Décastar
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Décastar (stylised DECASTAR) is an annual athletics competition that takes place in Talence, in the department of the Gironde in France. Organised by ADEM , 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.
History
The Décastar competition was first established in 1976 and, after further editions in 1977, 1978, 1980 and 1984, it was held annually from 1986 onwards. During the first four editions the women competed in the pentathlon. 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. At the 2004 edition, the organisers included the rarely competed women's decathlon and Marie Collonvillé set the world record with 8150 points. The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2021 edition due to the pandemic and renovation of the Talence stadium.
Competition format
As with most international combined events competitions, the programme is spread over two days.
| 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 | — | — |
Records
Men's
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.29 (+1.4 m/s) | Chris Huffins | United States | 13 September 1997 | 1997 | ||||
| 400 m | 46.43 | Ayden Owens-Delerme | Puerto Rico | 5 July 2025 | 2025 | ||||
| 1500 m | 4:10.57 | Gaël Querin | France | 20 September 2009 | 2009 | ||||
| 110 m hurdles | 13.68 (−0.8 m/s) | Finley Gaio[de; it] | Switzerland | 18 September 2022 | 2022 | ||||
| High jump | 2.22 m | Christian Schenk | East Germany | 16 September 1988 | 1988 | ||||
| Pole vault | 5.75 m | Jean Galfione | France | 15 September 1996 | 1996 | ||||
| Long jump | 8.08 (+1.8 m/s) | Dan O'Brien | United States | 4 September 1992 | 1992 | ||||
| Shot put | 16.72 m | Maurice Smith | Jamaica | 23 September 2007 | 2007 | ||||
| Discus throw | 53.84 m | Brian Brophy | United States | 5 September 1992 | 1992 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 72.22 m | Sébastien Levicq | France | 11 September 1994 | 1994 | ||||
| Decathlon | 9126 pts | Kevin Mayer | France | 16 September 2018 | 2018 | ||||
| 100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m 10.55 (+0.3 m/s) 7.80 m (+1.2 m/s) 16.00 m 2.05 m 48.42 13.75 m (−1.1 m/s) 50.54 m 5.45 m 71.90 m 4:46.11 | |||||||||
| 100m | Long jump | Shot put | High jump | 400m | 110m H | Discus | Pole vault | Javelin | 1500m |
| 10.55 (+0.3 m/s) | 7.80 m (+1.2 m/s) | 16.00 m | 2.05 m | 48.42 | 13.75 m (−1.1 m/s) | 50.54 m | 5.45 m | 71.90 m | 4:46.11 |
Women's
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 m | 22.84 (−1.1 m/s) | Heike Drechsler | Germany | 10 September 1994 | 1994 | |
| 800 m | 2:01.84 WHB | Nadine Debois | France | 27 September 1987 | 1987 | |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.88 (+0.6 m/s) | Nadine Visser | Netherlands | 19 September 2015 | 2015 | |
| 12.88 (+0.8 m/s) | Michelle Atherley | United States | 5 July 2025 | 2025 | ||
| High jump | 2.02 m WHB | Nafissatou Thiam | Belgium | 22 June 2019 | 2019 | |
| Long jump | 6.95 m (+1.0 m/s) | Heike Drechsler | Germany | 11 September 1994 | 1994 | |
| Shot put | 16.48 m | Nataliya Dobrynska | Ukraine | 19 September 2009 | 2009 | |
| Javelin throw | 60.90 m | Barbora Spotakova | Czech Republic | 16 September 2012 | 2012 | |
| Heptathlon | 6831 pts | Denise Lewis | Great Britain | 30 July 2000 | 2000 | |
| 100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m 13.13 (+1.0 m/s) 1.84 m 15.07 m 24.01 (+3.6 m/s) 6.69 m (−0.4 m/s) 49.42 m 2:12.20 | ||||||
| 100m H | High jump | Shot put | 200m | Long jump | Javelin | 800m |
| 13.13 (+1.0 m/s) | 1.84 m | 15.07 m | 24.01 (+3.6 m/s) | 6.69 m (−0.4 m/s) | 49.42 m | 2:12.20 |
| Decathlon | 8150 pts | Marie Collonvillé | France | 26 September 2004 | 2004 |
Winners
Key: Meet record
