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The decathlon scoring tables should differ from those used for individual event scoring. The scores for different events should be comparable, in a manner such that equal skill levels in different events (however difficult it is to define such a concept) are rewarded with equal point levels. The new tables should be one of the following:
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 ...
Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game. Points can be accumulated by making field goals (two or three points) or free throws (one point). The team that has recorded the most points at the end of a game is declared that game's winner.
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 ...
The Decamentathlon and Pentamind were an attempt to replicate the ideas of the decathlon and pentathlon from athletics. Unlike the Pentamind which has a free format allowing competitors to use different events to each other, the Decamentathlon has a fixed format. The Decamentathlon comprises a 4-hour test which is split into 10 events (see below).
Wanamaker was a top ten U.S. decathlete from 1970 to 1974. [1] He was the 1970 NCAA national champion [2] and an All-American in decathlon, [3] the 1971 AAU National Champion in decathlon, with a score of 7989, [4] [5] and was the 1971 gold medalist in decathlon at the Pan American Games with a score of 7648.
The star player for the Mountaineers was Jerry West, an eventual Basketball Hall of Fame member who posted an average of 26.6 points per game in 1958–59. [2] Bobby Smith, a guard like West, was the team's second-leading scorer, with 12.6 points per game, while guard Marvin Bucky Bolvard also averaged in double figures. Center Willie Akers had ...
At Helsinki in 1952, Mathias established himself as one of the world's greatest all-around athletes. He won the decathlon by the astounding margin of 912 points, which established a new world record, and he became the first person to successfully defend an Olympic decathlon title. [8] He returned to the United States as a national hero.