This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2002 in the men's decathlon. One of the main events during this season were the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany, where the competition started on August 7, 2002 and ended on August 8, 2002. Roman Šebrle had broken the world record in the previous year, collecting 9026 points at the 2001 Hypo-Meeting in Götzis, Austria.
| Rank | Points | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8800 | Götzis, Austria | 02/06/2002 | |||
| 2 | 8583 | Götzis, Austria | 02/06/2002 | |||
| 3 | 8509 | Götzis, Austria | 02/06/2002 | |||
| 4 | 8438 | Munich, Germany | 08/08/2002 | |||
| 5 | 8433 | Ratingen, Germany | 16/06/2002 | |||
| 6 | 8390 | Ratingen, Germany | 16/06/2002 | |||
| 7 | 8230 | Berkeley, United States | 20 06 2002 | |||
| 8 | 8226 | Ratingen, Germany | 16/06/2002 | |||
| 9 | 8192 | Munich, Germany | 08/08/2002 | |||
| 10 | 8175 | Götzis, Austria | 02/06/2002 | |||
| 11 | 8163 | Krasnodar, Russia | 24/05/2002 | |||
| 12 | 8158 | Munich, Germany | 08/08/2002 | |||
| 13 | 8133 | Atlanta, United States | 17/05/2002 | |||
| 14 | 8122 | Berlin, Germany | 01/09/2002 | |||
| 15 | 8108 | Arles, France | 02/06/2002 | |||
| 16 | 8099 | Ratingen, Germany | 16/06/2002 | |||
| 17 | 8094 | Baton Rouge, United States | 01/06/2002 | |||
| 18 | 8081 | Arlington, United States | 11/05/2002 | |||
| 19 | 8041 | Baton Rouge, United States | 01/06/2002 | |||
| 20 | 8041 | Busan, South Korea | 10/10/2002 | |||
| 21 | 8023 | Ratingen, Germany | 16/06/2002 | |||
| 22 | 8008 | Götzis, Austria | 02/06/2002 | |||
| 23 | 8007 | Krasnodar, Russia | 24/05/2002 | |||
| 24 | 7995 | Busan, South Korea | 10/10/2002 | |||
| 25 | 7989 | Arles, France | 02/06/2002 |