2026-09 Décastar Talence | Men's Decathlon
Sander Skotheim (NOR) won the men's decathlon at the Décastar in Talence on 19 September 2026 with 8630 points, 279 under the personal best he brought from Götzis in June 2025. Hakim McMorris (USA) was second on 8599, a personal best by 179 and one of two scores in the field above its PB series.
| # | Athlete | Points | Behind | vs. PB series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sander Skotheim (NOR) | 8630 | -279 | |
| 2 | Hakim McMorris (USA) | 8599 | -31 | +179 |
| 3 | Makenson Gletty (FRA) | 8381 | -249 | -225 |
| 4 | Harrison Williams (USA) | 8380 | -250 | -250 |
| 5 | Jeff Tesselaar (NED) | 8355 | -275 | -23 |
| 6 | Sven Roosen (NED) | 8353 | -277 | -254 |
| 7 | Devon Williams (USA) | 8288 | -342 | -114 |
| 8 | Damian Warner (CAN) | 8238 | -392 | -780 |
| 9 | Markus Rooth (NOR) | 8209 | -421 | -587 |
| 10 | Karel Tilga (EST) | 8195 | -435 | -486 |
| 11 | Dario Dester (ITA) | 8149 | -481 | -169 |
| 12 | Andrin Huber (SUI) | 8114 | -516 | -74 |
| 13 | Nino Portmann (SUI) | 7898 | -732 | -84 |
| 14 | Tristan Marcy (FRA) | 7767 | -863 | +4 |
| 15 | Jami Schlueter (NGR) | 7577 | -1053 | -447 |
| DNF | Pierce LePage (CAN) | |||
| DNF | Antoine Ferranti (FRA) | |||
| DNF | Amadeus Gräber (GER) |
The lead changed hands in the javelin, the ninth event. McMorris had led by 5 after the pole vault, 7127 to 7122. Skotheim threw 60.45 for 745 points against 57.55 for 701, and went into the 1500m 39 clear. McMorris ran 4.26.08 for 771 points to Skotheim's 4.27.27 for 763 and took 8 of it back, which left the margin at 31.
Skotheim was third at the day break on 4414 and 197 under his own PB series. The high jump accounted for 141 of that, 2.00 against the 2.15 he cleared at Götzis, and the long jump for 43. The discus opened it further, 43.83 for 743 points and 110 under his series mark, yet moved him to second, 99 behind McMorris. The pole vault took most of that back: 5.31 for 1007 points, 66 above his series mark, cut the gap to 5. The javelin put him in front and the 1500m kept him there. He finished 279 under his PB series.
McMorris led from the first event, 10.55 in the 100m for 963 points, lost it twice on day 1 and took it back in the 400m, 46.77 for 970 points, to be first at the day break on 4471, 41 above his PB series with 63 of that from a 2.00 high jump. The hurdles, 14.24 for 944 points and 42 under his series mark, left him 1 ahead of Makenson Gletty (FRA). The discus was the answer, 46.55 for 799 points and 88 above his series mark, and the lead was 99 over Skotheim. The pole vault, 5.01 for 913, gave 94 of it back. The javelin was 110 above his own series mark and still lost him the lead. He finished 179 above his PB series.
Gletty led after the high jump, 2.06 for 859 points and 37 above his series mark, 48 clear of McMorris on 3549. The 400m cost him the lead, 48.65 for 878 points and 51 under his series mark, and he was second at the day break on 4427 and 112 under his PB series. The hurdles, 13.90 for 987 points, left him 1 behind McMorris. The discus dropped him to third and the pole vault to fifth, 4.61 for 793 points and 87 under his series mark. The javelin, 58.62 for 717 points, put him back to third, and he finished 225 under his PB series.
Harrison Williams (USA) finished 1 behind Gletty in fourth. He had been 37 ahead of him after the pole vault, in third. The javelin reversed it: 52.58 for 627 points was 97 under his own series mark, against Gletty's 717, and put him 53 behind. He ran 4.20.08 in the 1500m for 811 points, 101 above his series mark, against 759, and closed 52 of the 53. He finished 250 under his PB series.
Pierce LePage (CAN) came in with the third-best PB in the field, 8909 from Budapest in August 2023. He was ninth on 3323 after the high jump, 339 under his own PB series, and did not start the 400m.
McMorris was 179 above his PB series, a personal best on the 8420 he scored at Walnut in April 2026. The gain came on day 2: the discus was worth 88 above his series mark, the javelin 110 and the 1500m 10, on top of 63 from the high jump on day 1. Tristan Marcy (FRA), fourteenth, was the other man above his PB series, by 4. Jeff Tesselaar (NED), fifth, came closest among the rest at 23 under. Damian Warner (CAN), the top-ranked entrant on the 9018 he scored in Tokyo in August 2021, finished eighth on 8238, 780 under his PB series and the largest shortfall in the field.
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