2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon 2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon ] The Men's decathlon at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and 28. Ashton Eaton started off strongly, taking a 22 point advantage in the 100m over American teammate Trey Hardee, then adding three more points in the long jump. Oleksiy Kasyanov placed himself in third. Defending champion Hardee pulled back that advantage to take a 6-point lead after the shot put. Aleksey Drozdov blew past the field with a 2.14 high jump, but cumulatively it was only a short lived 2-point lead.
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon was held on 18 August at 10:25. The pole vault was held on 18 August at 13:25. "Note: Oleksiy Kasyanov of Ukraine did not compete." The javelin throw was held on 18 August at 18:35. "Note: Mihail Dudaš of Serbia did not compete." The 1500 metres was held on 18 August at 21:45. Eaton secured his second Olympic title, with an Olympic record-tying score of 8893. Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon The men's decathlon competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium between 17–18 August.