U.S. Rankings — Men’s Decathlon

Places for 1947–63 reflect only those Americans who made the World Rankings

1947 1...... Al Lawrence 2...... Moon Mondschein

1948 1...... Bob Mathias 2...... Floyd Simmons 3...... Moon Mondschein 4...... Al Lawrence

1949 1...... Bob Mathias 2...... Moon Mondschein

1950 1...... Bob Mathias 2...... Bill Albans 3...... Jim McConnell 4...... Otey Scruggs 5...... Brayton Norton

1951 1...... Bob Richards 2...... Floyd Simmons 3...... Otey Scruggs 4...... Bill Miller 5...... Brayton Norton

Ashton Eaton

retired with 5 No. © victor sailer/photo run 1s to go with his WRs and OG/WC gold medals.

© Track & Field News 2019 — 1 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s Decathlon 1952 1958 1964 1...... Bob Mathias 1...... Rafer Johnson 1...... Paul Herman 2...... Milt Campbell 2...... Dave Edstrom 2...... Russ Hodge 3...... Floyd Simmons 3...... Phil Mulkey 3...... Dick Emberger 4...... Bill Albans 4...... Don Jeisy 1959 5...... Bob Richards 5...... Bill Toomey 1...... Dave Edstrom 6...... J.D. Martin 1953 2...... Mike Herman 7...... Don Shy 1...... Milt Campbell 1960 8...... Dave Thoreson 2...... Bob Richards 1...... Rafer Johnson 9...... Jerry Dyes 3...... Bill Miller 2...... Dave Edstrom 10...... Bill Smith 4...... James Cooke 3...... Phil Mulkey 1965 1954 4...... Jim Klein 1...... Bill Toomey 1...... Bob Richards 1961 2...... Russ Hodge 2...... Brayton Norton 1...... Phil Mulkey 3...... Paul Herman 1955 2...... Paul Herman 4...... Don Shy 1...... Rafer Johnson 3...... Dave Edstrom 5...... Bill Smith 2...... Bob Richards 6...... Phil Mulkey 1962 3...... Bob Lawson 7...... Larry Melquiond 1...... Paul Herman 4...... Brayton Norton 8...... Steve Rogers 2...... Phil Mulkey 9...... Harry Winkler 1956 1963 10...... Arvesta Kelly 1...... Milt Campbell (unlike other events, no 2...... Rafer Johnson specific U.S. ranks were 1966 3...... Bob Richards done) 1...... Bill Toomey 4...... Bob Lawson 1...... Steve Pauly 2...... Russ Hodge 2...... Paul Herman 3...... Dave Thoreson 1957 4...... Don Jeisy 1...... Chuck Pratt 5...... Larry Melquiond 2...... Dave Edstrom 6...... Phil Mulkey 3...... Bob Lawson 7...... Norm Johnston 4...... Jim Klein 8...... Jeff Bannister 9...... Phil Shinnick 10...... Alvin Pearman

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1967 1970 1973 1...... Bill Toomey 1...... Russ Hodge 1...... Jeff Bennett 2...... Dave Thoreson 2...... John Warkentin 2...... Steve Gough 3...... Bill Smith 3...... Jeff Bennett 3...... Ron Evans 4...... Rick Sloan 4...... Bill Toomey 4...... Fred Samara 5...... Phil Shinnick 5...... Jeff Bannister 5...... Bruce Jenner 6...... Norm Johnston 6...... Steve Gough 6...... John Warkentin 7...... Sam Goldberg 7...... Dave Thoreson 7...... Roger George 8...... Denny Stempel 8...... Rick Wanamaker 8...... Craig Brigham 9...... John Warkentin 9...... George Pannel 9...... Carl Wood 10...... Mike Mattox 10...... Norm Johnston 10...... Rick Wanamaker

1968 1971 1974 1...... Bill Toomey 1...... Rick Wanamaker 1...... Bruce Jenner 2...... Rick Sloan 2...... Russ Hodge 2...... Jeff Bennett 3...... Tom Waddell 3...... Jeff Bennett 3...... Fred Samara 4...... Jeff Bannister 4...... Steve Gough 4...... Fred Dixon 5...... John Warkentin 5...... Tom Waddell 5...... John Warkentin 6...... Jeff Bennett 6...... George Pannel 6...... Steve Gough 7...... Dave Buck 7...... Fred Samara 7...... Roger George 8...... Norm Johnston 8...... Gary King 8...... Ron Evans 9...... Dick Emberger 9...... Mike Hill 9...... Rick Wanamaker 10...... Larry Melquiond 10...... Ray Hupp 10...... Ray Hupp

