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This is a list of the NCAA Division I outdoor champions in combined track and field events – the decathlon for men, and the heptathlon for women. International javelin design regulations changed in 1986, so all javelin throws before that year were using an older, more aerodynamic javelin.
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 a decade later: to Germany in 1986, [11] Spain in 1992, [11] [12] Italy in 1993, [11] [citation needed] Belgium in 1997, [13] Portugal, the United Kingdom in 1999, Brazil in 2001, mainland China in ...
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 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 23 and 24 July 2022. [1] Kevin Mayer was the winner of the competition with a score of 8816 points.
In 2023, Williams set a new lifetime best of 8630 points to win the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and become U.S. Champion in the decathlon for the first time. This score also put him 31st on the global all-time list and booked his place at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, where he finished 7th. [5] [6]
Athletes are allocated points based on an international-standard points scoring system, such as the decathlon scoring table. [1] Other longer combined events do exist, such as the icosathlon (double decathlon) for men and the tetradecathlon for women. Indoors, both men and women compete in the tetradecathlon, with slightly different events to ...
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 at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha from 2 to 4 October. [1]Because of the timetable, with the last competition finishing after midnight local time on 4 October, the technical rules of decathlon were modified: since this edition, the decathlon has to be completed in a period of two 24 hours rather than over two ...