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The men's decathlon has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912. This was the 26th appearance of the event in the Olympic Games . Qualification
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the men's decathlon event if all athletes meet the entry standard or qualify by ranking during the qualifying period. (The limit of 3 has been in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress.) The qualifying standard is 8350 points.
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:
Grenada’s Lindon Victor took the Bronze medal in the decathlon at the Paris Olympics with a two-day, 10-event score of 8,711, behind Gold medalist Norway’s Markus Rooth, with 8,796 points, and ...
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 competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium between 17 and 18 August. [1] The medals were presented by Dagmawit Girmay Berhane, IOC member, Ethiopia and Bernard Amsalem, Council Member of the IAAF.
The decathlon consists of ten track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the ten components. The athletes all compete in one competition with no elimination rounds.
The Men's decathlon competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, was held at the Olympic Stadium on 8–9 August. [1]From the outset, new world record holder Ashton Eaton dominated the events with teammate Trey Hardee his closest competitor.