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The decathlon is a in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word was formed in analogy to the word "", from ( ) and ( ). 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 .

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 , "Sir, you are the world's greatest athlete" after Thorpe won the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912.

The event is similar to the held at the ancient Greek Olympics,Waldo E. Sweet, Erich Segal (1987). Sport and recreation in ancient Greece. Oxford University Press. (p37). Retrieved on 7 May 2011. and also similar to a competition called an "all-around", which was contested at the United States amateur championships in 1884.

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Another all-around was held at the 1904 Summer Olympics. The modern decathlon first appeared at the 1912 Games.

In modern athletics, the 10 events are: 100 metres, 400 metres, 1500 metres, 110 metre hurdles, , , , , , and . The current official decathlon world record holder is French athlete , who scored a total of 9126 points at the 2018 Décastar in France.

Historical background
The decathlon developed from the ancient competitions held at the . Pentathlons involved five disciplines – , , , sprint and a match. 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. While an all-around event was held at the 1904 Summer Olympics, whether it was an official Olympic event has been disputed.

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

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 from France with 9126 points which he set on 16 September 2018, in , France.

Day 1

Day 2

Women's decathlon
At major championships, the women's equivalent of the decathlon is the seven-event ; before 1981 it was the five-event .IAAF Scoring Tables for Combined Events, p. 9. However, in 2001, the IAAF (now ) approved scoring tables for a women's decathlon; the current world record holder is Austra Skujytė of , with 8358 points. 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.IAAF Scoring Tables for Combined Events, p. 10. The inaugural Women's Decathlon World Championships used the men's ordering of events.

Women's decathlon reversed field event order (optional)

Day 1

Day 2

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 decathlete Robert Změlík, who achieved 7897 points at a meeting in , , in 1992.

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.

Points system
+ Parameter values by discipline !EventC
1.81
1.4
1.05
1.42
1.81
1.92
1.1
1.35
1.08
1.85
The 2001 IAAF points tables use the following formulae:IAAF Scoring Tables for Combined Events, p. 24.
  • Points = for track events (faster time produces a higher score)
  • Points = for field events (greater distance or height produces a higher score)

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

The decathlon tables should not be confused with the scoring tables compiled by , 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. IAAF Scoring Tables of Athletics – Outdoor – 2008 Edition p. 154.

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.

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

The previous record from (9045 points):

World20182005
Africa20162007
Asia20042004
Europe20182005
North, Central America
and Caribbean		20152021
Oceania20212012
South America20132004

Decathlon bests
Men
The total decathlon score for all world records in the respective events would be 12,676. 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.van Kuijen, Hans (12 September 2013). Eaton and Melnychenko lead Talence fields, Lavillenie to make Decathlon debut – IAAF Combined Events Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 12 September 2013.

+Men's world records (WR) compared to decathlon bests (DB)
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Women
+Women's decathlon bests (DB)

All-time top 25 men
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 10.44/+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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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:
  • also scored 9039 (2012), 8893 (2016), 8809 (2013) and 8750 (2016).
  • also scored 8995 (2021), 8804 (2023), 8797 (2022) and 8795 (2018).
  • Tomáš Dvořák also scored 8902 (2001), 8900 (2000) and 8837 (1997).
  • Roman Šebrle also scored 8893 (2004), 8807 (2003), 8800 (2002) and 8757 (2000).
  • also scored 8836 (2023), 8804 (2025) and 8748 (2024).
  • also scored 8834 (2016), 8816 (2022) and 8768 (2017).
  • Dan O'Brien also scored 8824 (1996), 8812 (1991) and 8755 (1998).
  • also scored 8791 (2008).
  • also scored 8750 (2003).
  • Ayden Owens-Delerme also scored 8732 (2024).
  • also scored 8720 (2022).

All-time top 25 women
  • Correct as of November 2025.
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 12.66/NWI - 5.98/NWI - 13.48 - 1.69 - 58.88 / 14.19/NWI - 36.9 - 3.70 - 37.50 - 5:17.67 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 12.15/NWI - 5.87/NWI - 11.52 - 1.75 - 56.86 / 14.59/NWI - 36.98 - 2.60 - 38.76 - 5:02.92 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 12.51/+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 )
( 12.03/NWI - 5.53/NWI - 13.69 - 1.72 - 59.88 / 13.92/NWI - 35.98 - 2.30 - 47.12 - 5:46.14 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
( 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 )
Unknown
( 12.54/NWI - 5.73/NWI - 12.42 - 1.72 - 62.34 / 14.24/NWI - 32.17 - 2.50 - 47.67 - 5:41.7 )
( 13.01/NWI - 5.73/NWI - 10.07 - 1.60 - 58.32 / 15.15/NWI - 25.10 - 4.10 - 41.12 - 5:50.37 )
( 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:
  • Austra Skujytė also scored 8091 pts (2006).

