2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon explained

Event:	Men's decathlon
Competition:	2022 World Championships
Venue:	Hayward Field
Dates:	23–24 July
Competitors:	23
Nations:	12
Win Label:	Winning points
Win Value:	8816
Gold:	Kevin Mayer
Goldnoc:	FRA
Silver:	Pierce LePage
Silvernoc:	CAN
Bronze:	Zach Ziemek
Bronzenoc:	USA
Prev:	2019
Next:	2023

The men's decathlon at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 23 and 24 July 2022.^[1] Kevin Mayer was the winner of the competition with a score of 8816 points.^[2]

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:^[3]

width=25% align=center	Record	width=25% align=center	Athlete &	width=10% align=center	width=25% align=center	Location	width=15% align=center	Date
World record		9126 pts	Talence, France	16 September 2018
Championship record		9045 pts	Beijing, China	29 August 2015
World Leading		8867 pts	Fayetteville, United States	7 May 2022
African Record		8521 pts	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	18 August 2016
Asian Record		8725 pts	Athens, Greece	24 August 2004
North, Central American and Caribbean record		9045 pts	Beijing, China	29 August 2015
South American Record		8393 pts	São Paulo, Brazil	8 June 2013
European Record		9126 pts	Talence, France	16 September 2018
Oceanian record		8649 pts	Tokyo, Japan	5 August 2021

For the current records in each discipline see Decathlon bests.

The following records were set at the competition:

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 8350 points.^[4]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:

Date	Time	Round
23 July	09:50	100 metres
	10:40	Long jump
	12:10	Shot put
	16:10	High jump
	18:55	400 metres
24 July	09:35	110 metres hurdles
	10:30	Discus throw
	12:15	Pole vault
	17:05	Javelin throw
	19:20	1500 metres

Results

100 metres

The 100 metres event was started on 23 July at 9:50.^[5]

Rank	Heat	Time	Points
1	3	10.27	1030
2	3	10.39	1001
3	3	10.49	977
4	3	10.52	970
5	3	10.57	959
6	3	10.62	947
7	3	10.69	931
8	3	10.78	910
9	2	10.83	899
10	1	10.88	888
11	2	10.93	876
12	2	10.93	876
13	2	10.94	874
14	1	10.99	863
15	2	11.07	845
16	2	11.11	836
17	2	11.12	834
18	1	11.14	830
19	2	11.19	819
20	1	11.22	812
21	1	11.43	767
22	1	11.46	761

	1		0

Long jump

The long jump event was started on 23 July at 10:40.^[6]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	Round			Result	Points	Notes	Overall
Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	data-sort-type="number"	1 !	data-sort-type="number"	2 !	Points	Notes	data-sort-type="number"	3 !	Pts	Rank
1	A			7.55	7.87	7.51	7.87	1027		2057	1
2	A			7.35	7.55	7.70	7.70	985		1944	3
3	A			7.64	7.48	x	7.64	970		1940	4
4	B			7.42	7.56	x	7.56	950		1826	9
5	A			x	7.55	6.04	7.55	947		1835	8
6=	A			x	7.51	7.54	7.54	945		1892	6
6=	A			7.54	7.21	-	7.54	945		1946	2
8	B			7.49	5.31	-	7.49	932		1751	14
9	A			6.91	7.46	7.41	7.46	925		1770	13
10	A			7.40	7.46	7.28	7.46	925		1902	5
11	A			7.10	7.41	7.23	7.41	913		1789	10
12	A			7.11	7.41	x	7.41	913		1844	7
13	B			7.19	x	7.37	7.37	903		1777	12
14	B			7.21	7.32	6.99	7.32	891		1721	15
15	B			7.26	7.04	x	7.26	876		1710	16
16	A			x	7.26	x	7.26	876		1786	11
17	A			6.82	7.14	6.68	7.14	847		1683	18
18	B			6.91	6.97	7.13	7.13	845		1612	21
19	B			6.91	6.96	7.09	7.09	835		1647	20
20	B			6.96	x	x	6.96	804		1667	19
20	B			x	x	6.96	6.96	804		1703	17
22	B			4.42	5.90	-	5.90	565		1326	22

