Decastar
Décastar (stylised DECASTAR) is an annual athletics competition that takes place in Talence, in the department of the Gironde in France. Organised by World Athletics, it is one of the athletics meetings that make up the World Athletics Challenge – Combined Events. Male and female athletes compete in the decathlon or heptathlon, respectively, and points scored at the Décastar count towards a yearly total for the parent competition.
| Sport | Athletics |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 |
| Official website | Official website |
The Décastar competition was first established in 1976 and, after further editions in 1978 and 1984, it was held annually from 1986 onwards.[1] Since its inception it has become one the premier combined event meetings: the 1996 Olympic champion Dan O'Brien set a world record in the decathlon at the 1992 edition, a mark which went unbeaten for nearly seven years.[2] At the 2004 edition, the organisers included the rarely competed women's decathlon and Marie Collonvillé set the world record with 8150 points.[3]
As with most international combined events competitions, the programme is spread over two days.[4]
| Decathlon | Heptathlon | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Day one | Day two | Day one | Day two |
| 100 metres | 110 metres hurdles | 100 metres hurdles | Long jump |
| Long jump | Discus throw | High jump | Javelin throw |
| Shot put | Pole vault | Shot put | 800 metres |
| High jump | Javelin | 200 metres | — |
| 400 metres | 1500 metres | — | — |
| Event | Athlete | Record | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's decathlon |  Kevin Mayer (FRA) |
9126 pts | 16 September 2018 | [5] |
| 100 m |  Chris Huffins (USA) |
10.29 (+1.4 m/s) | 13 September 1997 | |
| Long jump | Dan O'Brien (USA) |
8.08 (+1.8 m/s) | 4 September 1992 | |
| Shot put |  Maurice Smith (JAM) |
16.72 m | 23 September 2007 | |
| High jump |  Christian Schenk (GDR) |
2.22 m | 16 September 1988 | |
| 400 m |  Erki Nool (EST) |
46.95 | 30 July 2000 | |
| 110 m hurdles | Kevin Mayer (FRA) |
13.75 (-1.1 m/s) | 16 September 2018 | [5] |
| Discus throw | Brian Brophy (USA) |
53.84 m | 5 September 1992 | |
| Pole vault | Jean Galfione (FRA) |
5.75 m | 15 September 1996 | |
| Javelin throw | Sébastien Levicq (FRA) |
72.22 m | 11 September 1994 | |
| 1500 m | Gaël Querin (FRA) |
4:10.57 | 20 September 2009 | |
| Women's heptathlon |  Denise Lewis (GBR) |
6831 pts | 30 July 2000 | |
| 100 m hurdles |  Nadine Visser (NED) |
12.88 (+0.6 m/s) | 19 September 2015 | [6] |
| High jump |  Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) |
2.02 m WHB | 22 June 2019 | [7] |
| Shot put |  Nataliya Dobrynska (UKR) |
16.48 m | 19 September 2009 | |
| 200 m |  Heike Drechsler (GER) |
22.84 (-1.1 m/s) | 10 September 1994 | |
| Long jump | Heike Drechsler (GER) |
6.95 m (+1.0 m/s) | 11 September 1994 | |
| Javelin throw |  Barbora Spotakova (CZE) |
60.90 m | 16 September 2012 | [8] |
| 800 m | Nadine Debois (FRA) |
2:01.84 WHB | 27 September 1987 | |
| Women's decathlon | Marie Collonvillé (FRA) |
8150 pts | 26 September 2004 |
Key: Meet record
- "Le Décastar – Histoire". www.ressources.crdp-aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2004-09-23). Olympic medallists set for Decastar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.
- van Kuijen, Hans (2009-09-17). Dobrynska and Pappas expected to highlight in Talence - IAAF World Combined Events Challenge - PREVIEW . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.
- Qu’appelle-t-on épreuves combinées d’athlétisme ? Archived 2010-04-24 at the Wayback Machine. Décastar. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.
- Quentin Guillon (16 September 2018). "Mayer breaks decathlon world record in Talence with 9126". IAAF. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- Thomas Byrne (19 September 2015). "Johnson-Thompson and Kasyanov have narrow leads after day one in Talence". IAAF. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- Quentin Guillon (22 June 2019). "Thiam and Lepage the overnight leaders in Talence as Mayer saves himself". IAAF. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- Hans van Kuijen (16 September 2012). "Van Alphen and Yosypenko prevail in Talence - IAAF Combined Events Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- Official website (in French)