Editing Decathlon (section)

== Format ==

=== Men's decathlon ===
The vast majority of international and top-level men's decathlons are divided into a two-day competition, with the [[track and field]] events held in the order below. Traditionally, all decathletes who finish the event, rather than just the winner or medal-winning athletes, do a round of honour together after the competition.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} The current world record holder is [[Kevin Mayer]] from France with 9126 points which he set on September 16, 2018, in [[Talence]], France.
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* [[100 metres]]
* [[Long jump]]
* [[Shot put]]
* [[High jump]]
* [[400 metres]]
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* [[110 metres hurdles]]
* [[Discus throw]]
* [[Pole vault]]
* [[Javelin throw]]
* [[1500 metres]]
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=== Women's decathlon ===
At major championships, the women's equivalent of the decathlon is the seven-event [[heptathlon]]; before 1981 it was the five-event [[pentathlon]].<ref>IAAF Scoring Tables for Combined Events, p. 9.</ref> However, in 2001, the IAAF (now [[World Athletics]]) approved scoring tables for a women's decathlon; the current world record holder is [[Austra Skujytė]] of [[Lithuania]], with 8,358.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/lithuania/austra-skujyte-14290383 |title=Records of Austra Skujytė |publisher=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref> Women's disciplines differ from men's in the same way as for standalone events: the shot, discus, and javelin weigh less, and the sprint hurdles use lower hurdles over 100&nbsp;m rather than 110&nbsp;m. The points tables used are the same as for the heptathlon in the shared events. In some women's decathlon competitions, the schedule differs from the men's decathlon, with the field events switched between day one and day two. This rule was initially instituted to avoid scheduling conflicts when men's and women's decathlon competitions take place simultaneously, however by 2024 the rule was revised to allow conducting the women's decathlon using the men's event order.<ref>IAAF Scoring Tables for Combined Events, p. 10.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/download/download?filename=675a002e-ccdd-4df3-ad3c-42be2942be78.pdf&urlslug=C1.1%20%26%20C2.1%20-%20Competition%20Rules%20%26%20Technical%20Rules|title=2024 World Athletics Competition Rules|page=102}}</ref> The inaugural [[Women's Decathlon World Championships]] used the men's ordering of events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7209596?eventId=10229985&gender=W| access-date=20 September 2024 |website=[[World Athletics]]| title=Women's Decathlon Championships Results}}</ref>

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* [[100 metres]]
* [[Discus throw]]
* [[Pole vault]]
* [[Javelin throw]]
* [[400 metres]]
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* [[100 metres hurdles]]
* [[Long jump]]
* [[Shot put]]
* [[High jump]]
* [[1500 metres]]
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=== One hour ===
The one-hour decathlon is a special type of decathlon in which the athletes have to start the last of ten events (1500&nbsp;m) within sixty minutes of the start of the first event. The world record holder is [[Czech Republic|Czech]] decathlete [[Robert Změlík]], who achieved 7,897 points at a meeting in [[Ostrava]], [[Czechoslovakia]], in 1992.<ref>{{cite web | title=Sebrle set for 100 minute Decathlon | date=June 20, 2003 | url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/news/sebrle-set-for-100-minute-decathlon-1 }}</ref>

=== Masters athletics ===
In [[Masters athletics]], performance scores are [[Masters athletics#Age-graded tables|age graded]] before being applied to the standard scoring table. This way, marks that would be competitive within an age division can get rated, even if those marks would not appear on the scale designed for younger age groups. Additionally, like women, the age divisions use different implement weights and lower hurdles. Based on this system, German Rolf Geese in the M60 division and American Robert Hewitt in the M80 divisions have set their respective [[List of world records in masters athletics#Decathlon|world records]] over 8,000 points. Using the same scale, [[Nadine O'Connor]] scored 10,234 points in the W65 division, the highest decathlon score ever recorded.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stone |first=Ken |url=http://www.masters-athlete.com/public/844.cfm |title=Masters track athlete of the decade? |publisher=Masters-athlete.com |access-date=7 February 2010 |archive-date=March 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305174730/http://www.masters-athlete.com/public/844.cfm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://masterstrack.com/2009/08/445/ |title=Masterstrack.com Results detail O'Connor's historic 10,234-point decathlon » masterstrack.com |access-date=2014-11-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129043131/http://masterstrack.com/2009/08/445/ |archive-date=29 November 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>