Shot put

The shot put event was started on 23 July at 12:10.^[7]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	Round			Result	Points	Notes	Overall
Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	data-sort-type="number"	1 !	data-sort-type="number"	2 !	Points	Notes	data-sort-type="number"	3 !	Pts	Rank
1	A			16.00	15.38	16.29	16.29	869		2655	6
2	A			14.38	15.83		15.83	841		2611	9
3	A			15.09	15.28	15.37	15.37	812		2756	2
4	A			15.19	15.24		15.24	804		2648	7
5	B			13.95	14.52	15.17	15.17	800		2521	12
6	B			14.74	14.90	15.01	15.01	790		2567	10
7	A			12.97	15.00	14.36	15.00	790		2457	18
8	B			14.83	14.99		14.99	789		2846	1
9	A			14.98			14.98	788		2680	5
10	A			14.38	14.97	14.65	14.97	788		2728	3
11	A			14.89	14.83	14.56	14.89	783		2466	17
12	B			14.31	14.83	14.70	14.83	779		2489	14
13	A			14.26	14.29	14.83	14.83	779		2725	4
14	B			14.49	14.52		14.52	760		2407	20
15	A			14.37	14.40	14.44	14.44	755		2367	21
16	B			14.06	13.59	14.29	14.29	746		2497	13
17	B			14.28	14.27	14.11	14.28	745		2647	8
18	B			13.83	13.49		13.83	718		2421	19
19	B			12.99	13.49	13.69	13.69	709		2544	11
20	B			13.36	13.00	13.20	13.36	689		2478	16
21	B			11.53	12.87	12.74	12.87	659		2485	15
	A							0

High jump

The high jump event was started on 23 July at 12:10.^[8]

		Athlete	Nationality																		Overall
		Athlete	Nationality
1	A			–	–	–	–	–	–	xo	–	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx	2.17	963	3507	7
2	A			–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx		2.14	934	3582	3
3	A			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	xxo	xo	xo	xxx			2.11	906	3427	9
4	A			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	xxx				2.08	878	3634	2
5	A			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	xxo	o	xo	xxx				2.08	878	3363	12
6	B			–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	o						2.05	850	3257	18
7	B			–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	xxo	o	xxx					2.05	850	3530	5
7	A			–	–	–	–	–	–	o	xo	xo	o	xxx					2.05	850	3271	17
9	A			–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	xo	xxx					2.05	850	3217	20
10	B			–	–	–	–	xo	–	o	o	o	xo	xxx					2.05	850	3339	13
11	B			–	–	–	–	–	o	xo	xo	o	xo	xxx					2.05	850	3696	1
12	A			–	–	–	o	o	o	o	xo	xo	xxx						2.02	822	3550	4
13	B			–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	xxo	xxx						2.02	822	3319	14
13	A			–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	xxo	xxx						2.02	822	3300	16
15	A			–	–	–	–	xo	o	xo	xxo	xxo	xxx						2.02	822	3477	8
16	A			–	–	–	–	–	–	xo	o	xxx							1.99	794	3519	6
17	B			–	–	–	xo	o	xo	xxo	o	xxx							1.99	794	3405	11
18	B			–	–	o	o	xo	xo	o	xxx								1.96	767	3224	19
19	B			–	–	–	–	o	–	xo	xxx								1.96	767	3414	10
20	B			–	o	o	o	xxo	xo	xxx									1.93	740	3206	21
21	B			–	–	–	xo	xxo	xo	xxx									1.93	740	3307	15

400 metres

The 400 metres event was started on 23 July at 18:55.^[9]

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Pts	Rank
1	3			45.07	1056		4606	1
2	3			46.84	966		4485	2
3	3			46.88	964		4378	5
4	3			47.03	957		4264	11
5	3			47.71	923		4286	10
6	3			47.95	912		4212	13
7	3			48.34	893		4298	9
8	2			48.39	890		4147	16
9	1			49.16	854		4193	14
10	1			49.25	849		4120	17
11	2			49.27	849		4326	8
12	2			49.29	848		4054	19
13	2			49.33	846		4165	15
14	2			49.40	842		4372	6
15	2			49.44	841		4065	18
16	1			49.56	835		4469	3
17	2			49.64	831		4413	4
18	2			49.80	824		4331	7
19	1			50.38	797		4224	12
20	1			50.94	772		3989	20
	3				0

110 metres hurdles

The 110 metres hurdles event was started on 24 July at 09:35.^[10]

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Pts	Rank
1	3			13.78	1003		5488	2
2	3			13.88	990		5596	1
3=	3			13.92	985		5050	18
3=	3			13.92	985		5357	5
5	2			14.02	972		5092	14
6	2			14.14	957		5011	19
7	3			14.18	951		5364	4
8	2			14.27	940		5087	15
9	3			14.28	939		5225	7
10	1			14.38	926		5190	9
11	2			14.43	920		5085	16
12	2			14.46	916		5294	6
13	1			14.47	915		5384	3
14	1			14.49	912		5136	12
15	2			14.69	887		5080	17
16	2			14.75	880		5092	13
17	1			14.76	879		5205	8
18	1			14.86	867		5165	11
19	1			14.91	797		4224	20
20	1			15.05	843		5174	10

