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Decathlon

Heptathlon

Event	Result	Record	Pts.	Athlete	Nation	City	Date	Deca Pts.
DECATHLON	9,018 (4,722/4,296)			Damian Warner	CAN	Tokyo JPN	04/05.08.2021
				10.12/+0.2 - 8.24/+0.2 - 14.80 - 2.02 - 47.48 // 13.46/-1.0 - 48.67 - 4.90 - 63.44 - 4:31.08
100m	10.12 (+0.2)	WDB	1,066	Damian Warner	CAN	Tokyo JPN	04.08.2021	9,018
Long Jump	8.24 (+0.2)		1,123	Damian Warner	CAN	Tokyo JPN	04.08.2021	9,018
Shot Put	16.97		911	Mike Smith	CAN	Atlanta USA	31.07.1996	8,271
High Jump	2.27	WDB	1,061	Christian Schenk	GDR	Seoul KOR	28.09.1988	8,488
400m	45.68	WDB	1,025	William "Bill" Toomey	USA	Ciudad de México MEX	18.10.1968	8,064
1st Day	4722			Damian Warner	CAN	Tokyo JPN	04.08.2021	9,018
				10.12/+0.2 - 8.24/+0.2 - 14.80 - 2.02 - 47.48
110m hurdles	13.46 (-1.0)		1,045	Damian Warner	CAN	Tokyo JPN	05.08.2021	9,018
Discus Throw	53.91		952	Lindon Victor	GRN	Paris FRA	03.08.2024	8711
Pole Vault	5.70	WDB	1,132	Tim Bright	USA	Seoul KOR	01.08.1996	8,216
Javelin Throw	77.78		1009	Niklas Kaul	GER	Paris FRA	03.08.2024	8445
1500m	4:05.9h		910	Leonid Litvinenko	URS/RUS	Münich FRG	08.09.1972	7,970
2nd Day	4,399			Kevin Mayer	FRA	Río de Janeiro BRA	18.08.2016	8,834
				14.02/+0.7 - 46.78 - 5.40 - 65.04 - 4:25.49
Running events	3,783			Damian Warner	CAN	Tokyo JPN	04/05.08.2021	9,018
				10.12/+0.2 - 47.48 - 13.46/-1.0 - 4:31.08
Jumping events	2,963			Thomas van der Plaetsen	BEL	Río de Janeiro BRA	17/18.08.2016	8,332
				7.66/+0.7 - 2.16 - 5.40
Throwing events	2,722			Bryan Clay	USA	Beijing CHN	21/22.08.2008	8,791
				16.27 - 53.79 - 70.97

Event	Result	Record	Pts.	Athlete	Nation	City	Date	Hepta Pts.
HEPTATHLON	7,291 (4,264/3,027)	WR		Jackie Joyner-Kersee	USA	Seoul KOR	23/24.09.1988
				12.69/+0.8 - 1.86 - 15.80 - 22.56/+1.6 // 7.27/+0.7 - 45.66 - 2:08.51
100m hurdles	12.54 (+1.3)	WHB	1,195	Jessica Ennis-Hill	GBR	London GBR	03.08.2012	6,955
High Jump	1.98		1,211	Nafissatou Thiam	BEL	Río de Janeiro BRA	12.08.2016	6,810
	1.98		1,211	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	GBR	Río de Janeiro BRA	12.08.2016	6,523
Shot Put	17.31	WHB	1,016	Austra Skujyté	LTU	London GBR	03.08.2012	6,599
200m	22.56 (+1.6)		1,123	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	USA	Seoul KOR	23.09.1988	7,291
1st Day	4264			Jackie Joyner-Kersee	USA	Seoul KOR	23.09.1988	7,291
				12.69/+0.8 - 1.86 - 15.80 - 22.56/+1.6
Long jump	7.27 (+0.7)	WHB	1,264	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	USA	Seoul KOR	23.09.1988	7,291
Javelin throw	56.96		995	Sofia Ifantidou	GRE	London GBR	04.08.2012	5,947
800m	2:04.20		1,051	Anke Behmer	GDR	Seoul KOR	23.09.1988	6,858
2nd Day	3027			Jackie Joyner-Kersee	USA	Seoul KOR	24.09.1988	7,291
				7.27/+0.7 - 45.66 - 2:08.51
Running events	3,282	WHB		Jackie Joyner-Kersee	USA	Seoul KOR	23/24.09.1988	7,291
				12.69/+0.5 - 22.56/+1.6 - 2:08.51
Jumping events	2,325			Jackie Joyner-Kersee	USA	Seoul KOR	01/02.08.1992	7,044
				1.91 - 7.10/+1.3
Throwing events	1,898			Austra Skujyté	LTU	London GBR	03/04.08.2012	6,599
				17.31 - 51.13

Decathlon

Heptathlon

Pentathlon

HISTORICAL OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS

DECATHLON [All Results] [Index of Athletes]

