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, 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. The women's world record of 11,091 is held by Kelly Rodmell.

World Championships

EC – European Championships

Medal totals

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
Women
IcosathlonJoseph DetmerKelly RodmellDouble HeptathlonMilla KeloTetradecathlonSébastien BiauMaren Schott
100m10 s 9313 s 43100m H14 s 8960m7 s 748 s 46
Long jump7 m 304 m 91High jump1 m 51Long jump6 m 315 m 22
200m H24 s 2531 s 401500m5 min 03 s 74800m2 min 09 s 282 min 28 s 46
Shot put12 m 279 m 10400m H62 s 18Shot put10 m 489 m 10
5000m18 min 25 s 3219 min 40 s 00Shot put12 m 73400m55 s 2460 s 99
800m2 min 02 s 232 min 30 s 00200m25 s 16High jump1 m 751 m 46
High jump1 m 981 m 40100m12 s 593000m9 min 58 s 7312 min 04 s 43
400m50 s 4363 s 97Long jump5 m 7360m H9 s 399 s 75
Hammer throw31 m 8230 m 37400m56 s 10Pole vault4 m 301 m 50
3000m SC11 min 22 s 4712 min 35 s 80Javelin throw32 m 691500m4 min 41 s 615 min 25 s 47
110m H15 s 0117 s 96800m2 min 23 s 94Weight throw9 m 247 m 95
Discus throw40 m 7317 m 26200m H28 s 72200m25 s 1427 s 42
200m22 s 5827 s 35Discus throw47 m 86Triple jump11 m 6111 m 17
Pole vault4 m 852 m 303000m11 min 48 s 685000m17 min 45 s 2522 min 47 s 04
3000m10 min 25 s 4911 min 22 s 60Total10798 pointsTotal8478 points7869 points
400m H53 s 8370 s 92-----
Javelin throw51 m 9523 m 15-----
1500m4 min 26 s 665 min 22 s 20-----
Triple jump13 m 679 m 53-----
10000m40 min 27 s 2644 min 47 s 00-----
Total14571 points11091 points-----

This table of records is not officially acknowledged by the IAAF but is considered by the International Association for Ultra Multievents as the best performance of all time since the foundation of the discipline in 1981.

Competitions

The IAUM sponsors an icosathlon and tetradecathlon every year at the IAUM World Championships. The 2012 World Championships were held in Turnhout, Belgium. 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. The upcoming European Championships was held from 27-28 August 2016 in Cambridge, England. The 2017 event was held in Turnhout, Belgium and 2018 in Delft, Netherlands. The will be held in Helsinki, Finland.