; Day 1 * 100 meters * Long Jump * Shot Put * High Jump * 400 meters ; Day 2 * 110 meter hurdles * Discus * Pole Vault * Javelin * 1500 meters
A decathlon consists of 10 events.
Olympic Decathlon was created in 1980.
Olympic Decathlon happened in 1981.
the prefix "dec" means ten, so i would say that an athlete participates in ten different events.
"Deca" means "ten" so in the Olympic Decathlon there are 10 events. Similarly "penta" means "five" so a Pentathlon has 5 events.
it depends every year
In orderDay 1Long JumpShot PutHigh JumpDay 2DiscusPole VaultJavelin
For men, that is the winner of the decathlon and for women, the winner of the heptathlon.
Answer it yourself
The events were the same as in every decathlon since (and nearly all before): 100m Long Jump Shot Putt High Jump 400m 110mH Discus Pole Vault Javelin 1500m
A decathlon is always ten events. If you take out the discus throw, then you have nine events.
Decathlon Olympic champion. "Worlds greatest athlete" is an endearment title bestowed on the champion.