Year	Venue	Result	Table in use	T-85	Athlete	Nation	Record
2024	Paris FRA	8796	T1985		Markus Rooth	NOR
2020 (*)	Tokyo JPN	9018	T1985		Damian Warner	CAN	OR
2016	Río de Janeiro BRA	8893	T1985		Ashton Eaton	USA	OR=
2012	London GBR	8869	T1985		Ashton Eaton	USA
2008	Beijing CHN	8791	T1985		Bryan Clay	USA
2004	Athína GRE	8893	T1985		Roman Šebrle	CZE	OR
2000	Sysney AUS	8641	T1985		Erki Nool	EST
1996	Atlanta USA	8824	T1985		Dan O'Brien	USA
1992	Barcelona ESP	8611	T1985		Robert Zmelik	CZE
1988	Seoul KOR	8488	T1985		Christian Schenk	GDR
1984	Los Angeles USA	8798	T1977	8847	Daley Thompson	GBR	WR= OR
1980	Moskva URS	8495	T1977	8522	Daley Thompson	GBR
1976	Montreal CAN	8618	T1971	8634	Bruce Jenner	USA	WR OR
1972	München FRG	8454	T1971	8467	Nikolai Avilov	URS	WR OR
1968	Ciudad de México MEX	8193	T1962	8064	William "Bill" Toomey	USA	OR
1964	Tokyo JPN	7887	T1962	7726	Willi Holdorf	FRG
1960	Roma ITA	8392	T1952	7901	Rafer Johnson	USA	OR
1956	Melbourne AUS	7937	T1952	7565	Milton Campbell	USA	OR
1952	Helsinki FIN	7887	T1952	7580	Robert Mathias	USA	WR OR
1948	London GBR	7139	T1934	6628	Robert Mathias	USA
1944	London GBR	Games suspended due to World War II
1940	Helsinki FIN	Games suspended due to World War II
1936	Berlin GER	7900	T1934	7254	Glenn Morris	USA	WR OR
1932	Los Angeles USA	8642.235	T1912B	6736	James Bausch	USA	WR OR
1928	Amsterdam NED	8053.290	T1912B	6587	Paavo Yrjölä	FIN	WR OR
1924	Paris FRA	7710.775	T1912B	6476	Harold Osborn	USA	WR OR
1920	Antwerp BEL	6803.555	T1912B	5803	Helge Løvland	NOR
1916	Berlin GER	Games suspended due to World War I
1912 (**)	Stockholm SWE	8412.955	T1912	6564	James Thorpe	USA	WR OR
1896-1908	The Decathlon event was not competed until Stockholm 1912
Legend
WR - World record
OR - Olympic record
(*) - It was held in 2021 due to the COVID pandemic
() - The only edition where the Decathlon was held over three days. Order of events:** D1: 100m - LJ - SP - HJ D2: 400m - DT - 110mH D3: PV - JT - 1500m

HISTORICAL OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS

HEPTATHLON [All Results] [Index of Athletes]

Year	Venue	Result	Table in use	T-85	Athlete	Nation	Record
2024	Paris FRA	6880	T1985		Nafissatou Thiam	BEL
2020 (*)	Tokyo JPN	6791	T1985		Nafissatou Thiam	BEL
2016	Río de Janeiro BRA	6810	T1985		Nafissatou Thiam	BEL
2012	London GBR	6955	T1985		Jessica Ennis	GBR
2008	Beijing CHN	6733	T1985		Nataliya Dobrynska	UKR
2004	Athína GRE	6952	T1985		Carolina Klüft	SWE
2000	Sysney AUS	6584	T1985		Denise Lewis	GBR
1996	Atlanta USA	6780	T1985		Ghada Shouaa	SYR
1992	Barcelona ESP	7044	T1985		Jackie Joyner-Kersee	USA
1988	Seoul KOR	7291	T1985		Jackie Joyner-Kersee	USA	WR OR
1984	Los Angeles USA	6390	T1977	6387	Glynnis Nunn	AUS	OR
1964-1980	In this period, the Pentathlon was the women's combined events in the Olympic Games
1928-1960	In this period, no women's combined events were competed in the Olympic Games
1896-1924	In this period, women did not compete in Athletics at the Olympic Games
Legend
WR - World record
OR - Olympic record
(*) - It was held in 2021 due to the COVID pandemic

HISTORICAL OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS

PENTATHLON [All Results] [Index of Athletes]

Year	Venue	Result	Athlete	Nation	Record
1984-Today	In this period the Heptathlon replaced the Pentathlon as the women's combined event held in the Olympic Games
1980	Moskva URS	5083	Nadezhda Tkachenko	URS	WR/OR
1976	Montreal CAN	4745	Sigrun Siegl	GDR
1972	München FRG	4801	Mary Peters	GBR	WR/OR
1968	Ciudad de México MEX	5098	Ingrid Miller	FRG
1964	Roma ITA	5246	Irina Press	URS	WR/OR
1928-1960	In this period, no women's combined events were competed in the Olympic Games
1896-1924	In this period, women did not compete in Athletics at the Olympic Games
Legend
WR - World record
OR - Olympic record
Events in Pentathlon by Edition
1980	All events in 1 Day: 100H - SP - HJ - LJ - 800m
1972-1976	Day 1: 100H - SP - HJ; Day 2: LJ - 200m
1964-1968	Day 1: 80H - SP - HJ; Day 2: LJ - 200m

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The combined events and its statistics / Las pruebas combinadas y sus estadísticas

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