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9126

Kevin MayerFRATalence · 16 Sep 2018

7 years standingRecord progression →

9126

Best mark

World record

8412

Top 50 cutoff

101 rows: tie at the cutoff

8606

Median

Of the 101 best-by-athlete marks

30

Countries

USA 17 · GER 13 · 28 others

Performance distribution

101 athletes from 9126 to 8412 · median 8606

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9126 · WR8606 · median8412 · cutoff

Top 50 cutoff

The mark an athlete needed to make the list

World all-time top 50

Best by athlete · updated 4 Sep 2026 · methodology

101 rows · tie at the cutoff

Men's Decathlon — All-Time Top 50
#AthleteCountryMarkDateVenueAge
1 Kevin Mayer WR FRA 9126 16 Sep 2018 Talence 26
2 Ashton Eaton USA 9045 29 Aug 2015 Beijing 27
3 Roman Šebrle CZE 9026 27 May 2001 Götzis 26
4 Damian Warner CAN 9018 5 Aug 2021 Tokyo 31
5 Tomáš Dvořák CZE 8994 4 Jul 1999 Praha 27
6 Leo Neugebauer GER 8961 6 Jun 2024 Eugene 23
7 Pierce LePage CAN 8909 26 Aug 2023 Budapest 27
8 Sander Skotheim NOR 8909 1 Jun 2025 Götzis 23
9 Dan O'Brien USA 8891 5 Sep 1992 Talence 26
10 Kyle Garland USA 8869 1 Aug 2025 Eugene 25
11 Garrett Scantling USA 8867 7 May 2022 Fayetteville 28
12 Daley Thompson GBR 8847 9 Aug 1984 Los Angeles 26
13 Jürgen Hingsen FRG 8832 9 Jun 1984 Mannheim 26
14 Bryan Clay USA 8832 30 Jun 2008 Eugene 28
15 Erki Nool EST 8815 7 Aug 2001 Edmonton 31
16 Marcus Rooth NOR 8796 3 Aug 2024 Saint-Denis
17 Uwe Freimuth GDR 8792 21 Jul 1984 Potsdam
18 Trey Hardee USA 8790 20 Aug 2009 Berlin 25
19 Tom Pappas USA 8784 22 Jun 2003 Palo Alto 26
20 Ayden Owens-Delerme PUR 8784 21 Sep 2025 Tokyo 25
21 Simon Ehammer SUI 8778 31 May 2026 Götzis 26
22 Johannes Erm EST 8764 11 Jun 2024 Roma 26
23 Siegfried Wentz FRG 8762 5 Jun 1983 Bernhausen
24 Lindon Victor GRN 8756 26 Aug 2023 Budapest 30
25 Eduard Hämäläinen BLR 8735 29 May 1994 Götzis 25
26 Eduard Hämäläinen FIN 8730 6 Aug 1997 Athínai 28
27 Dmitriy Karpov KAZ 8725 24 Aug 2004 Athínai 23
28 Alexander Apaychev UKR 8709 3 Jun 1984 Neubrandenburg
29 Frank Busemann GER 8706 1 Aug 1996 Atlanta 21
30 Grigoriy Degtyaryov RUS 8698 22 Jun 1984 Kyiv
31 Chris Huffins USA 8694 20 Jun 1998 New Orleans
32 Niklas Kaul GER 8691 3 Oct 2019 Ad-Dawhah
33 Karel Tilga EST 8681 26 Aug 2023 Budapest
34 Torsten Voss GER 8680 4 Sep 1987 Roma
35 Zachary Ziemek USA 8676 24 Jul 2022 Eugene
36 Michael Schrader GER 8670 11 Aug 2013 Moskva
37 Guido Kratschmer FRG 8667 14 Jun 1980 Bernhausen
38 Rico Freimuth GER 8663 25 Jun 2017 Ratingen
39 Leonel Suárez CUB 8654 4 Jul 2009 La Habana
40 Dave Johnson USA 8649 27 Jun 1992 New Orleans
41 Ashley Moloney AUS 8649 5 Aug 2021 Tokyo
42 Steve Fritz USA 8644 1 Aug 1996 Atlanta
43 Maurice Smith JAM 8644 1 Sep 2007 Osaka
44 Bruce Jenner USA 8634 30 Jul 1976 Montréal
