRA) 14 July 2024 Talence 20
( 12.64/+1.3 - 5.34/+1.5 - 11.82 - 1.56 - 59.35 / 14.44/+0.3 - 22.35 - 4.21 - 37.30 - 5:57.32 )

Notes

Below is a list of other scores equal or superior to 8000 pts:

Competitions

Olympic medalists

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1912 Stockholm
Jim Thorpe
 United States
Hugo Wieslander
 Sweden
Charles Lomberg
 Sweden
Gösta Holmér
 Sweden
1920 Antwerp
Helge Løvland
 Norway
Brutus Hamilton
 United States
Bertil Ohlson
 Sweden
1924 Paris
Harold Osborn
 United States
Emerson Norton
 United States
Aleksander Klumberg
 Estonia
1928 Amsterdam
Paavo Yrjölä
 Finland
Akilles Järvinen
 Finland
Ken Doherty
 United States
1932 Los Angeles
Jim Bausch
 United States
Akilles Järvinen
 Finland
Wolrad Eberle
 Germany
1936 Berlin
Glenn Morris
 United States
Bob Clark
 United States
Jack Parker
 United States
1948 London
Bob Mathias
 United States
Ignace Heinrich
 France
Floyd Simmons
 United States
1952 Helsinki
Bob Mathias
 United States
Milt Campbell
 United States
Floyd Simmons
 United States
1956 Melbourne
Milt Campbell
 United States
Rafer Johnson
 United States
Vasili Kuznetsov
 Soviet Union
1960 Rome
Rafer Johnson
 United States
Yang Chuan-kwang
 Formosa
Vasili Kuznetsov
 Soviet Union
1964 Tokyo
Willi Holdorf
 United Team of Germany
Rein Aun
 Soviet Union
Hans-Joachim Walde
 United Team of Germany
1968 Mexico City
Bill Toomey
 United States
Hans-Joachim Walde
 West Germany
Kurt Bendlin
 West Germany
1972 Munich
Mykola Avilov
 Soviet Union
Leonid Lytvynenko
 Soviet Union
Ryszard Katus
 Poland
1976 Montreal
Bruce Jennera
 United States
Guido Kratschmer
 West Germany
Mykola Avilov
 Soviet Union
1980 Moscow
Daley Thompson
 Great Britain
Yuriy Kutsenko
 Soviet Union
Sergei Zhelanov
 Soviet Union
1984 Los Angeles
Daley Thompson
 Great Britain
Jürgen Hingsen
 West Germany
Siegfried Wentz
 West Germany
1988 Seoul
Christian Schenk
 East Germany
Torsten Voss
 East Germany
Dave Steen
 Canada
1992 Barcelona
Robert Změlík
 Czechoslovakia
Antonio Peñalver
 Spain
Dave Johnson
 United States
1996 Atlanta
Dan O'Brien
 United States
Frank Busemann
 Germany
Tomáš Dvořák
 Czech Republic
2000 Sydney
Erki Nool
 Estonia
Roman Šebrle
 Czech Republic
Chris Huffins
 United States
2004 Athens
Roman Šebrle
 Czech Republic
Bryan Clay
 United States
Dmitriy Karpov
 Kazakhstan
2008 Beijing
Bryan Clay
 United States
Andrei Krauchanka
 Belarus
Leonel Suárez
 Cuba
2012 London
Ashton Eaton
 United States
Trey Hardee
 United States
Leonel Suárez
 Cuba
2016 Rio De Janeiro
Ashton Eaton
 United States
Kevin Mayer
 France
Damian Warner
 Canada
2020 Tokyo
Damian Warner
 Canada
Kevin Mayer
 France
Ashley Moloney
 Australia
2024 Paris
Markus Rooth
 Norway
Leo Neugebauer
 Germany
Lindon Victor
 Grenada