1969 1972 1975 1...... Bill Toomey 1...... Jeff Bennett 1...... Bruce Jenner 2...... Rick Sloan 2...... Jeff Bannister 2...... Fred Dixon 3...... Jeff Bannister 3...... Bruce Jenner 3...... Fred Samara 4...... Jeff Bennett 4...... Steve Gough 4...... Steve Gough 5...... John Warkentin 5...... Andrew Pettes 5...... Craig Brigham 6...... Vince Bizzarro 6...... John Warkentin 6...... John Warkentin 7...... Norm Johnston 7...... Gary Hill 7...... Mike Hill 8...... Russ Hodge 8...... Fred Samara 8...... Roger George 9...... George Pannel 9...... Rick Wanamaker 9...... Bill Hancock 10...... Rory Kenward 10...... Russ Hodge 10...... Jeff Bennett

© Track & Field News 2019 — 3 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s Decathlon 1976 1979 1982 1...... Bruce Jenner 1...... Bob Coffman 1...... John Crist 2...... Fred Dixon 2...... John Crist 2...... Jim Howell 3...... Fred Samara 3...... John Warkentin 3...... Mike Brown 4...... Roger George 4...... John Whitson 4...... Jim Schnur 5...... Craig Brigham 5...... Wes Herbst 5...... Jim Wooding 6...... Steve Gough 6...... Steve Jacobs 6...... Steve Jacobs 7...... Bill Hancock 7...... Fred Samara 7...... John Sayre 8...... John Warkentin 8...... Al Hamlin 8...... Keith Collins 9...... Jeff Bennett 9...... Mike Hill 9...... Mike Ramos 10...... Mike Hill 10...... Dannie Jackson 10...... Lane Maestretti

1977 1980 1983 1...... Fred Dixon 1...... Bob Coffman 1...... Mark Anderson 2...... John Warkentin 2...... Lee Palles 2...... John Crist 3...... Steve Alexander 3...... Fred Dixon 3...... Gary Bastien 4...... Roger George 4...... John Crist 4...... Tony Allen-Cooksey 5...... Craig Brigham 5...... Mark Anderson 5...... Kerry Zimmerman 6...... Bob Coffman 6...... Tony Allen-Cooksey 6...... Orville Peterson 7...... Fred Samara 7...... Al Hamlin 7...... Mike Ramos 8...... Jeff Bennett 8...... Jim Howell 8...... Steve Erickson 9...... Mauricio Bardales 9...... Jim Wooding 9...... Jim Wooding 10...... Tony Hale 10...... Dannie Jackson 10...... John Sayre

1978 1981 1984 1...... Fred Dixon 1...... Mark Anderson 1...... John Crist 2...... Mike Hill 2...... John Crist 2...... Jim Wooding 3...... Bob Coffman 3...... Tony Allen-Cooksey 3...... Tim Bright 4...... John Warkentin 4...... Dannie Jackson 4...... Rob Muzzio 5...... Roger George 5...... Jim Howell 5...... Mike Ramos 6...... Mauricio Bardales 6...... Steve Alexander 6...... Mike Gonzales 7...... Al Hamlin 7...... Jim Wooding 7...... Fred Dixon 8...... Lee Palles 8...... Steve Jacobs 8...... Jim Connolly 9...... John Whitson 9...... Robert Baker 9...... John Sayre 10...... Jim Howell 10...... Mauricio Bardales 10...... Tom Harris

© Track & Field News 2019 — 4 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s Decathlon 1985 1988 1991 1...... Mike Ramos 1...... Tim Bright 1...... Dan O’Brien 2...... John Sayre 2...... Gary Kinder 2...... Dave Johnson 3...... Tim Bright 3...... Dave Johnson 3...... Rob Muzzio 4...... Rob Muzzio 4...... Shannon Sullivan 4...... Drew Fucci 5...... Dave Johnson 5...... Mike Gonzales 5...... Steve Fritz 6...... Gary Kinder 6...... Mike Ramos 6...... Sheldon Blockburger 7...... Orville Peterson 7...... Steve Erickson 7...... Aric Long 8...... Steve Erickson 8...... Bart Goodell 8...... Ricky Barker 9...... Bart Goodell 9...... Jay Thorson 9...... Brian Brophy 10...... Steve Odgers 10...... Derek Huff 10...... Kris Szabadhegy