45 Harrison Williams USA 8630 7 Jul 2023 Eugene
46 Robert Zmelík CZE 8627 31 May 1992 Götzis
47 Michael Smith CAN 8626 26 May 1996 Götzis
48 Heath Baldwin USA 8625 22 Jun 2024 Eugene
49 Andrei Krauchanka BLR 8617 27 May 2007 Götzis
50 Sven Roosen NED 8607 3 Aug 2024 Saint-Denis
51 Makenson Gletty FRA 8606 11 Jun 2024 Roma
52 Arthur Abele GER 8605 26 Jun 2016 Ratingen
53 Maicel Uibo EST 8604 3 Oct 2019 Ad-Dawhah
54 Dean Macey GBR 8603 7 Aug 2001 Edmonton
55 Ilya Shkurenyov RUS 8601 11 Jun 2017 Smolensk
56 Kai Kazmirek GER 8580 18 Aug 2016 Rio de Janeiro
57 Christian Plaziat FRA 8574 29 Aug 1990 Split
58 Aleksandr Yurkov UKR 8574 4 Jun 2000 Götzis
59 Jón Arnar Magnússon ISL 8573 31 May 1998 Götzis
60 Janek Õiglane EST 8572 3 Aug 2024 Saint-Denis
61 Lev Lobodin RUS 8571 20 Aug 1998 Budapest
62 Sebastian Chmara POL 8566 17 May 1998 Alhama de Murcia
63 Pascal Behrenbruch GER 8558 28 Jun 2012 Helsinki
64 Attila Zsivóczky HUN 8554 4 Jun 2000 Götzis
65 Paul Meier GER 8548 20 Aug 1993 Stuttgart
66 Igor Sobolevskiy UKR 8547 22 Jun 1984 Kyiv
67 Eelco Sintnicolaas NED 8539 28 May 2017 Götzis
68 Siegfried Stark GDR 8534 4 May 1980 Halle
69 Francisco Javier Benet ESP 8526 17 May 1998 Alhama de Murcia
70 Kristjan Rahnu EST 8526 5 Jun 2005 Arles
71 Sébastien Levicq FRA 8524 25 Aug 1999 Sevilla
72 Larbi Bouraada ALG 8521 18 Aug 2016 Rio de Janeiro
73 Yuriy Kutsenko RUS 8519 22 Jun 1984 Kyiv
74 Hans Van Alphen BEL 8519 27 May 2012 Götzis
75 Kurt Felix GRN 8509 25 Jun 2017 Ratingen
76 Valter Külvet EST 8506 2 Jul 1988 Stayki
77 Christian Schenk GER 8500 20 Aug 1993 Stuttgart
78 Aleksey Sysoyev RUS 8497 1 Jun 2008 Götzis
79 Yordanis García CUB 8496 30 May 2009 La Habana
80 Aleksandr Nevskiy UKR 8491 20 May 1984 Götzis
81 Jagan Hames AUS 8490 18 Sep 1998 Kuala Lumpur
82 Konstantin Akhapkin RUS 8485 2 Aug 1982 Moskva
83 Stefan Schmid GER 8485 23 Jul 2000 Ratingen
84 Steven Bastien USA 8485 20 Jun 2021 Eugene
85 Oleksiy Kasyanov UKR 8479 20 Aug 2009 Berlin
86 Aleksey Drozdov RUS 8475 1 Sep 2007 Osaka
87 Nikolay Avilov UKR 8466 8 Sep 1972 München
88 Mike Maczey GER 8461 4 Jun 2000 Götzis
89 Alain Blondel FRA 8453 13 Aug 1994 Helsinki
90 Romain Barras FRA 8453 29 Jul 2010 Barcelona
91 Robert de Wit NED 8447 22 May 1988 Eindhoven
92 Ramil Ganiyev UZB 8445 6 Aug 1997 Athínai
93 Richardas Malakhovskis LTU 8437 2 Jul 1988 Stayki
94 Deszö Szabó HUN 8436 29 Aug 1990 Split
95 Thomas van der Plaetsen BEL 8430 30 May 2021 Götzis
96 Aleksandr Pogorelov RUS 8429 29 May 2005 Götzis
97 Jeremy Taiwo USA 8425 3 Jul 2016 Eugene
98 Hakim McMorris USA 8420 16 Apr 2026 Walnut
99 Sergey Zhelanov RUS 8417 22 Jun 1984 Kyiv
100 Dave Steen CAN 8415 17 Jul 1988 Talence
101 Antonio Peñalver ESP 8412 6 Aug 1992 Barcelona
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