Niklas Kaul of Germany has won gold in the decathlon after a strong finish in the javelin and 1,500 meters. Olympic silver medallist Kevin Mayer booked his ticket to Tokyo 2020 by winning the decathlon at the Reunion combined events athletics meet on Saturday (19 December). Shaunae Miller-Uibo is chasing the gold medal in the women’s 400 meters on day 7 of the world track and field championships Thursday, while her husband Maicel Uibo targets the podium in the decathlon. Niklas Kaul of Germany has won gold in the decathlon after a strong finish in the javelin and 1,500 meters. Usain Bolt, Jamaica, 9.58. 8 in the world, stormed into the lead by winning the final two events for a total 8,691 points. France's Kevin Mayer Breaks Decathlon World Record. The Bahamian wanted to double up in the 400 and 200, but couldn’t because of the championship scheduling. Rafer Johnson, who was among the world's greatest athletes when he won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics, and who helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, died in Los Angeles. The best ten performances ever achieved by anyone during decathlon competitions sum up to a total score of 10,485. Sifan Hassan is firmly on course for her second gold medal of the championships after winning her 1,500-meter semifinal. Miller-Uibo’s closest challengers in the 400 include Bahrain’s Nigeria-born runner Salwa Eid Naser and the United States duo of Phyllis Francis and Wadeline Jonathas. That’s a new frontier for the traditional sprint power, whose only track medals to date are Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s 100-meter gold and a silver in the mixed 4x400 relay. Shericka Jackson won bronze for Jamaica in 49.47. The 2017 world champion scored 8552 points, well down on his world record of 9126 but easily in excess of the Olympic qualifying standard of 8350. Grant Holloway won the gold for the United States and Russian neutral athlete Sergey Shubenkov took the silver. Earlier, Ayanleh Souleiman of Djibouti was fastest in the heats for the men’s 1,500, while Kenyan Timothy Cheruiyot and Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen also won their heats. A javelin PR helped make Kevin Mayer the first Frenchman ever to claim the World Record in the decathlon. European champion Laura Muir of Britain qualified third from her heat, which was won by United States runner Jenny Simpson. Hassan herself has not been accused of any wrongdoing and is now working with a replacement coach. Read on to learn more about some of the great historical wins in this grueling Olympic competition. Original third-place finisher Pascal Martinot-Lagarde of France keeps his medal. He set a personal best in the exhausting 1,500-meter finale and is now the world-record holder in the decathlon -- the cream of the crop in the event that determines the world's best athlete. The table has been changed periodically to keep pace with improvements in world records. That’s the fastest anyone has run in the 34 years since Marita Koch of East Germany set the world record at 47.60. It is the first decathlon world record for a U.S. athlete since Dan O’Brien’s 8,891 in 1992. Score calculated with the current (1998) tables. [1] Spanish hurdler Orlando Ortega will be awarded an extra bronze medal after Jamaican Omar McLeod collided with him during the hurdles final Wednesday. The official decathlon world record holder is Kevin Mayer of France, with a score of 9,126 points set during the 2018 Décastar in Talence, France, which was ratified by … September 17, 2018, 10:12 IST explore: Sports “I prefer that happens here than at the Olympics,” he said. (JEAN-PIERRE DURAND) Talence, France, September 15–16—Just as Dan O’Brien did in ’92, Kevin Mayer bounced back from a no-mark nightmare at a major championships to claim a World Record in the decathlon at the annual Décastars meet. Katarina Johnson-Thompson has swept to the gold medal in the heptathlon, capping a steady rise to the top for the British competitor. Thiam already looked to have given up the fight for gold when she opted not to take a third throw in the javelin, the penultimate event. World record holder Kevin Mayer of France withdrew in tears in the eighth event, the pole vault, with injuries to his hamstring and Achilles tendon. She trains with the Nike Oregon Project headed by coach Alberto Salazar, who was banned four years Tuesday for doping offenses. Miller-Uibo is the Olympic champion and won 400 silver in 2015 and 200 bronze in 2017. Christina Schwanitz won bronze for Germany with 19.17. 1956 — Won silver medal at Melbourne Olympics. 