But the first decathlon that resembles the current format was held in , with the inaugural Olympic Games decathlon — famously won by the legendary Jim Thorpe — taking place a year later at the Stockholm Games. The USA has been the most successful nation in Olympic decathlon history. Among their star performers have been Bob Mathias, the and Olympic champion, and and gold medallist Ashton Eaton.
The other man in Olympic history to win successive decathlon titles is Britain's Daley Thompson in and All Lifestyle Performance Culture.
Season Top Lists All time Top lists. Home of World Athletics. The wide range of events means athletes must train in a much different way than one who is specializing in one discipline. The decathlon is spaced out with varying amounts of time between competition. During the downtime between events, athletes rest and refuel.
A running event always begins and ends the decathlon. The scene after a decathlon and heptathlon is usually exhausted athletes sprawled out onto the track.
In fact, the current version takes pages to explain. All you really need to know is the obvious: the faster you go in the running events, the lower the time.
The same goes with the throwing and jumping events, except the aim is, of course, to throw farther or jump higher. Long jump — a. Shot put — a. Day m, long jump, shot put, high jump and m. Day 2: m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and m.
Points are awarded in each event according to a scoring table. A score of points would correspond to the following results: The main qualities of a decathlete are speed, strength and especially dynamism. Get social with us
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