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Decathlon, men

Record

9,126 points

Holder
Kevin Mayer
Date
Place
Talence
Standing since
2018 (8 years)

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How the record evolved

Chart of the Decathlon, men record, from 1936 to 2018 1936 2026 7,900 points 9,126 points

The last record set in each decade, up to the current record (highlighted).

YearRecordHolder
9,126 pointsKevin Mayer
9,045 pointsAshton Eaton
9,026 pointsRoman Šebrle
8,994 pointsTomáš Dvořák
8,798 pointsDaley Thompson
8,618 pointsBruce Jenner
8,417 pointsBill Toomey
8,357 pointsVasili Kuznetsov
7,900 pointsGlenn Morris

Put them in order

Sort these records from the oldest to the most recent.

  1. 8,618 pointsBruce Jenner
  2. 9,126 pointsKevin Mayer
  3. 7,900 pointsGlenn Morris
  4. 8,994 pointsTomáš Dvořák

What to remember

Two days, ten events, one total: on September 15 and 16, 2018, at the Décastar meeting in Talence, Kevin Mayer scored 9,126 points. The decathlon combines four races (100 m, 400 m, 110 m hurdles and 1500 m), three jumps (long jump, high jump, pole vault) and three throws (shot, discus, javelin). Each performance is converted into points on an official table, and the sum is what counts.

Born in Argenteuil, the Frenchman was the reigning world champion from London 2017 and the Olympic silver medallist from Rio 2016. He went on to take Olympic silver again in Tokyo in 2021 and a second world title in Eugene in 2022.

In 1936 the record belonged to Glenn Morris, with 7,900 points. It then passed through Bill Toomey (1969), Daley Thompson (8,798 points in 1984), Roman Šebrle (9,026 in 2001) and Ashton Eaton (9,045 in 2015). Over 82 years the total rose by 15.5%. The custom of calling the winner the "World's Greatest Athlete" goes back to Stockholm in 1912, when Gustav V of Sweden said it to Jim Thorpe.

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