World Champions Decathlon -

Ashton Eaton holds the World Championships record with 9,045 points , set during his 2015 victory in Beijing. Legendary Champions:

(USA) and Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) are the only athletes to win three consecutive world titles (O'Brien: 1991–1995; Dvořák: 1997–2001). World CHAMPIONS Decathlon

Historically, the decathlon has been dominated by athletes from the , who have won nine World Championship gold medals, followed by Czechia with four. World Champion Nationality 2025 Leo Neugebauer Tokyo, Japan 2023 Pierce LePage Budapest, Hungary 2022 Kevin Mayer Eugene, USA 2019 Niklas Kaul Doha, Qatar 2017 Kevin Mayer London, UK 2015 Ashton Eaton Beijing, China Record Holders and Notable Champions Ashton Eaton holds the World Championships record with

(GBR) was the inaugural champion in 1983 and a double Olympic gold medalist. Competition Structure Dvořák: 1997–2001). Historically