Editing Decathlon (section)

== Records ==
{{further|Decathlon world record progression}}
The official [[Decathlon world record progression|decathlon world record]] holder is [[Kevin Mayer]] of [[France]], with a score of 9,126 points set during the 2018 [[Décastar]] in [[Talence]], France, which was ratified by [[World Athletics]].

{{Decathlon score|10.55 {{wind|+0.3}}|7.80 m {{wind|+1.2}}|16.00 m|2.05 m|48.42 |13.75 {{wind|-1.1}}|50.54 m|5.45 m|71.90 m|4:36.11}}
The previous record from [[Ashton Eaton]] (9,045 points):
{{Decathlon score|10.23 {{wind|-0.4}}|7.88 m {{wind|+0.0}}|14.52 m|2.01 m|45.00 '''[[#Decathlon bests|WDB]]'''|13.69 {{wind|-0.2}}|43.34 m|5.20 m|63.63 m|4:17.52}}

{| class="wikitable"
! Record
! Score
! Athlete
! Season
|-
| [[List of world records in athletics|World]] || 9,126 ||{{flagathlete|[[Kevin Mayer]]|FRA}}|| 2018
|-
!colspan=5|Continental records
|-
| [[List of African records in athletics|Africa]] || 8,521 || {{flagathlete|[[Larbi Bourrada]]|ALG}} || 2016
|-
| [[List of Asian records in athletics|Asia]] || 8,725 || {{flagathlete|[[Dmitriy Karpov]]|KAZ}} || 2004
|-
| [[List of European records in athletics|Europe]] || 9,126 || {{flagathlete|[[Kevin Mayer]]|FRA}} || 2018
|-
| [[List of NACAC records in athletics|North, Central America<br /> and Caribbean]] || 9,045 || {{flagathlete|[[Ashton Eaton]]|USA}} || 2015
|-
| [[List of Oceanian records in athletics|Oceania]] || 8,649 || {{flagathlete|[[Ashley Moloney]]|AUS}}|| 2021
|-
| [[List of South American records in athletics|South America]] || 8,393 || {{flagathlete|[[Carlos Chinin]]|BRA}} || 2013
|-
|}

=== Decathlon bests ===
The total decathlon score for all [[List of world records in athletics|world records]] in the respective events would be 12,666. The total decathlon score for all the best performances achieved during decathlons is 10,669. The ''Difference'' column shows the difference in points between the decathlon points that the individual current world record would be awarded and the points awarded to the current decathlon record for that event. The relative differences in points are much higher in throwing events than in running and jumping events.

