How many throwing events are in the mens decathlon

World Indoor Championships. Tokyo All Competitions. Athletics Tokyo There's got to be three reasons why athletes decide to get involved in the heptathlon or decathlon events at an Olympic Games.

One: they love too many sports and can't actually decide which one to fully focus on so they just commit to all of them. Two: they're actually the perfect all-round sports person and can adapt their skills to a whole range of different disciplines that is essentially the ultimate test for any athlete.

Their records time and distance are converted into points by designated conversion formulas, with the total score determining the ranking order. The formulas are very complex, take for example the m sprint. This can be calculated using a scientific calculator, today apps for PCs and smartphones are available which calculate scores simply by entering the recorded times or distances. The current world record in the decathlon is points, achieved by Kevin Mayer in The previous world record was held by Ashton Eaton from IAAF World Athletics Championships Beijing , where the new world record of points was achieved for the first time in 14 years.

Mayer easily broke this record with his amazing points score, exceeding it by nearly points. Take a look at the comparisons between his results times and distances from the championship and world records in each event. Although Mayer is good in the throwing events, the results were not even close to the world records of individual events. In this sport the current world record is held by Jackie Joyner-Kersee, with points, which she achieved in The decathlon and heptathlon both take place over two consecutive days in the same stadium.

A stadium offers the unique experience of watching the track and field events simultaneously among other enthused spectators. Here is a simple illustration of an athletics stadium. Official stadiums where international and other important competitions take place are equipped with several areas for jumping and throwing events, allowing the competition areas to change according to the direction of the wind.

The longest distance throwing event is the javelin, which uses the entire length of the turfed field for throwing. Should athletes end the competition tied on points, then the athlete with the most points in the majority of the events wins.

If the tie remains, the athlete with the most points in any one of the events is awarded the win. The forerunner of the modern decathlon was the pentathlon, a regular feature of the Ancient Olympics that comprised the long jump, discus, javelin, sprint and wrestling. Various versions of the event re-emerged in the 19th century to determine all-around prowess and a combined events competition was held at the Olympic Games.

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.