| The modern decathlon first appeared on the at the in | Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all |
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| The decathlon tables should not be confused with the scoring tables compiled by , to allow comparison of the relative quality of performances by athletes in different events | The current official holder is Frenchman , who scored a total of 9,126 points at the 2018 in France |
The decathlon is contested mainly by male athletes, while female athletes typically compete in the.
| Decathlon combines four runs, three jumps and three throws | The schedule of events differs from the men's decathlon, with the field events switched between day one and day two; this is to avoid scheduling conflicts when men's and women's decathlon competitions take place simultaneously |
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| On those tables, for example, a decathlon score of 9,006 points equates to 1,265 "comparison points", the same number as a triple jump of 18 m | The points tables used are the same as for the heptathlon in the shared events |
Decathlon bests are only recognized when an athlete completes the ten-event competition with a score over 7,000 points.