World Championships medalists

Men

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
 Daley Thompson (GBR)  Jürgen Hingsen (FRG)  Siegfried Wentz (FRG)
1987 Rome
 Torsten Voss (GDR)  Siegfried Wentz (FRG)  Pavel Tarnavetskiy (URS)
1991 Tokyo
 Dan O'Brien (USA)  Mike Smith (CAN)  Christian Schenk (GER)
1993 Stuttgart
 Dan O'Brien (USA)  Eduard Hämäläinen (BLR)  Paul Meier (GER)
1995 Gothenburg
 Dan O'Brien (USA)  Eduard Hämäläinen (BLR)  Mike Smith (CAN)
1997 Athens
 Tomáš Dvořák (CZE)  Eduard Hämäläinen (FIN)  Frank Busemann (GER)
1999 Seville
 Tomáš Dvořák (CZE)  Dean Macey (GBR)  Chris Huffins (USA)
2001 Edmonton
 Tomáš Dvořák (CZE)  Erki Nool (EST)  Dean Macey (GBR)
2003 Saint-Denis
 Tom Pappas (USA)  Roman Šebrle (CZE)  Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ)
2005 Helsinki
 Bryan Clay (USA)  Roman Šebrle (CZE)  Attila Zsivoczky (HUN)
2007 Osaka
 Roman Šebrle (CZE)  Maurice Smith (JAM)  Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ)
2009 Berlin
 Trey Hardee (USA)  Leonel Suárez (CUB)  Aleksandr Pogorelov (RUS)
2011 Daegu
 Trey Hardee (USA)  Ashton Eaton (USA)  Leonel Suárez (CUB)
2013 Moscow
 Ashton Eaton (USA)  Michael Schrader (GER)  Damian Warner (CAN)
2015 Beijing
 Ashton Eaton (USA)  Damian Warner (CAN)  Rico Freimuth (GER)
2017 London
 Kevin Mayer (FRA)  Rico Freimuth (GER)  Kai Kazmirek (GER)
2019 Doha
 Niklas Kaul (GER)  Maicel Uibo (EST)  Damian Warner (CAN)
2022 Eugene
 Kevin Mayer (FRA)  Pierce LePage (CAN)  Zach Ziemek (USA)
2023 Budapest
 Pierce LePage (CAN)  Damian Warner (CAN)  Lindon Victor (GRN)
2025 Tokyo
 Leo Neugebauer (GER)  Ayden Owens-Delerme (PUR)  Kyle Garland (USA)

Women

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2024 Geneva Allison Halverson
 Armenia
7236 pts Roseva Bidois
 France
6962 pts Jordyn Bruce
 United States
6723 pts
2025 Geneva Nikki Boon
 Netherlands
7451 pts Katie Straus
 United States
7301 pts Jordyn Bruce
 United States
7272 pts

Continental competitions

Other

World leading scores

National records

  • Updated 3 April 2026.4020

Under-20 records

The world decathlon under-20 record is held by Niklas Kaul, of Germany, who scored 8435 points at the European U20 Championships in Grosseto, Italy, from 22–23 July 2017.

100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
11.48 (−1.3 m/s) 7.20 m (+1.6 m/s) 15.37 m 2.05 m 48.42 14.55 (−0.2 m/s) 48.49 m 4.70 m 68.05 m 4:15.52

The world decathlon under-20 record using senior implements is held by Torsten Voss, of East Germany, who scored 8397 points in Erfurt, East Germany, from 6–7 July 1982. This was the last record to be ratified because it is no longer a World Athletics under-20 record event.

Key:
NWI = No Wind Indication

100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
10.76 (NWI) 7.66 m (NWI) 14.41 m 2.09 m 48.37 14.37 (NWI) 41.66 m 4.80 m 62.90 m 4:34.04

Key:
+ = Senior implements
* = 6-kg shot, 1.067-m hurdles, 1.75-kg discus
A = Altitude (over 1000 m)

