Editing Decathlon (section)

== All-time top 25 men ==
*Correct as of August 2024.<ref name=AlltimeM>[http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/combined-events/decathlon/outdoor/men/senior Decathlon – men – senior – outdoor]. IAAF. Retrieved on 25 January 2014.</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank
!Score
!Athlete
!Date
!Place
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!rowspan=2|1
|align=center|9,126
|{{flagathlete|[[Kevin Mayer]]|FRA}}
|15–16 September 2018
|[[Talence]]
|<ref name="Quentin Guillon">{{cite news|title=Mayer breaks decathlon world record in Talence with 9126|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/decastar-talence-2018-mayer-world-record|publisher=IAAF|author=Quentin Guillon|date=16 September 2018|access-date=21 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.55/+0.3 - 7.80/+1.2 - 16.00 - 2.05 - 48.42 / 13.75/-1.1 - 50.54 - 5.45 - 71.90 - 4:36.11 )
|-
!rowspan=2|2
| align=center|9,045 || {{flagathlete|[[Ashton Eaton]]|USA}} || 28–29 August 2015 || [[Beijing]] ||
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.23/-0.4 - 7.88/0.0 - 14.52 - 2.01 - 45.00 / 13.69/-0.2 - 43.34 - 5.20 - 63.63 - 4:17.52 )
|-
!rowspan=2|3
| align=center|9,026 || {{flagathlete|[[Roman Šebrle]]|CZE}} || 26–27 May 2001 || [[Götzis]] || 
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.64/0.0 - 8.11/+1.9 - 15.33 - 2.12 - 47.79 / 13.92/-0.2 - 47.92 - 4.80 - 70.16 - 4:21.98 )
|-
!rowspan=2|4
| align=center|9,018
|{{flagathlete|[[Damian Warner]]|CAN}}
|4–5 August 2021
|[[Tokyo]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's Decathlon Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/ATH/OG2020-_ATH_C73U_ATHMDECATH------------------------.pdf|website=olympics.com|date=5 August 2021|access-date=25 August 2021|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805132635/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/ATH/OG2020-_ATH_C73U_ATHMDECATH------------------------.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.12/+0.2 - 8.24/+0.2 - 14.80 - 2.02 - 47.48 / 13.46/-1.0 - 48.67 - 4.90 - 63.44 - 4:31.08 )
|-
!rowspan=2|5
| align="center" |8,994 || {{flagathlete|[[Tomáš Dvořák]]|CZE}}  || 3–4 July 1999 || [[Prague]]||
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.54/-0.1 - 7.90/+1.1 - 16.78 - 2.04 - 48.08 / 13.73/0.0 - 48.33 - 4.90 - 72.32 - 4:37.20 )
|-
! rowspan="2" |6
|align=center|8,961
|{{flagathlete|[[Leo Neugebauer]]|GER}}
|5–6 June 2024
|[[Hayward Field|Eugene]]
|<ref name="ncaa24">{{cite web|title=Decathlon Result|url=https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Outdoor/2024/041_Scores.htm|work=flashresults.ncaa.com|date=6 June 2024|access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.64/+0.1 - 7.86/+0.9 - 17.46 - 2.07 - 48.03 / 14.36/0.0 - 57.70 - 5.21 - 56.64 - 4:44.61 )
|-
! rowspan="2" |7
|align="center" |8,909
|{{flagathlete|[[Pierce LePage]]|CAN}}
|25–26 August 2023
|[[Budapest]]
|<ref name="World2023">{{Cite web|title=Men's Decathlon Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-1500-M-u--0--.RS2.pdf|work=World Athletics|date=26 August 2023|access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="5" |( 10.45/-0.3 - 7.59/+0.2 - 15.81 - 2.08 - 47.21 / 13.77/+0.2 - 50.98 - 5.20 - 60.90 - 4:39.88 )
