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 2020 — 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 © Track & Field News 2020 — 2 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s Decathlon 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 2020 — 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 ...................