1986 1989 1992 1...... Mike Ramos 1...... Dave Johnson 1...... Dan O’Brien 2...... Dave Johnson 2...... Sheldon Blockburger 2...... Dave Johnson 3...... Tim Bright 3...... Gary Kinder 3...... Rob Muzzio 4...... Chris Branham 4...... Kip Janvrin 4...... Brian Brophy 5...... John Sayre 5...... Derek Huff 5...... Aric Long 6...... Steve Erickson 6...... Steve Odgers 6...... Steve Fritz 7...... Tony Allen-Cooksey 7...... Drew Fucci 7...... Derek Huff 8...... Gary Kinder 8...... Kevin McGorty 8...... Sheldon Blockburger 9...... Bart Goodell 9...... Jay Thorson 9...... Drew Fucci 10...... Gary Armstrong 10...... Dan O’Brien 10...... Kip Janvrin

1987 1990 1993 1...... Tim Bright 1...... Dave Johnson 1...... Dan O’Brien 2...... Rob Muzzio 2...... Dan O’Brien 2...... Steve Fritz 3...... Gary Kinder 3...... Sheldon Blockburger 3...... Rob Muzzio 4...... Jim Connolly 4...... Jay Thorson 4...... Kip Janvrin 5...... Keith Robinson 5...... Kip Janvrin 5...... Sheldon Blockburger 6...... Mike Gonzales 6...... Drew Fucci 6...... Drew Fucci 7...... Sheldon Blockburger 7...... Derek Huff 7...... Aric Long 8...... Dave Johnson 8...... Rob Muzzio 8...... Derek Huff 9...... Kris Szabadhegy 9...... Steve Fritz 9...... Chris Huffins 10...... Jay Thorson 10...... Gary Kinder 10...... Darrin Steele

© Track & Field News 2019 — 5 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s Decathlon 1994 1997 2000 1...... Dan O’Brien 1...... Steve Fritz 1...... Chris Huffins 2...... Steve Fritz 2...... Chris Huffins 2...... Tom Pappas 3...... Kip Janvrin 3...... Shawn Wilbourn 3...... Kip Janvrin 4...... Sheldon Blockburger 4...... Kip Janvrin 4...... Phil McMullen 5...... Paul Foxson 5...... Mario Sategna 5...... Bevan Hart 6...... Dave Johnson 6...... Darwin VandeHoef 6...... Dan Steele 7...... Aric Long 7...... Billy Schuffenhaur 7...... Stephen Moore 8...... Drew Fucci 8...... Trafton Rogers 8...... Avery Anderson 9...... Muhammed Oliver 9...... Ricky Barker 9...... Chad Smith 10...... Rob Muzzio 10...... Drew Fucci 10...... Ricky Barker

1995 1998 2001 1...... Dan O’Brien 1...... Dan O’Brien 1...... Tom Pappas 2...... Chris Huffins 2...... Chris Huffins 2...... Phil McMullen 3...... Steve Fritz 3...... Ricky Barker 3...... Kip Janvrin 4...... Ricky Barker 4...... Brian Brophy 4...... Bryan Clay 5...... Kip Janvrin 5...... Kip Janvrin 5...... Chad Smith 6...... Brian Brophy 6...... Trafton Rogers 6...... David Lemen 7...... Dave Johnson 7...... Phil McMullen 7...... Stephen Harris 8...... Dan Steele 8...... Louis Hinshaw 8...... Bevan Hart 9...... Rob Muzzio 9...... Chad Smith 9...... Avery Anderson 10...... Aric Long 10...... Ross Bomben 10...... Stephen Moore

1996 1999 2002 1...... Dan O’Brien 1...... Chris Huffins 1...... Tom Pappas 2...... Steve Fritz 2...... Tom Pappas 2...... Chad Smith 3...... Chris Huffins 3...... Dan Steele 3...... Bryan Clay 4...... Kip Janvrin 4...... Stephen Moore 4...... Phil McMullen 5...... Drew Fucci 5...... Kip Janvrin 5...... Stephen Moore 6...... Ricky Barker 6...... Chad Smith 6...... Paul Terek 7...... Dave Johnson 7...... Steve Fritz 7...... David Lemen 8...... Aric Long 8...... Bevan Hart 8...... Joe Cebulski 9...... Rob Muzzio 9...... Dave Pope 9...... Ryan Harlan 10...... Darwin VandeHoef 10...... Ross Bomben 10...... Stephen Harris