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Naser is competing in Doha while Bahrain is part of a regional diplomatic and economic boycott of Qatar that has been in place since 2017. DOHA, Qatar -- The Latest on the track and field world championships early Friday (all times local): Niklas Kaul of Germany has won gold in the decathlon after a strong finish in the javelin and 1,500 meters. Kaul, who entered the meet No. Four years later in Helsinki, after setting his first world record in 1950, he won by the astonishing margin of 912 points with a world record tally of 7887 to become the … Ashton Eaton broke the world record Saturday in the decathlon at Hayward Field. Sep 16, 2018 Jennifer Zahn Create a free account to unlock this article! Ashton Eaton doubted himself in a restroom before the final event of the decathlon, the grueling 1500m.The gold medal was already assured, but a shot at the world record … Estonia’s Maicel Uibo, the husband of world 400 silver medalist Shaunae Miller-Uibo, was second with 8,604. (Reuters) - France’s Kevin Mayer made up for recent disappointments in spectacular style when he set a decathlon world record of 9,126 points at the Decastar event in Talence, France on Sunday. Hassan already has gold in the 10,000. Based on the revised tables which took effect in April 1985, Thompson's Los Angeles performance would have scored more than Hingsen's Mannheim performance (8,846 to 8,832) but the IAAF had decreed the pre-revision record could only be broken by a mark set after the changeover. Estonia’s Maicel Uibo, the husband of world 400 silver medalist Shaunae Miller-Uibo, was second with 8,604. Miller-Uibo had won her medal just 45 minutes before the final decathlon event. Thomas-Dodd hit the 20-meter tape with one shot to roars from the Jamaicans in the crowd, but it was ruled a foul. Johnson-Thompson finished in dominant style, beating Thiam by 11 seconds in the 800. Transgender trailblazer Caitlyn Jenner discussed the time she won the first of two Olympic gold medals and breaking the decathlon world record back in … The bronze went to Canadian Damian Warner on 8,529. There are now two bronze medalists in the men’s 110-meter hurdles. France’s Kevin Mayer made up for recent disappointments in spectacular style when he set a decathlon world record of 9,126 points at the Decastar event in Talence, France on Sunday. The Dutch runner hung at the back of the pack before kicking with 200 meters to go and claiming the win. Watch Kevin Mayer, the decathlon world record holder this weekend. BREAKING: Kevin Mayer Is Your New Decathlon World Record Holder! The championships jury rejected Spain’s first appeal, saying the incident was “not unusual in hurdles events,” but reversed its decision Thursday evening. For comparison, if you broke the world record in each of the ten individual decathlon events you would score about 12,500 points! Naser, who was born in Nigeria as Ebelechukwu Agbapuonwu and later switched allegiance to Bahrain, took the lead on the second turn and held off Miller-Uibo on the last stretch to win in 48.14 seconds. By Todd Kortemeier | Dec. 02, 2020, 4:53 p.m. (ET) Johnson-Thompson’s points total of 6,981 was far ahead of Thiam’s 6,677 and the 6,560 scored by bronze medalist Verena Preiner of Austria. Thomas-Dodd’s medal is Jamaica’s third in field events at these championships after men’s long jump gold and men’s discus silver. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? He is 24. Eaton needed to run the 1,500 in 4 minutes, 16.23 seconds to break the record. The first one was used from 1912 to 1936, while the decathlon was still a three-day event; a second from 1936 to 1950 (with minor revisions in 1952); and a third from 1952 to 1964. Originally recorded as 8,797 points and thus not a world record using the then-current 1962 tables. The heptathlon also ends Thursday, as does the women’s shot put. As of 21 June 2009, two world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. Misprinted as 1983 in the IAAF record progression list; International Association of Athletics Federations, "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook", "Decathlon - men - senior - outdoor - all-time", "World record for Eaton, dramatic wins for Jeter and Harper in Eugene – US Olympic Trials, Day 2", "Ashton Eaton sets decathlon world record; wins gold in Beijing", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Decathlon_world_record_progression&oldid=996411249, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 26 December 2020, at 12:54. The current world record holder in the decathlon is French national Kevin Mayer. Over the years athletes have become bigger, stronger, and faster; in turn athletes scored more points leading to