|-
! rowspan="2" |8
| align="center" |8,891 || {{flagathlete|[[Dan O'Brien]]|USA}} || 4–5 September 1992 || [[Talence]]||
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.43/+2.1 - 8.08/+1.8 - 16.69 - 2.07 - 48.51 / 13.98/-0.5 - 48.56 - 5.00 - 62.58 - 4:42.10 )
|-
!rowspan=2|9
|align=center|8,867
|{{flagathlete|[[Garrett Scantling]]|USA}}
|6–7 May 2022
|[[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]]
|<ref name="fayetteville2022">{{cite web|title=Decathlon Results|url=https://results.flashresults.com/2022_05-06_USACombined/042_Scores.htm|website=flashresults.com|date=7 May 2022|access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="5" |( 10.61/-0.3 - 7.68/+2.4 - 16.27 - 2.04 - 47.08 / 14.10/+3.1 - 55.06 - 5.21 - 57.45 - 4:48.00 )
|-
! rowspan="2" |10
| align="center" |8,832
| {{flagathlete|[[Bryan Clay]]|USA}} || 29–30 June 2008 || [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] ||
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.39/-0.4 - 7.39/-1.6 - 15.17 - 2.08 - 48.41 / 13.75/+1.9 - 52.74 - 5.00 - 70.55 - 4:50.97 )
|-
!rowspan=2|11
| align=center|8,815 || {{flagathlete|[[Erki Nool]]|EST}} || 6–7 August 2001 || [[Edmonton]] || 
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.60/+1.5 - 7.63/+2.0 - 14.90 - 2.03 - 46.23 / 14.40/0.0 - 43.40 - 5.40 - 67.01 - 4:29.58 )
|-
!rowspan=2|12
| align=center|8,811 || {{flagathlete|[[Daley Thompson]]|GBR}} || 27–28 August 1986 || [[Stuttgart]] || 
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.26/+2.0 - 7.72/+1.0 - 15.73 - 2.00 - 47.02 / 14.04/-0.3 - 43.38 - 5.10 - 62.78 - 4:26.16 )
|-
!rowspan=2|13
| align=center|8,796 || {{flagathlete|[[Markus Rooth]]|NOR}} || 2–3 August 2024 || [[Stade de France|Saint-Denis]] || <ref>{{Cite web|title=Paris 2024 – Men's Decathlon Results|url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/ATH/OG2024_ATH_C73L_ATHMDECATH------------------------.pdf|website=olympics.com|date=3 August 2024|access-date=19 August 2024}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.71/+0.9 - 7.80/-0.2 - 15.25 - 1.99 - 47.69 / 14.25/+0.2 - 49.80 - 5.30 - 66.87 - 4:39.56 )
|-
!rowspan=2|14
| align=center|8,790 || {{flagathlete|[[Trey Hardee]]|USA}} || 19–20 August 2009 || [[Berlin]] || 
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.45/+0.2 - 7.83/+1.9 - 15.33 - 1.99 - 48.13 / 13.86/+0.3 - 48.08 - 5.20 - 68.00 - 4:48.91 )
|-
!rowspan=2|15
| align=center|8,784 || {{flagathlete|[[Tom Pappas]]|USA}} || 21–22 June 2003 || [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]] || 
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.78/+0.2 - 7.96/+1.4 - 16.28 - 2.17 - 48.22 / 14.13/+1.7 - 45.84 - 5.20 - 60.77 - 4:48.12 )
|-
!rowspan=2|16
| align=center|8,764 || {{Flagathlete|[[Johannes Erm]]|EST}}|| 10–11 June 2024 || [[Rome]]|| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Broadbent |first=Chris |date=12 June 2024 |title=Historic golds for Austria and Estonia at Roma 2024 |url=https://www.european-athletics.com/news/historic-golds-for-austria-and-estonia-at-roma-2024 |access-date=12 June 2024 |website=[[European Athletics]]}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.60/+0.4 - 7.91/+0.2 - 14.99 - 1.99 - 46.81 / 14.30/-0.5 - 44.56 - 5.20 - 62.71 - 4:24.95 )