U20 Record Score Athlete Year
World 8397+  Torsten Voss (GDR) 1982
8435  Niklas Kaul (GER) 2017
Area U20 records
Africa 7548+  Hamdi Dhouibi (TUN) 2011
7791  Fredriech Pretorius (RSA) 2014
Asia 8041+  Qi Haifeng (CHN) 2002
Europe 8397+  Torsten Voss (GDR) 1982
8435  Niklas Kaul (GER) 2017
North, Central America
and Caribbean
8257+  Yordani García (CUB) 2007
Oceania 8103+  Ashley Moloney (AUS) 2019
8190  Ashley Moloney (AUS) 2018
South America 7422+  Pedro Ferreira da Silva Filho (BRA) 1985
7641*  Andrés Byron Silva (URU) 2005
7762 A  Felipe Vinicius dos Santos (BRA) 2013

Decathlon under-20 bests

(Within a completed decathlon scoring more than 7000 points)

Event Specification Result (Wind) Score Athlete Nation Date Meet Place Age Ref.
100 m 10.31 (+3.5 m/s) 1020 Roko Farkaš  Croatia 9 August 2023 European U20 Championships Jerusalem 18 years, 179 days 56
Long jump 7.83 m (+0.4 m/s) 1017 Simon Ehammer   Switzerland 21 September 2019 Swiss Combined Events Championships Hochdorf 19 years, 226 days 57
Shot put 6 kg 17.81 m 963 José San Pastor  Spain 1 May 2021 Campionato España Combinadas de Federaciones Autonómicas Valladolid 19 years, 86 days
7.26 kg 15.83 m 841 Rob Muzzio  United States 27 April 1983 Penn Relays Philadelphia 18 years, 306 days 58
High jump 2.18 m 973 Igor Drobyshevskiy  Soviet Union 25 May 1985 Simferopol 18 years, 220 days 59
400 m 46.75 971 Ashley Moloney  Australia 25 June 2019 Oceania Championships Townsville 19 years, 104 days 60
First-day score U20 implements 4387 Tomas Järvinen  Czechia 6 July 2024 Czech U20 Combined Events Championships Stará Boleslav 18 years, 259 days 61
Senior implements 4436 Ashley Moloney  Australia 25 May 2019 Hypomeeting Götzis 19 years, 73 days 62
110 m hurdles 0.991 m 13.57 (−0.1 m/s) 1031 Simon Ehammer   Switzerland 20 July 2019 European U20 Championships Borås 19 years, 163 days 63
1.067 m 13.77 (+1.3 m/s) 1004 Ladji Doucouré  France 10 June 2001 Meeting International d'Arles Arles 18 years, 74 days 64
Discus throw 1.75 kg 54.75 m 970 Aleksey Sysoyev  Russia 29 May 2004 Russian Junior Combined Events Cup Krasnodar 19 years, 82 days 65
Jan Doležal  Czech Republic 19 July 2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna 19 years, 43 days 66
2 kg 51.86 m 909 Aleksandr Agafonov  Soviet Union 12 June 1980 Gomel 19 years, 36 days 67
Pole vault 5.50 m 1067 Lawrence Johnson  United States 8 April 1993 Sea Ray Relays Knoxville 19 years, 7 days 68
Lawrence Johnson  United States 14 May 1993 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships Knoxville 18 years, 336 days 69
Baptiste Thiery  France 19 September 2020 French Youth Combined Events Championships Aubagne 19 years, 82 days 70
Javelin throw 71.59 m 914 Niklas Kaul  Germany 20 July 2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 18 years, 160 days 71
Old model 76.52 m 989 Aleksandr Apaychev  Soviet Union 1 June 1980 Potsdam 19 years, 26 days 58
1500 m 4:04.1 h 923 Dietmar Jentsch  East Germany 16 June 1979 Erfurt 19 years, 98 days 72
Second-day score U20 implements 4265 Niklas Kaul  Germany 23 July 2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto 19 years, 162 days 73
Senior implements 3995 Qi Haifeng  China 22 November 2001 Chinese National Games Guangzhou 18 years, 107 days 74

Other multiple event contests

See also

See also

Explanatory notes

  1. Jenner is now known as Caitlyn due to gender transition in 2015.55
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