Decathlon world record progression

The current men's world record holder Kevin Mayer.

The first world record in the decathlon was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1922.[1]

As of 23 June 2012, 36 men's world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.[1] The current world record holder is French national Kevin Mayer with 9126 points. Over the years, athletes have become bigger, stronger and faster, leading some to score more points.

The first world record in the women's decathlon was recognized by the IAAF in 2004. As of 21 June 2009, two world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.[1]

## Records

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Estonian Aleksander Klumberg was the first official record holder. Roman Šebrle was the first man to score over 9,000 points. Yang Chuan-kwang was the first and, so far, only decathlon world record holder from outside Europe and the United States.

### Men

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Points[n 1] | Adjusted
points[n 2] | Athlete  | Nation  | Date  | Place  | Ref

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7,485.61 | 6,087 | Aleksander Klumberg |  EST | 1922-09-22 | Helsinki | [1]
7,710.775 | 6,476 | Harold Osborn |  USA | 1924-07-12 | Paris | [1]
7,820.93 | 6,460 | Paavo Yrjölä |  FIN | 1926-07-18 | Viipuri | [1]
7,995.19 | 6,566 | Paavo Yrjölä |  FIN | 1927-07-17 | Helsinki | [1]
8,053.29 | 6,587 | Paavo Yrjölä |  FIN | 1928-08-04 | Amsterdam | [1]
8,255.475 | 6,865 | Akilles Järvinen |  FIN | 1930-07-20 | Viipuri | [1]
8,462.235 | 6,736 | James Bausch |  USA | 1932-08-06 | Los Angeles | [1]
8,790.46 | 7,147 | Hans-Heinrich Sievert |  GER | 1934-07-08 | Hamburg | [1]
7,900 | 7,254 | Glenn Morris |  USA | 1936-08-08 | Berlin | [1]
8,042 | 7,287 | Bob Mathias |  USA | 1950-06-30 | Tulare | [1]
7,887 | 7,592 | Bob Mathias |  USA | 1952-07-26 | Helsinki | [1]
7,985 | 7,608 | Rafer Johnson |  USA | 1955-06-11 | Kingsburg | [1]
8,014 | 7,653 | Vasili Kuznetsov |  URS | 1958-05-18 | Krasnodar | [1]
8,302 | 7,989 | Rafer Johnson |  USA | 1958-07-28 | Moscow | [1]
8,357 | 7,839 | Vasili Kuznetsov |  URS | 1959-05-17 | Moscow | [1]
8,683 | 7,981 | Rafer Johnson |  USA | 1960-07-09 | Eugene | [1]
9,121 | 8,010 | Yang Chuan-kwang |  ROC | 1963-04-28 | Walnut | [1]
8,230 | 8,120 | Russ Hodge |  USA | 1966-07-24 | Los Angeles | [1]
8,319 | 8,235 | Kurt Bendlin |  FRG | 1967-05-14 | Heidelberg | [1]
8,417 | 8,310 | Bill Toomey |  USA | 1969-12-11 | Los Angeles | [1]
8,454 | 8,466 | Mykola Avilov |  URS | 1972-09-08 | Munich | [1]
8,524 | 8,420 | Bruce Jenner |  USA | 1975-08-10 | Eugene | [1]
8,538 | 8,454 | Bruce Jenner |  USA | 1976-06-26 | Eugene | [1]
8,618 | 8,634 | Bruce Jenner |  USA | 1976-07-30 | Montreal | [1]
8,622 | 8,648 | Daley Thompson |  GBR | 1980-05-15 | Götzis | [1]
8,649 | 8,667 | Guido Kratschmer |  FRG | 1980-06-14 | Filderstadt-Bernhausen | [1]
8,704 | 8,730 | Daley Thompson |  GBR | 1982-05-23 | Götzis | [1]
8,723 | 8,741 | Jürgen Hingsen |  FRG | 1982-08-15 | Ulm | [1]
8,743 | 8,774 | Daley Thompson |  GBR | 1982-09-08 | Athens | [1]
8,779 | 8,825 | Jürgen Hingsen |  FRG | 1983-06-05[3] | Filderstadt-Bernhausen | [1]
8,798 | 8,832 | Jürgen Hingsen |  FRG | 1984-06-09 | Mannheim | [1]
8,798[n 3] | 8,847[n 3] | Daley Thompson |  GBR | 1984-08-09 | Los Angeles | [1]
8,891 | 8,891 | Dan O'Brien |  USA | 1992-09-05 | Talence | [1]
8,994 | 8,994 | Tomáš Dvořák |  CZE | 1999-07-04 | Prague | [1]
9,026 | 9,026 | Roman Šebrle |  CZE | 2001-05-27 | Götzis | [1]
9,039 | 9,039 | Ashton Eaton |  USA | 2012-06-23 | Eugene | [6][7]
9,045 | 9,045 | Ashton Eaton |  USA | 2015-08-29 | Beijing | [8]
9,126 | 9,126 | Kevin Mayer |  FRA | 2018-09-16 | Talence | [9]

