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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 ...
Leo Neugebauer won decathlon silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday. Here's a full breakdown of his results from the two days of competition:
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (déka, meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "contest" or "prize"). Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are ...
The men's decathlon at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 23 and 24 July 2022. [1] Kevin Mayer was the winner of the competition with a score of 8816 points.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes Points 1: 3: Simon Ehammer Switzerland 10.56: 961 2: 3: Rik Taam Netherlands 10.76: 915 3: 3: Dario Dester Italy 10.81: 903 4: 3: Sven Roosen Netherlands 10.83 ...
Victor began his college career at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, later transferring to Texas A&M University.In 2016, he scored 8446 points with nine personal bests at the Southeastern Conference Championship decathlon, breaking both the SEC record and the Grenadian National Record, the latter of which was set by his brother, Kurt Felix, at the 2015 IAAF World Championships. [1]
In 2023, Williams set a new lifetime best of 8630 points to win the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and become U.S. Champion in the decathlon for the first time. This score also put him 31st on the global all-time list and booked his place at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, where he finished 7th. [5] [6]
Kevin Mayer (French: [kevin majɛʁ], [3] [4] or , born 10 February 1992) is a French athlete specialising in decathlon and indoor heptathlon.He is two-time world champion (in 2017 and 2022), two-time Olympic silver medalist (2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics) and the world record holder in the decathlon since 2018.