The first world record in the decathlon was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1922.
As of 23 June 2012, 36 men's world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. The current world record holder is French national Kevin Mayer with 9126 points. Over the years, athletes have become bigger, stronger and faster, technique and equipment especially in pole vault has rapidly increased, 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.
Records
Men PointsScore calculated with the scoring tables in use at the time the record was set. Adjusted pointsScore calculated with the current (1998) tables. Athlete Nation Date Place 7,485.61 6,087 Aleksander Klumberg 1922-09-22 Helsinki 7,710.775 6,476 Harold Osborn 1924-07-12 Paris 7,820.93 6,460 Paavo Yrjölä 1926-07-18 Viipuri 7,995.19 6,566 Paavo Yrjölä 1927-07-17 Helsinki 8,053.29 6,587 Paavo Yrjölä 1928-08-04 Amsterdam 8,255.475 6,865 Akilles Järvinen 1930-07-20 Viipuri 8,462.235 6,736 James Bausch 1932-08-06 Los Angeles 8,790.46 7,147 Hans-Heinrich Sievert 1934-07-08 Hamburg 7,900 7,254 Glenn Morris 1936-08-08 Berlin 8,042 7,287 Bob Mathias 1950-06-30 Tulare 7,887 7,592 Bob Mathias 1952-07-26 Helsinki 7,985 7,608 Rafer Johnson 1955-06-11 Kingsburg 8,014 7,653 Vasili Kuznetsov 1958-05-18 Krasnodar 8,302 7,989 Rafer Johnson 1958-07-28 Moscow 8,357 7,839 Vasili Kuznetsov 1959-05-17 Moscow 8,683 7,981 Rafer Johnson 1960-07-09 Eugene 9,121 8,010 Yang Chuan-kwang 1963-04-28 Walnut 8,230 8,120 Russ Hodge 1966-07-24 Los Angeles 8,319 8,235 Kurt Bendlin 1967-05-14 Heidelberg 8,417 8,310 Bill Toomey 1969-12-11 Los Angeles 8,454 8,466 Mykola Avilov 1972-09-08 Munich 8,524 8,420 Bruce Jenner 1975-08-10 Eugene 8,538 8,454 Bruce Jenner 1976-06-26 Eugene 8,618 8,634 Bruce Jenner 1976-07-30 Montreal 8,622 8,648 Daley Thompson 1980-05-15 Götzis 8,649 8,667 Guido Kratschmer 1980-06-14 Filderstadt-Bernhausen 8,704 8,730 Daley Thompson 1982-05-23 Götzis 8,723 8,741 Jürgen Hingsen 1982-08-15 Ulm 8,743 8,774 Daley Thompson 1982-09-08 Athens 8,779 8,825 Jürgen Hingsen 1983-06-05 Filderstadt-Bernhausen 8,798 8,832 Jürgen Hingsen 1984-06-09 Mannheim 8,798 8,847 Daley Thompson 1984-08-09 Los Angeles 8,891 8,891 Dan O'Brien 1992-09-05 Talence 8,994 8,994 Tomáš Dvořák 1999-07-04 Prague 9,026 9,026 Roman Šebrle 2001-05-27 Götzis 9,039 9,039 Ashton Eaton 2012-06-23 Eugene 9,045 9,045 Ashton Eaton 2015-08-29 Beijing 9,126 9,126 Kevin Mayer 2018-09-16 Talence
Women
Points Athlete Nation Date Place8,150 Marie Collonvillé 2004-09-26 Talence8,358 Austra Skujytė 2005-04-15 Columbia, Missouri
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