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:

On the second day of the standard icosathlon, the following events are contested:

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  Finland 22–23 September  Indrek Kaseorg (EST) 13213
2nd 1991 Punkalaidun  Finland 21–22 September  Indrek Kaseorg (EST) 14086
3rd 1992 Punkalaidun  Finland 12–13 September  Indrek Kaseorg (EST) 14274
4th 1993 Punkalaidun  Finland 11–12 September  Pasi Suutarinen (FIN) 12509
5th 1994 Punkalaidun  Finland 10–11 September  Pasi Suutarinen (FIN) 12378
6th 1995 Punkalaidun  Finland 9–10 September  Aivar Hommik (EST) 12023
7th 1996 Punkalaidun  Finland 7–8 September  Aivar Hommik (EST) 12111
8th 1997 Punkalaidun  Finland 6–7 September  Teppo Syrjala (FIN) 11774
9th 1998 Punkalaidun  Finland 5–6 September  Teppo Syrjala (FIN) 11929
10th 1999 Punkalaidun  Finland 4–5 September  Meelis Tammre (EST) 11722
11th 2000 Hexham  United Kingdom 23–24 September  John Heanley (GBR) 12409
12th 2001 Hexham  United Kingdom 22–23 September  David Purdon (AUS) 11275
13th 2002 Turku  Finland 7–8 September  Kip Janvrin (USA) 14185
14th 2003 Sankt Pölten  Austria 4–5 October  Brauer Päärn (EST) 11672
15th 2004 Gateshead  United Kingdom 21–22 August  Shaun Meinecke (USA) 12784
16th 2005 Lynchburg, Virginia  United States 7–8 October  David Purdon (AUS) 11682
17th 2006 Bendigo  Australia 14–15 October  David Purdon (AUS) 11931
18th 2007 Jyväskylä  Finland 25–26 August  Marnix Engels (NED) 12004
19th 2008 Scheeßel  Germany 2–3 August  Schürmann Adrian (DEU) 11877
20th 2009 Delft  Netherlands 12–13 September  Benedikt Nolte (DEU) 11605
21st 2010 Lynchburg, Virginia  United States 24–25 September  Joe Detmer (USA) 14571
22nd 2011 Lisse  Netherlands 20–21 August  Joan Estruch (ESP) 10824
23rd 2012 Turnhout  Belgium 30 June – 1 July  Bert Misplon (BEL) 11316
24th 2013 Yeovil  United Kingdom 24–25 August  Rob Simmonds (GBR) 11550
EC 2014 Lodi  Italy 6–7 September  Alastair Stanley (GBR) 12196
25th 2015 Tartu  Estonia 22–23 August  Roberto James Paoluzzi (ITA) 11763
EC 2016 Cambridge  United Kingdom 27–28 August  Alastair Stanley (GBR) 11464
26th 2017 Turnhout  Belgium 26–27 August  Bert Misplon (BEL) 11356
27th 2018 Delft  Netherlands 25–26 August  Alastair Stanley (GBR) 11981
28th 2019 Helsinki  Finland 24–25 August  Florian Herr (GER) 10101

EC – European Championships (no World Championships that year)

Medal totals
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Estonia75315
2 Finland42511
3 Great Britain34411
4 United States3429
5 Germany33511
6 Australia3115
7 Belgium2013
8 Netherlands1449
9 Italy1001
 Spain1001
11 Russia0202
12 France0112
13 Sweden0101
14 Senegal0011
Totals (14 nations)28272782

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)
World Records details
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
  1. World Records - I A U M : International Association for Ultra Multievents
  2. International Association for Ultra Multievents
  3. International Association for Ultra Multievents
  4. "COMPETITION - Cambridge 2016 - IAUM European Championships". www.cambridge2016.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
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