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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 ...
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.
Decathlon (French pronunciation:) is a French sporting goods retailer. With over 2,082 stores in 79 countries and regions (2024), [1] it is the largest sporting ...
Race walking first appeared in the modern Olympics in 1904 in the form of a half-mile (804.672m) walk in the all-round competition, the precursor to the 10-event decathlon. In 1908, stand-alone 1,500m and 3,000m race walks were added, and, excluding 1924, there has been at least one race walk (for men) in every Olympics since.
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 ...
The men's decathlon took place over two consecutive days, with 5 events each day. [2] [3] Date Time Round 2 August 2024: 10:05 10:55 12:15 18:00 20:50: 100 metres ...
The decathlon is an athletic event combining ten track and field events. Decathlon may also refer to: Decathlon (retailer), a global sporting goods retail store chain; Decathlon (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse; Academic Decathlon, an American academic competition; American Champion Decathlon, a light aircraft
Heino Lipp (June 21, 1922 – August 28, 2006) [1] was an Estonian athlete, who was one of the greatest decathlete in the decade of the 1940s, but he was never able to compete in the Olympic Games, because citizens of the Soviet Union were never allowed to travel outside the Soviet Union dominated Iron Curtain countries.