Icosathlon
The icosathlon, also called the double decathlon, is an ultra multi-event of track and field competition consisting of 20 events contested over two days. There is an extra rule, that each day should contain a pause of one hour. Mostly the competition is held over two days, but one-day icosathlons also exist. The first day of the standard icosathlon includes:
- 100 metres
- Long jump
- 200 metres hurdles
- Shot put
- 5000 metres
- pause
- 800 metres
- High jump
- 400 metres
- Hammer throw
- 3000 meter steeplechase
On the second day of the standard icosathlon, the following events are contested:
- 110 metres hurdles
- Discus throw
- 200 metres
- Pole vault
- 3000 metres
- pause
- 400 metres hurdles
- Javelin throw
- 1500 metres
- Triple jump
- 10000 m
Each event is scored according to the decathlon scoring tables or, for non-decathlon events, the IAAF points tables. At the conclusion of each icosathlon, the competitor with the highest point total is declared the winner.
The event is overseen by the International Association for Ultra Multievents (IAUM), which also holds the tetradecathlon based on the women's heptathlon. The men's world record for the standard icosathlon of 14,571 is held by Joseph Detmer of the United States.[1] The women's world record of 11,091 is held by Kelly Rodmell.
World Championships
Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Winner | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 1990 | Espoo | 22–23 September | 13213 | ||
2nd | 1991 | Punkalaidun | 21–22 September | 14086 | ||
3rd | 1992 | Punkalaidun | 12–13 September | 14274 | ||
4th | 1993 | Punkalaidun | 11–12 September | 12509 | ||
5th | 1994 | Punkalaidun | 10–11 September | 12378 | ||
6th | 1995 | Punkalaidun | 9–10 September | 12023 | ||
7th | 1996 | Punkalaidun | 7–8 September | 12111 | ||
8th | 1997 | Punkalaidun | 6–7 September | 11774 | ||
9th | 1998 | Punkalaidun | 5–6 September | 11929 | ||
10th | 1999 | Punkalaidun | 4–5 September | 11722 | ||
11th | 2000 | Hexham | 23–24 September | 12409 | ||
12th | 2001 | Hexham | 22–23 September | 11275 | ||
13th | 2002 | Turku | 7–8 September | 14185 | ||
14th | 2003 | Sankt Pölten | 4–5 October | 11672 | ||
15th | 2004 | Gateshead | 21–22 August | 12784 | ||
16th | 2005 | Lynchburg, Virginia | 7–8 October | 11682 | ||
17th | 2006 | Bendigo | 14–15 October | 11931 | ||
18th | 2007 | Jyväskylä | 25–26 August | 12004 | ||
19th | 2008 | Scheeßel | 2–3 August | 11877 | ||
20th | 2009 | Delft | 12–13 September | 11605 | ||
21st | 2010 | Lynchburg, Virginia | 24–25 September | 14571 | ||
22nd | 2011 | Lisse | 20–21 August | 10824 | ||
23rd | 2012 | Turnhout | 30 June – 1 July | 11316 | ||
24th | 2013 | Yeovil | 24–25 August | 11550 | ||
EC | 2014 | Lodi | 6–7 September | 12196 | ||
25th | 2015 | Tartu | 22–23 August | 11763 | ||
EC | 2016 | Cambridge | 27–28 August | 11464 | ||
26th | 2017 | Turnhout | 26–27 August | 11356 | ||
27th | 2018 | Delft | 25–26 August | 11981 | ||
28th | 2019 | Helsinki | 24–25 August | 10101 |
EC – European Championships (no World Championships that year)
Medal totals
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (14 nations) | 28 | 27 | 27 | 82 |
NOTE: Only male athlete totals from 1990.
Indoor equivalent
For indoor ultra-multievent meetings, all competitors compete in an indoor tetradecathlon, spanning 14 events over 2 days. These events are as follows:
Day 1
Day 2
Unlike in outdoor ultra multi event competitions, the number and order of events is the same for both genders.
