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Men’s Decathlon
Held at 26 Games, 1912–2024. Most golds: United States (14). Most medals: Bob Mathias (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
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Medals79
Delegations23on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Markus Rooth Norway | Leo Neugebauer Germany | Lindon Victor Grenada |
| 2020 Tokyo | Damian Warner Canada | Kevin Mayer France | Ashley Moloney Australia |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Ashton Eaton United States | Kevin Mayer France | Damian Warner Canada |
| 2012 London | Ashton Eaton United States | Trey Hardee United States | Leonel Suárez Cuba |
| 2008 Beijing | Bryan Clay United States | Andrei Krauchanka Belarus | Leonel Suárez Cuba |
| 2004 Athens | Roman Šebrle Czechia | Bryan Clay United States | Dmitriy Karpov Kazakhstan |
| 2000 Sydney | Erki Nool Estonia | Roman Šebrle Czechia | Chris Huffins United States |
| 1996 Atlanta | Dan O'Brien United States | Frank Busemann Germany | Tomáš Dvořák Czechia |
| 1992 Barcelona | Robert Změlík Czechoslovakia | Antonio Peñalver Spain | Dave Johnson United States |
| 1988 Seoul | Christian Schenk East Germany | Torsten Voss East Germany | Dave Steen Canada |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Daley Thompson Great Britain | Jürgen Hingsen West Germany | Siegfried Wentz West Germany |
| 1980 Moscow | Daley Thompson Great Britain | Yuriy Kutsenko Soviet Union | Sergey Zhelanov Soviet Union |
| 1976 Montreal | Bruce Jenner United States | Guido Kratschmer West Germany | Mykola Avilov Soviet Union |
| 1972 Munich | Mykola Avilov Soviet Union | Leonid Lytvynenko Soviet Union | Ryszard Katus Poland |
| 1968 Mexico City | Bill Toomey United States | Hans-Joachim Walde West Germany | Kurt Bendlin West Germany |
| 1964 Tokyo | Willi Holdorf United Team of Germany | Rein Aun Soviet Union | Hans-Joachim Walde United Team of Germany |
| 1960 Rome | Rafer Johnson United States | Yang Chuan-Kwang Formosa | Vasili Kuznetsov Soviet Union |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Milt Campbell United States | Rafer Johnson United States | Vasili Kuznetsov Soviet Union |
| 1952 Helsinki | Bob Mathias United States | Milt Campbell United States | Floyd Simmons United States |
| 1948 London | Bob Mathias United States | Ignace Heinrich France | Floyd Simmons United States |
| 1936 Berlin | Glenn Morris United States | Bob Clark United States | Jack Parker United States |
| 1932 Los Angeles | James Bausch United States | Akilles Järvinen Finland | Wolrad Eberle Germany |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Paavo Yrjölä Finland | Akilles Järvinen Finland | Ken Doherty United States |
| 1924 Paris | Harold Osborn United States | Emerson Norton United States | Aleksander Klumberg Estonia |
| 1920 Antwerp | Helge Løvland Norway | Brutus Hamilton United States | Bertil Ohlson Sweden |
| 1912 Stockholm | Jim Thorpe United States | Hugo Wieslander Sweden / Charles Lomberg Sweden | Gösta Holmér Sweden |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Norway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Czechia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | East Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | United Team of Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | West Germany | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Mathias | 2 | 2 |
| Daley Thompson | 2 | 2 |
| Ashton Eaton | 2 | 2 |
| Milt Campbell | 1 | 2 |
| Rafer Johnson | 1 | 2 |
| Mykola Avilov | 1 | 2 |
| Roman Šebrle | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Clay | 1 | 2 |
| Damian Warner | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Thorpe | 1 | 1 |
| Helge Løvland | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Osborn | 1 | 1 |