the world record where it stands now at 9126 points by the current world record holder Kevin Mayer. Over seven events Wednesday and Thursday, however, she built enough of a points advantage to have a 10-second advantage over Thiam ahead of the final event, the 800 meters. The IAAF began recognizing a decathlon world record in 1922 and the decathlon scoring rules were change before the 1936 Games. RIO 2016 , Athletics , decathlon , Men , France NICOLAS TUCATGetty Images In the same day that the world record was shattered in the marathon, history was made on the track when Kevin Mayer broke the decathlon world record in … The current world record holder in the decathlon is French national Kevin Mayer. Both were given the bronze at the ceremony Thursday after the jury declined to revoke Halasz’s medal. Johnson-Thompson failed to reach the medals at the 2017 world championships and was second to Olympic champion Nafi Thiam at last year’s European championships. Over the years athletes have become bigger, stronger, and faster; in turn athletes scored more points leading to the world record where it stands now at 9126 points by the current world record holder Kevin Mayer. Kevin Mayer is a global star in the decathlon, With 13 starts, Kevin has completed 12, and won six. An 85-year-old Saskatchewan man has broken a world record in track and field's toughest event - the decathlon. Kaul, who entered the meet No. More AP sports: https://apnews.com/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP—Sports, 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. 1956 — Won first national decathlon championship. Ashton Eaton breaks Roman Sebrle's 11-year-old world record in the decathlon to win the United States Olympic trials. Kaul, who entered the meet No. Gong claimed the gold with a throw 19.55 meters, only her sixth-best result of the season but enough to beat Jamaican Danniel Thomas-Dodd’s 19.47. Estonia’s Maicel Uibo, the husband of world 400 silver medalist Shaunae Miller-Uibo, was second with 8,604. The statement announcing the ruling didn’t say why the case was heard again or why the decision was changed. The Jamaican pulled ahead of Gay early in the race and never let up, finishing in 9.58 seconds. The current world record is 9026 points set by Roman Šebrle of the Czech Republic in 2001. Her husband, Maicel Uibo, representing Estonia, is in contention for a medal in the decathlon. The first world record in the decathlon was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1922. 1955 — Set decathlon world record with 7,985 points at a meet in his hometown of Kingsburg, California. 8 in the world, stormed into the lead by winning the final two events for a total 8,691 points. All emphasized excellent performances in the individual events. Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser has won the women’s 400 meters in the third-fastest time ever, leaving Shaunae Miller-Uibo still without a world championship gold medal. The championships has already awarded a double bronze in men’s hammer when Wojciech Nowicki of Poland won an appeal over the validity of Hungarian Bence Halasz’s throw for third place. [1], As of 23 June 2012, 36 men's world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.[1]. Ingebrigsten’s brother Filip qualified despite contact with Teddese Lemi which left the Ethiopian sprawling on the ground. The French decathlete pulled up with an apparent thigh injury during the pole vault, tears visible on his face. 1958 — Set world record (8,357 points) while defeating Vasily Kuznetsov of the Soviet Union during a U.S.-Soviet dual meet in Moscow. He needed to stay close to Kaul in the final race but lost by more than 15 seconds. U.S. national champion Devon Williams is also out of contention for the medals after failing to clear his starting height in the pole vault. World record holder and defending champion Kevin Mayer is out of the decathlon. 8 in the world, stormed into the lead by winning the final two events for a total 8,691 points. He is handsome and well-spoken. Ortega had been third when McLeod veered into his lane but finished fifth after the collision. Top Competitors . The first world record in the women's decathlon was recognized by the IAAF in 2004. Mayer was leading after the previous event, the discus, from Canadians Damian Warner and Pierce LePage. The most points scored in a single decathlon competition by a male athlete is 9,126, achieved by Kevin Mayer (France) at the Decastar IAAF Combined Event Challenge in … (AP Photo/David J. Phillip). 1960 Decathlon Gold Medalist And World Record Setter Rafer Johnson Passes Away. 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