Competitions
Olympic medalists
World Championships medalists
Men
Women
Continental competitions
  • African Combined Events Championships
  • European Cup Combined Events
  • Oceania Combined Events Championships
  • Pan American Combined Events Cup

Other
  • IAAF Combined Events Challenge

Season's bests
19608683 Eugene
19618709 Memphis
19628248 Tulare
19638089 Walnut
19647950
19657883
19668234 Salina
19678319
19688222
19698417
19708130
19718244
19728466
19738163
19748229
19758429 Eugene
19768634
19778400
19788493
19798476
19808667
19818334
19828774
19838825
19848847
19858559
19868811
19878680
19888512
19898549
19908574 Split
19918812
19928891
19938817
19948735 Götzis
19958695
19968824
19978837
19988755 Uniondale
19998994
20008900 Götzis
20019026 Götzis
20028800 Götzis
20038807 Götzis
20048893
20058732
20068677 Götzis
20078697
20088832 Eugene
20098790
20108483 Götzis
20118729 Eugene
20129039 Eugene
20138809
20148616 Zürich
20159045
20168893 Rio de Janeiro
20178768
20189126
20198711 Götzis
20208552 Saint-Paul
20219018
20228867 Fayetteville
20238909
20248961 Eugene

National records
  • Updated 14 November 2025.

+Men's decathlon national records !Score !Nation !Athlete !Date !Place
9126 15–16 September 2018
9045 28–29 August 2015Beijing
9026 Roman Šebrle26–27 April 2001Götzis
9018 4–5 August 2021
8961 5–6 June 2024Eugene
8909 31 May – 1 June 2025Götzis
8847 8–9 August 1984
8815 6–7 August 2001
8756 25–26 August 2023
8735 Eduard Hämäläinen28–29 May 1994Götzis
8732 Ayden Owens-Delerme17–18 April 2024Walnut
8730 Eduard Hämäläinen5–6 August 1997
8725 23–24 August 2004
8709 Aleksandr Apaychev2–3 June 1984
8698 Grigoriy Degtyaryev21–22 June 1984
8654 Leonel Suárez3–4 July 2009
8649 4–5 August 2021
8644 Maurice Smith31 August – 1 September 2007
8607 2–3 August 2024Saint-Denis
8575 31 May – 1 June 2025Götzis
8573 Jón Arnar Magnússon30–31 May 1998Götzis
8566 16–17 May 1998
8554 3–4 June 2000Götzis
8526 Francisco Javier Benet16–17 May 1998
8521 17–18 August 2016Rio de Janeiro
8519 Hans Van Alphen26–27 May 2012Götzis
8445 5–6 August 1997
8437 Rišardas Malachovskis1–2 July 1988
8406 19–20 August 2009
8398 30–31 May 2015Götzis
8393 7–8 June 2013São Paulo
8359 21–22 March 1987
8320 Gernot Kellermayr29–30 May 1993Götzis
8312 Edgars Eriņš26–27 May 2011
8308 31 May – 1 June 2014Nagano
8291 22–23 June 1983Provo
8290 28–29 May 2005Götzis
8288 20–21 June 1980
8275 Mihail Dudaš10–11 August 2013
8235 10–11 June 2024
8226 2–3 August 2024Saint-Denis
8213 Mário Aníbal30 June – 1 July 2001
8199 20–21 June 1981
8069 Prodromos Korkizoglou1–2 July 2000Ibach
8065 Gonzalo Barroilhet19–20 April 2012
8048 4–5 May 2018
8023 9–10 August 2005
8010 27–28 April 1963Walnut
8004 30–31 May 2021Guayaquil

+Women's decathlon national records ! Score !! Nation !! Athlete !! Date !! Place
Columbia
San Mateo
Geneva
Geneva
Burlington
Lage
Castellón de la Plana
Geneva
Geneva
Geneva
Machida
Geneva
Santa Barbara
Geneva
Ski

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

The world decathlon under-20 record using senior implements is held by , of , who scored 8397 points in , 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

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

1982
2017
2011
2014
2002
1982
2017
2007
2019
2018
1985
2005
2013

Decathlon under-20 bests
(Within a completed decathlon scoring more than 7000 points)

7.26 kg15.83 m841 27 April 1983Penn Relays
Senior implements 4436 25 May 2019HypomeetingGötzis
1.067 m13.771004Ladji Doucouré 10 June 2001Meeting International d'Arles
Jan Doležal 19 July 2015European Junior Championships
2 kg51.86 m909Aleksandr Agafonov 12 June 1980
Lawrence Johnson 14 May 1993SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships
19 September 2020French Youth Combined Events Championships
Old model76.52 m989Aleksandr Apaychev 1 June 1980
Senior implements 3995 22 November 2001Chinese National Games

Other multiple event contests

See also
Explanatory notes
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