Decathlon bests are only recognized when an athlete completes the ten-event competition with a score of over 7,000 points.<ref>van Kuijen, Hans (12 September 2013). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/preview/eaton-and-melnychenko-lead-talence-fields-lav Eaton and Melnychenko lead Talence fields, Lavillenie to make Decathlon debut – IAAF Combined Events Challenge]. IAAF. Retrieved on 12 September 2013.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%; text-align:right"
|+World records (WR) compared to decathlon bests (DB)
|-
!Event
!Type
!Athlete
!Record
!Score
!Difference
!Date
!Place
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! rowspan=3| 100 m
|WR
| align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Usain Bolt]]|JAM}} || 9.58 [[Second|s]] || 1,202 || 136 || 16 August 2009 || align=left|[[Berlin]] ||
|-style="border-top: 2px solid white;"
|rowspan=2|DB
|rowspan=2 align="left"|{{flagathlete|[[Damian Warner]]|CAN}}
|rowspan=2|10.12 s
|rowspan=2|1,066
|rowspan=2|
| 25 May 2019|| align=left|[[Götzis]] ||<ref>{{cite news|title=Johnson-Thompson and Warner reinforce dominance with overnight leads in Götzis|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/hypomeeting-gotzis-2019-warner-johnson-thomps2|publisher=IAAF|author=Gabriella Pieraccini|date=25 May 2019|access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 4 August 2021
| align=left|[[Tokyo]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Decathlon – 100m Results Summary|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/ATH/OG2020-_ATH_C73D_ATHMDECATH------------100---------.pdf|website=olympics.com|date=4 August 2021|access-date=19 August 2021|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804002541/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/ATH/OG2020-_ATH_C73D_ATHMDECATH------------100---------.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| Long jump
|WR
| align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Mike Powell (athlete)|Mike Powell]]|USA}} || 8.95 [[Metre|m]] || 1,312 || 134 || 30 August 1991 || align=left|[[Tokyo]] ||
|-style="border-top: 2px solid white;"
|DB
| align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Simon Ehammer]]|SUI}} || 8.45 m || 1,178 ||  || 28 May 2022 || align=left|[[Götzis]] || <ref name="SRF">{{cite news|title=8,45 Meter: Ehammers unglaublicher Rekordsatz im Weitsprung|url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/leichtathletik/bei-meeting-in-goetzis-8-45-meter-ehammers-unglaublicher-rekordsatz-im-weitsprung|publisher=SRF|language=German|date=28 May 2022|access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| Shot put
|WR
| align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Ryan Crouser]]|USA}} || 23.56 m || 1,323 || 275 || 27 May 2023 || align=left|[[Los Angeles]] || <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-19 |title=Crouser retains shot put title at worlds after nearly staying home due to blood clots |url=https://apnews.com/article/track-worlds-crouser-sifan-hassan-531123ed018529bf31bc865b6850fb32 |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
|-style="border-top: 2px solid white;"
|DB
| align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Edy Hubacher]]|SUI}} || 19.17 m || 1,048 ||  ||  5 October 1969 || align=left|[[Bern]] ||
|-
! rowspan=2| High jump
|WR
| align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Javier Sotomayor]]|CUB}} || 2.45 m || 1,244 || 173 || 27 July 1993 || align=left|[[Salamanca]] ||
|-style="border-top: 2px solid white;"
|DB
| align="left" | {{flagathlete|[[Derek Drouin]]|CAN}} || 2.28 m || 1,071 || || 7 April 2017 || align="left" |[[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=2017 Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational – Men's High Jump Results|url=http://www.phototiming.com/meets/17samadams/F%20%205040717.htm|work=phototiming.com|date=7 April 2017|access-date=9 April 2017}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| 400 m
|WR
| align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Wayde van Niekerk]]|RSA}} || 43.03 s || 1,164 || 104 || 14 August 2016 || align=left|[[Rio de Janeiro]] ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 400m Results|url=https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/A/T/ATM004101_Results_2016_08_14_ff3d0a74_10b4_4382_91f3_8783d2c9311c.pdf|work=Rio 2016 official website|date=14 August 2016|access-date=15 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920130147/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/A/T/ATM004101_Results_2016_08_14_ff3d0a74_10b4_4382_91f3_8783d2c9311c.pdf|archive-date=20 September 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-style="border-top: 2px solid white;"
|DB
| align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Ashton Eaton]]|USA}}|| 45.00 s || 1,060 ||  ||  28 August 2015|| align=left|[[Beijing]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Decathlon – 400&nbsp;m Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/15th-iaaf-world-championships-4875/results/men/decathlon/400-metres/result#resultheader|publisher=IAAF|date=28 August 2015|access-date=28 August 2015|archive-date=August 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831000557/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/15th-iaaf-world-championships-4875/results/men/decathlon/400-metres/result#resultheader|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| 110&nbsp;m hurdles
|WR
| align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Aries Merritt]]|USA}} || 12.80 s || 1,135 || 76 || 7 September 2012 || align=left|[[Brussels]] ||
|-style="border-top: 2px solid white;"
|DB
| align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Damian Warner]]|CAN}} || 13.36 s || 1,059 ||  ||  30 May 2021 || align=left|[[Götzis]] || <ref name="World Athletics">{{cite news|title=Warner makes history in Götzis with sixth victory and 8995 score|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-challenge-combined-events/news/hypo-meeting-gotzis-2021|publisher=World Athletics|author1=Jess Whittington|author2=Jon Mulkeen|date=30 May 2021|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| Discus throw
|WR
| align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Mykolas Alekna]]|LTU}} || 75.56 m || 1,416 || 384 || 13 April 2025 || align=left|[[Ramona, Oklahoma|Ramona]] || <ref>{{cite news | title=Lithuanian and Cal Bears star Mykolas Alekna sets world record with a 247-plus feet throw | date=April 13, 2025 | url=https://apnews.com/article/alekna-world-record-discus-6b475389a3ffb659f839e49e7eade711 | work=apnews.com }}</ref>
|-style="border-top: 2px solid white;"
|DB
| align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Leo Neugebauer]]|GER}} || 57.70 m || 1,032 ||  || 6 June 2024 || align=left|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] || <ref name="ncaa24"/>
|-
! rowspan=2| Pole vault
|WR
| align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Armand Duplantis]]|SWE}} || 6.27 m || 1,321 || 169 || 28 February 2025 || align="left" |[[Clermont-Ferrand]]|| <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-28 |title=Mondo Duplantis breaks men's pole vault world record for 11th time |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/c3rn8qq2elxo |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-style="border-top: 2px solid white;"
|DB
| align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Tim Lobinger]]|GER}} || 5.76 m || 1,152 ||  ||  16 September 1999 || align=left|[[Leverkusen]] ||
|-
! rowspan=2| Javelin throw
|WR
| align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Jan Železný]]|CZE}} || 98.48 m || 1,331 || 291 || 25 May 1996 || align=left|[[Jena]] ||
|-style="border-top: 2px solid white;"
|DB
| align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Peter Blank]]|GER}} || 79.80 m || 1,040 ||  ||  19 July 1992 || align=left|[[Emmelshausen]] ||
|-
! rowspan=2| 1500 m
|WR
| align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Hicham El Guerrouj]]|MAR}} || 3:26.00 [[Minute|min]]:s || 1,218 || 255 || 14 July 1998 || align=left|[[Rome]] ||
|-style="border-top: 2px solid white;"
|DB
| align="left"| {{flagathlete|Robert Baker|USA}} || 3:58.7{{AthAbbr|h}} min:s || 963 ||  ||  3 April 1980 || align=left|[[Austin, Texas|Austin]] ||
|-
! rowspan=2 | Total
! colspan=3 | World records || 12,666 || 1,197 || colspan="3" |
|-
! colspan=3 | Decathlon bests || 10,669 !! colspan="4" |
|}