Discus throw

The discus throw event was started on 24 July at 10:30.^[11]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	Round			Result	Points	Notes	Overall
Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	data-sort-type="number"	1 !	data-sort-type="number"	2 !	Points	Notes	data-sort-type="number"	3 !	Pts	Rank
1	A			51.01	53.67	54.39	54.39	962		5973	9
2	B			44.70	49.32	53.92	53.92	952		6157	5
3	B			53.26			53.26	939		6427	1
4	B			51.63	51.88		51.88	910		6075	7
5	A			49.44		48.44	49.44	859		6216	4
6	A			45.47	45.30	48.40	48.40	837		6221	3
7	A			46.52		44.66	46.52	798		5934	12
8	B			46.37	45.87	45.28	46.37	795		5845	15
9	B				45.44		45.44	776		6140	6
10	B			40.73	44.62		44.62	759		5846	14
11	B			40.78	44.18		44.18	750		5940	11
12	B			40.83		42.89	42.89	724		5898	13
13	A			41.09	40.32	42.88	42.88	723		5948	10
14	B				40.73	42.70	42.70	720		5812	16
15	A					42.45	42.45	715		6009	8
16	B			42.36	38.70		42.36	713		6309	2
17	A			42.13			42.13	708		5557	19
18	A			40.72	40.54	40.96	40.96	684		5769	18
19	B			38.46		40.66	40.66	678		5770	17
20	A				30.49	29.67	30.49	474		5554	20

Pole vault

The pole vault event started on 24 July at 17:05.^[12] ^[13]

		Athlete	Nationality																			Overall
		Athlete	Nationality
1	A			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	xxo	xo	xo	o	xo	xxx	5.40	1035	7251	3
2	A			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	–	xxo	xxx	5.40	1035	7256	2
3	A			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	xxo	xxo	o	o	xxx		5.30	1004	6938	6
4	A			–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	o	o	xxx				5.10	941	6889	9
5	B			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	xo	–	o	o	xxx					5.00	910	7337	1
6	A			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	xxo	xxx					5.00	910	6679	14
7	B			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	xxo	o	xxx							4.80	849	6695	13
8	B			–	–	–	–	o	xo	o	o	xo	xxx							4.80	849	6924	8
9	B			–	–	–	–	xo	o	o	xxo	xo	xxx							4.80	849	7006	5
10	B			–	–	–	–	–	–	xo	o	xxx								4.70	819	6759	11
11	B			–	–	–	–	o	–	o	xo	xxx								4.70	819	6717	12
12	B			–	–	–	–	xo	xo	o	xo	xxx								4.70	819	6589	16
13	B			–	–	–	–	xxo	–	o	–	xxx								4.60	790	6635	15
14	A			–	xxo	–	r													4.60	790	6763	10
15	B			–	–	–	xo	o	o	xxo	xxx									4.60	790	6930	7
16	B			–	–	–	–	–	o	xxx										4.50	760	7069	4
17	B			–	o	o	xo	xo	o	xxx										4.50	760	6572	17
18	A			–	–	xxx														NM	0	5557	18

Javelin throw

The javelin throw event started on 24 July at 17:05.^[14] ^[15]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	Round			Result	Points	Notes	Overall
Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	data-sort-type="number"	1 !	data-sort-type="number"	2 !	Points	Notes	data-sort-type="number"	3 !	Pts	Rank
1	A			64.01	70.31	68.73	70.31	894		8145	1
2	B			67.33	67.93	69.74	69.74	885		7580	7
3	B			59.59	65.52	66.20	66.20	832		7838	4
4	A			62.11	60.45	63.54	63.54	791		7729	5
5	A			62.52	60.50	59.37	60.50	776		7455	12
6	A			58.22	61.19	62.18	62.18	771		8027	3
7	A			x	61.49	x	61.49	760		7523	11
8	B			48.95	57.52	56.63	57.52	701		8038	2
9	A			56.92	53.78	54.59	56.92	692		7264	17
10	B			50.70	56.87	49.65	56.87	691		7450	13
11	B			54.33	56.75	55.45	56.75	689		7324	15
12	A			50.31	46.70	56.52	56.52	686		6243	18
13	B			53.49	54.46	55.80	55.80	675		7264	16
14	B			50.25	54.16	55.47	55.47	670		7387	14
15	A			54.76	53.34	49.73	54.76	659		7548	10
16	B			48.51	53.23	x	53.23	637		7567	8
17	B			41.73	52.80	x	52.80	630		7554	9
18	A			50.98	46.24	49.58	50.98	603		7672	6

