Décastar
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| Sport | Athletics |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 |
| Official website | Official website |
Décastar (stylised DECASTAR) is an annual athletics competition that takes place in Talence, in the department of the Gironde in France. Organised by ADEM L'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 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
As with most international combined events competitions, the programme is spread over two days.[4]
| 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
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Winners
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References
- ↑ "Le Décastar – Histoire". www.ressources.crdp-aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ↑ Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2004-09-23). Olympic medallists set for Decastar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.
- ↑ van Kuijen, Hans (2009-09-17). Dobrynska and Pappas expected to highlight in Talence - IAAF World Combined Events Challenge - PREVIEW . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.
- ↑ Qu’appelle-t-on épreuves combinées d’athlétisme ? Archived 2010-04-24 at the Wayback Machine. Décastar. Retrieved on 2009-09-25.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Winners".
- ↑ Quentin Guillon (16 September 2018). "Mayer breaks decathlon world record in Talence with 9126". IAAF. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ↑ "110m Hurdles Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ↑ Thomas Byrne (19 September 2015). "Johnson-Thompson and Kasyanov have narrow leads after day one in Talence". IAAF. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ Quentin Guillon (22 June 2019). "Thiam and Lepage the overnight leaders in Talence as Mayer saves himself". IAAF. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ↑ Hans van Kuijen (16 September 2012). "Van Alphen and Yosypenko prevail in Talence - IAAF Combined Events Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved 18 September 2012.