Décastar (stylised DECASTAR) is an annual athletics competition that takes place in Talence, in the department of the Gironde in France. Organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), it is one of the athletics meetings that make up the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge. 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 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]
Competition format
Athletes celebrating at the podium at the end of the 2001 edition
As with most international combined events competitions, the programme is spread over two days.[4]
Records
Winners
Three-time World Champion
Tomáš Dvořák had back-to-back decathlon wins in 1999 to 2000.
The 2008 Olympic champion
Nataliya Dobrynska is a two-time winner of the Decastar heptathlon
References
External links
Dan O'Brien (USA)
Denise Lewis (GBR)
Barbora Spotakova (CZE)
Marie Collonvillé (FRA)
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