1500 metres

The 1500 metres event started on 24 July at 19:20.^[16]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Points	Notes	Pts	Rank
1			4:13.02	860		8532	4
2			4:13.81	854		8434	6
3			4:25.08	777		8227	9
4			4:26.87	765		7008	18
5			4:29.67	747		8071	14
6			4:37.26	698		8246	8
7			4:37.58	696		8425	7
8			4:40.84	675		8062	15
9			4:40.92	675		7939	16
10			4:41.44	671		8816	1
11			4:42.77	663		8701	2
12			4:43.51	658		8113	12
13			4:44.97	649		8676	3
14			4:47.22	636		8474	5
15			4:48.41	628		8182	10
16			4:52.85	602		7866	17
17			4:55.90	584		8107	13
18			4:58.94	566		8133	11

Final standings

The final standings were as follows:^[17]

data-sort-type="number"	Rank !	Athlete	Nationality											Total	Notes
			10.62	7.54	14.98	2.05	49.40	13.92	49.44	5.40	70.31	4:41.44	8816
			10.39	7.54	14.83	1.99	46.84	13.78	53.26	5.00	57.52	4:42.77	8701
			10.57	7.70	15.37	2.08	49.56	14.47	48.40	5.40	62.18	4:44.97	8676
4			10.52	7.64	14.97	2.02	45.07	13.88	42.36	4.50	50.98	4:13.02	8532
5			10.78	7.26	16.29	2.02	49.27	14.76	53.92	4.80	66.20	4:47.22	8474
6			11.22	7.09	14.52	2.05	48.39	14.27	44.62	4.80	69.74	4:13.81	8434
7			11.14	7.32	15.17	2.11	50.38	14.49	46.52	5.30	63.54	4:37.58	8425
8			10.93	7.56	12.87	2.08	47.71	14.28	42.88	5.10	54.76	4:37.26	8246
9			10.94	7.37	15.01	1.93	47.02	14.38	44.18	4.70	56.87	4:25.08	8227
10			11.07	7.46	15.83	1.99	48.34	14.86	51.88	4.80	52.80	4:48.41	8182
11			10.69	7.41	15.24	2.14	49.64	14.18	45.44	4.60	53.23	4:58.94	8133
12			11.19	7.49	14.29	2.02	49.33	14.43	40.96	5.00	62.52	4:43.51	8113
13			11.11	7.14	14.89	1.93	49.29	14.14	54.39	4.60	61.49	4:55.90	8107
14			10.99	6.96	15.00	1.96	49.44	13.92	46.37	4.60	56.75	4:29.67	8071
15			10.88	7.55	13.69	2.17	49.80	15.05	42.89	4.70	55.47	4:40.84	8062
16			10.93	7.41	13.36	2.02	47.95	14.75	40.66	4.70	55.80	4:40.92	7939
17			10.83	6.96	13.83	2.05	49.25	14.02	42.70	4.50	56.92	4:52.85	7866
18			11.43	7.13	14.44	2.05	50.94	14.91	42.13		56.52	4:26.87	7008
			10.49	7.46	14.28	1.96	46.88	14.46	42.45		–
			11.12	7.26	14.83	2.05	49.16	14.69	30.49		–
			10.27	7.87	14.99	2.05			–	–	–
			11.46	5.90		–			–	–	–
				–	–	–			–	–	–

Notes and References

Web site: Oregon22 Timetable | WCH 22 | World Athletics. www.worldathletics.org.
Web site: Emotional decathlon victory for Kevin Mayer . Athletics Weekly . 25 July 2022 . Jason . Henderson .
Web site: Decathlon Men − Records. IAAF. 9 July 2022.
News: Competitions Entry Standards 2022 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022. iaaf.org. 9 July 2022.
Web site: 100 metres results.
Web site: Long jump results.
Web site: Shot put results.
Web site: High jump results.
Web site: 400 metres results.
Web site: 100 metres hurdles results.
Web site: Discus throw results.
Web site: Pole vault results.
Web site: Pole vault summary.
Web site: Javelin throw results.
Web site: Javelin throw summary.
Web site: 1500 metres results.
Web site: Final standings.