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Decathlon's former logo. Founded by Michel Leclercq in 1976, Decathlon started with a store in Lille, France. [9] Its holding company was formerly known as Oxylane. [10]The company expanded abroad to Germany in 1986, [11] Spain in 1992, [11] [12] Italy in 1993, [11] Belgium in 1997, [13] Portugal, the United Kingdom in 1999, Brazil in 2001, mainland China in 2003, India and Romania in 2009 ...
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").
The men's decathlon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 19 and August 20. The competition is notable for having the highest number of competitors (38) and the highest proportion of athletes (almost 89.5 %) finishing the competition in the World Championships history.
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 ...
Michael Leclercq is a French entrepreneur and businessman best known as the founder of Decathlon, one of the world’s largest sporting goods retailers.Established in 1976, Decathlon has revolutionized the sporting goods industry with its unique business model, emphasizing accessibility, innovation, and affordability.
Beginning in 1920, the IAAF considered, at least, the following criteria for a legitimate decathlon scoring table: [4] (1) The table should reflect the fact that, at higher levels of performance, a unit gain (such as a decrement of 0.01 second in sprint times) is more significant than at lower levels of performance, because of the physiological limitations of the human body.
Dunakeszi (Hungarian: [ˈdunɒkɛsi]) is a city in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. It is located to the north of Budapest on the left bank of the ...
Városi Sportegyesület Dunakeszi: 13.96 Zsombor Gálpál Budapesti Honvéd SE : 14.10 PB: 400 metres hurdles Árpád Bánóczy Vasas: 50.19 Csaba Molnár A-Plast Ikarus BSE: 50.89 Bátor Birovecz Újpesti TE: 51.03 PB: 3000 metres steeplechase István Palkovits KARC (Kecskemét) 8:44.74 Ármin Lesták MATE-GEAC: 8:48.97 PB: Bence Deák ...