### Women

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Austra Skujytė – the current women's record holder. Points | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place

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8,150 | Marie Collonvillé |  FRA | 2004-09-26 | Talence[1]
8,358 | Austra Skujytė |  LTU | 2005-04-15 | Columbia, Missouri[1]

## Notes

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1. ^ Score calculated with the scoring tables in use at the time the record was set.
2. ^ Score calculated with the current (1998) tables.
3. ^ a b Originally recorded as 8,797 points and thus not a world record using the then-current 1962 tables. Based on the revised tables which took effect in April 1985, Thompson's Los Angeles performance would have scored more than Hingsen's Mannheim performance (8,846 to 8,832) but the IAAF had decreed the pre-revision record could only be broken by a mark set after the changeover. In 1986, Thompson's 110 metres hurdles time was revised from 14.34 to 14.33 and his score increased by one point, so he retrospectively joined Hingsen as record holder under the old tables and replaced him from the date of the new tables.[4][5]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook" (PDF). Berlin: IAAF. 2009. pp. 546, 559–60, 649. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
2. ^ "Decathlon - men - senior - outdoor - all-time". Top lists. IAAF. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
3. ^ Misprinted as 1983 in the IAAF record progression list;[1] the correct year is in the all-time list.[2]
4. ^ Hymans, Richard; Matrahazi, Imre (2015). "Progression of IAAF World Records" (PDF). p. 217. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
5. ^ Reinmuth, Gary (17 May 1986). "Hingsen objects". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
6. ^ "Decathlon Results". USATF. 23 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
7. ^ "World record for Eaton, dramatic wins for Jeter and Harper in Eugene – US Olympic Trials, Day 2". IAAF. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
8. ^ Chavez, Chris (28 August 2015). "Ashton Eaton sets decathlon world record; wins gold in Beijing". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
9. ^ "World Records ratified". IAAF. October 26, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.

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Middle distance|

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Hurdles|

* 50 metres hurdles
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Relay|

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* men
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* men
* women
* 4 × 400 metres
* men
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* mixed
* 4 × 800 metres
* men
* women
* 4 × 1500 metres
* men
* women
* Distance medley relay
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Walking|

* 10 km
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* 20,000 metres (track)
* men
* women
* 20 km (road)
* men
* women
* 35 km
* men
* women
* 50 km
* men
* women

Jumping|

* High jump
* men outdoor
* men indoor
* women
* Long jump
* men
* women
* Triple jump
* Pole vault
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* men indoor
* women
* women indoor

Throwing|

* Shot put
* men
* women
* Discus
* men
* women
* Hammer
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* women
* Javelin
* men
* women

Combined events|

* Decathlon
* Heptathlon
* men
* women
* Pentathlon

European|

* 100 metres
* men
* 200 metres
* men
* 400 metres
* men
* 800 metres
* men
* 1500 metres
* men
* 5000 metres
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