|-
!rowspan=2|17
| align=center|8,756 || {{flagathlete|[[Lindon Victor]]|GRN}}|| 25–26 August 2023 || [[Budapest]]|| <ref name="World2023" />
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.60/+0.1 - 7.55/+1.0 - 15.94 - 2.02 - 48.05 / 14.47/+0.2 - 54.97 - 4.80 - 68.05 - 4:39.67 )
|-
!rowspan=2|18
| align=center|8,735 || {{flagathlete|[[Eduard Hämäläinen]]|BLR|1991}}|| 28–29 May 1994 || [[Götzis]]||
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.50/+2.1 - 7.26/+1.0 - 16.05 - 2.11 - 47.63 / 13.82/-3.0 - 49.70 - 4.90 - 60.32 - 4:35.09 )
|-
!rowspan=2|19
| align=center|8,732 || {{flagathlete|[[Ayden Owens-Delerme]]|PUR}}|| 17–18 April 2024 || [[Walnut, California|Walnut]]||
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.31/+1.9 - 7.77/+2.6 - 16.26 - 1.98 - 47.23 / 13.73/+0.9 - 46.00 - 5.10 - 59.28 - 4:45.59 )
|-
!rowspan=2|20
| align=center|8,730 || {{flagathlete|[[Jürgen Hingsen]]|FRG}}|| 27–28 August 1986 || [[Stuttgart]]||
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.87/+2.5 - 7.89/+2.8 - 16.46 - 2.12 - 48.79 / 14.52/-0.3 - 48.42 - 4.60 - 64.38 - 4:21.61 )
|-
!rowspan=2|21
|align=center|8,725 || |{{flagathlete|[[Dmitriy Karpov]]|KAZ}}|| 23–24 August 2004 || [[Athens]]||
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.50/+2.2 - 7.81/-0.9 - 15.93 - 2.09 - 46.81 / 13.97/+1.5 - 51.65 - 4.60 - 55.54 - 4:38.11 )
|-
!rowspan=2|22
| align="center" |8,720 || {{flagathlete|[[Kyle Garland]]|USA}}|| 6–7 May 2022 || [[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]]||<ref name="fayetteville2022" />
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.63/+0.9 - 7.86/+1.0 - 16.44 - 2.16 - 49.04 / 13.71/+1.0 - 46.16 - 4.85 - 59.63 - 4:43.21 )
|-
!rowspan=2|23
| align="center" |8,706 || {{flagathlete|[[Frank Busemann]]|GER}}|| 31 July – 1 August 1996 || [[Atlanta]]||
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.60/ - 8.07/+0.8 - 13.60 - 2.04 - 48.34 / 13.47/+0.3 - 45.04 - 4.80 - 66.86 - 4:31.41 )
|-
! rowspan="2" |24
| align="center" |8,705 || {{flagathlete|[[Dave Johnson (decathlete)|Dave Johnson]]|USA}}|| 23–24 April 1992 || [[Azusa, California|Azusa]]||
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.96/+0.4 - 7.52/+4.5 - 14.61 - 2.04 - 48.19 / 14.17/+0.3 - 49.88 - 5.28 - 66.96 - 4:29.38 )
|-
! rowspan=2|25
| align="center" |8,694
|{{flagathlete|[[Chris Huffins]]|USA}}|| 19–20 June 1998 || [[New Orleans]]||
|-
|colspan=5 | ( 10.31/+3.5 - 7.76/+2.5 - 15.43 - 2.18 - 49.02 / 14.02/+1.0 - 53.22 - 4.60 - 61.59 - 4:59.43 )
|}

=== Notes ===
<small>Below is a list of other scores equal or superior to 8750 pts:</small>
*[[Ashton Eaton]] also scored 9039 (2012), 8893 (2016), 8809 (2013) and 8750 (2016).
*[[Damian Warner]] also scored 8995 (2021), 8804 (2023), 8797 (2022) and 8795 (2018).
*[[Tomáš Dvořák]] also scored 8902 (2001), 8900 (2000) and 8837 (1997).
*[[Roman Šebrle]] also scored 8893 (2004), 8807 (2003), 8800 (2002) and 8757 (2000).
*[[Leo Neugebauer]] also scored 8836 (2023) and 8748 (2024).
*[[Kevin Mayer]] also scored 8834 (2016), 8816 (2022) and 8768 (2017).
*[[Dan O'Brien]] also scored 8824 (1996), 8812 (1991) and 8755 (1998).
*[[Bryan Clay]] also scored 8791 (2008).
*[[Tom Pappas]] also scored 8750 (2003).