Decathlon (1992 video game) Decathlon (1992 video game) Decathlon is a decathlon-themed sports game developed by C&E for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and published in 1992. The game offers two modes of play: "Single Game" and "Full Game". In Single Game mode, the player competes in one single event; in a Full Game, the player competes in all decathlon events in a preset sequence: 100 metres, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400 metres, 110 metres hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw, and 1500 metres. The game awards points based on player performance. In a full game, the player with the high score
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon The men's decathlon was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held from Saturday, July 13, 1912, to Monday, July 15, 1912. It was the first time the decathlon, which had been introduced in 1911, was held at the Olympics; a different ten-event competition, the all-around, had been contested in St. Louis in 1904. Twenty-nine decathletes from twelve nations competed. Thorpe's gold medal was stripped by the International Olympic Committee in 1913, after the IOC learned that