Editing Decathlon (section)

=== 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>

; Women's decathlon reversed field event order (optional)
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; Day 1
* [[100 metres]]
* [[Discus throw]]
* [[Pole vault]]
* [[Javelin throw]]
* [[400 metres]]
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;Day 2
* [[100 metres hurdles]]
* [[Long jump]]
* [[Shot put]]
* [[High jump]]
* [[1500 metres]]
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