Records
Men
- Icosathlon : 14571 points -
Joseph Detmer (USA) - 2010 (Lynchburg, USA) - Indoor Tetradecathlon : 8478 points -
Sébastien Biau (FRA) - 2018 (Helsinki, Finland)
Women
- Icosathlon : 11091 points -
Kelly Rodmell (GBR) - 2004 (Melbourne, Australia) - Outdoor Tetradecathlon : 10798 points -
Milla Kelo (FIN) - 2002 (Turku, Finland) - Indoor Tetradecathlon : 7925 points -
Maren Schott (DEU) - 2016 (Helsinki, Finland)
Icosathlon | Joseph Detmer | Kelly Rodmell | Double Heptathlon | Milla Kelo | Tetradecathlon | Sébastien Biau | Maren Schott |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100m | 10 s 93 | 13 s 43 | 100m H | 14 s 89 | 60m | 7 s 74 | 8 s 46 |
Long jump | 7 m 30 | 4 m 91 | High jump | 1 m 51 | Long jump | 6 m 31 | 5 m 22 |
200m H | 24 s 25 | 31 s 40 | 1500m | 5 min 03 s 74 | 800m | 2 min 09 s 28 | 2 min 28 s 46 |
Shot put | 12 m 27 | 9 m 10 | 400m H | 62 s 18 | Shot put | 10 m 48 | 9 m 10 |
5000m | 18 min 25 s 32 | 19 min 40 s 00 | Shot put | 12 m 73 | 400m | 55 s 24 | 60 s 99 |
800m | 2 min 02 s 23 | 2 min 30 s 00 | 200m | 25 s 16 | High jump | 1 m 75 | 1 m 46 |
High jump | 1 m 98 | 1 m 40 | 100m | 12 s 59 | 3000m | 9 min 58 s 73 | 12 min 04 s 43 |
400m | 50 s 43 | 63 s 97 | Long jump | 5 m 73 | 60m H | 9 s 39 | 9 s 75 |
Hammer throw | 31 m 82 | 30 m 37 | 400m | 56 s 10 | Pole vault | 4 m 30 | 1 m 50 |
3000m SC | 11 min 22 s 47 | 12 min 35 s 80 | Javelin throw | 32 m 69 | 1500m | 4 min 41 s 61 | 5 min 25 s 47 |
110m H | 15 s 01 | 17 s 96 | 800m | 2 min 23 s 94 | Weight throw | 9 m 24 | 7 m 95 |
Discus throw | 40 m 73 | 17 m 26 | 200m H | 28 s 72 | 200m | 25 s 14 | 27 s 42 |
200m | 22 s 58 | 27 s 35 | Discus throw | 47 m 86 | Triple jump | 11 m 61 | 11 m 17 |
Pole vault | 4 m 85 | 2 m 30 | 3000m | 11 min 48 s 68 | 5000m | 17 min 45 s 25 | 22 min 47 s 04 |
3000m | 10 min 25 s 49 | 11 min 22 s 60 | Total | 10798 points | Total | 8478 points | 7869 points |
400m H | 53 s 83 | 70 s 92 | |||||
Javelin throw | 51 m 95 | 23 m 15 | |||||
1500m | 4 min 26 s 66 | 5 min 22 s 20 | |||||
Triple jump | 13 m 67 | 9 m 53 | |||||
10000m | 40 min 27 s 26 | 44 min 47 s 00 | |||||
Total | 14571 points | 11091 points |
This table of records is not officially acknowledged by the IAAF but is considered by the International Association for Ultra Multievents (IAUM) as the best performance of all time since the foundation of the discipline in 1981.[2]
Competitions
The IAUM sponsors an icosathlon and tetradecathlon every year at the IAUM World Championships. The 2012 World Championships were held in Turnhout, Belgium.[3] In addition, a variety of other icosathlon events are held, most notably the annual Dutch Double Decathlon, held in Delft, Netherlands. The 2015 event was held 19-20 September. The last European Championships were held on 6 and 7 September 2014 in Lodi, Lombardy, Italy (near Milan). The upcoming European Championships was held from 27-28 August 2016 in Cambridge, England.[4] The 2017 event was held in Turnhout, Belgium and 2018 in Delft, Netherlands. The 2019 event will be held in Helsinki, Finland.
References
- World Records - I A U M : International Association for Ultra Multievents
- International Association for Ultra Multievents
- International Association for Ultra Multievents
- "COMPETITION - Cambridge 2016 - IAUM European Championships". www.cambridge2016.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-04-06.