© Track & Field News 2019 — 6 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s Decathlon 2003 2006 2009 1...... Tom Pappas 1...... Bryan Clay 1...... Trey Hardee 2...... Bryan Clay 2...... Tom Pappas 2...... Tom Pappas 3...... Paul Terek 3...... Ryan Harlan 3...... Ashton Eaton 4...... Stephen Moore 4...... Jake Arnold 4...... Jake Arnold 5...... Stephen Harris 5...... Trey Hardee 5...... Chris Randolph 6...... Kip Janvrin 6...... Chris Boyles 6...... Paul Terek 7...... David Lemen 7...... Paul Terek 7...... Joe Detmer 8...... Will Thomas 8...... Chris Helwick 8...... Michael Ayers 9...... Andy Giesler 9...... Donovan Kilmartin 9...... Trinity Otto 10...... Joe Cebulski 10...... Joe Cebulski 10...... Bubba Edmonds

2004 2007 2010 1...... Bryan Clay 1...... Bryan Clay 1...... Ashton Eaton 2...... Tom Pappas 2...... Tom Pappas 2...... Bryan Clay 3...... Paul Terek 3...... Paul Terek 3...... Jake Arnold 4...... Phil McMullen 4...... Jake Arnold 4...... Joe Detmer 5...... Stephen Moore 5...... Ryan Harlan 5...... Tom Pappas 6...... Ryan Harlan 6...... Chris Boyles 6...... Michael Morrison 7.....Mustafa Abdur-Rahim 7.....Mustafa Abdur-Rahim 7...... Trinity Otto 8...... Chad Smith 8...... Joe Detmer 8...... Nick Adcock 9...... Trey Hardee 9...... Chris Randolph 9...... Chris Helwick 10...... Andy Giesler 10...... Jangy Addy 10...... Miller Moss

2005 2008 2011 1...... Bryan Clay 1...... Bryan Clay 1...... Trey Hardee 2...... Paul Terek 2...... Trey Hardee 2...... Ashton Eaton 3...... Phil McMullen 3...... Tom Pappas 3...... Michael Morrison 4...... Ryan Harlan 4...... Ashton Eaton 4...... Ryan Harlan 5...... Trey Hardee 5...... Jake Arnold 5...... Miller Moss 6...... Stephen Harris 6...... Chris Helwick 6...... Curtis Beach 7.....Mustafa Abdur-Rahim 7.....Mustafa Abdur-Rahim 7...... Gray Horn 8...... Stephen Moore 8...... Chris Randolph 8...... Joe Detmer 9...... Donovan Kilmartin 9...... Joe Detmer 9...... Chris Helwick 10...... Chris Boyles 10...... Ryan Olkowski 10...... Michael Ayers

© Track & Field News 2019 — 7 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s Decathlon 2012 2015 2017 1...... Ashton Eaton 1...... Ashton Eaton 1...... Devon Williams 2...... Trey Hardee 2...... Trey Hardee 2...... Trey Hardee 3...... Joe Detmer 3...... Jeremy Taiwo 3...... Zach Ziemek 4...... Gray Horn 4...... Zach Ziemek 4...... Steven Bastien 5...... Chris Helwick 5...... Dakotah Keys 5...... Scott Filip 6...... Ryan Harlan 6...... Garrett Scantling 6...... Hunter Veith 7...... Miller Moss 7...... Harrison Williams 7...... Cody Walton 8...... Kevin Lazas 8...... Thomas FitzSimons 8...... Kurtis Brondyke 9...... Isaac Murphy 9...... Mike Morgan 9...... Wolf Mahler 10...... Gunnar Nixon 10...... Tim Ehrhardt 10...... TJ Lawson

2013 2016 2018 1...... Ashton Eaton 1...... Ashton Eaton 1...... Zach Ziemek 2...... Gunnar Nixon 2...... Zach Ziemek 2...... Solomon Simmons 3...... Jeremy Taiwo 3...... Jeremy Taiwo 3...... Harrison Williams 4...... Gray Horn 4...... Garrett Scantling 4...... Daniel Golubovic 5...... Wesley Bray 5...... Devon Williams 5...... Hunter Veith 6...... Curtis Beach 6...... Harrison Williams 6...... Scott Filip 7...... Isaac Murphy 7...... Solomon Simmons 7...... Joe Delgado 8...... Kevin Lazas 8...... Mitch Modin 8...... Tim Ehrhardt 9...... Austin Bahner 9...... Austin Bahner 9...... Markus Ballengee 10...... Daniel Gooris 10...... Scott Filip 10...... Gabe Moore

2014 1...... Trey Hardee 2...... Dakotah Keys 3...... Garrett Scantling 4...... Wesley Bray 5...... Zach Ziemek 6...... Thomas FitzSimons 7...... Chase Dalton 8...... Alex McCune 9...... J Patrick Smith 10...... Robert Cardina

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