World Rankings — Men’s Decathlon Ashton Eaton’s © VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN fabulous No. 1 season of 2012 included Olympic gold and the World Record 1947 1949 1 ............ Vladimir Volkov (Soviet Union) 1 .................................. Bob Mathias (US) 2 .................... Heino Lipp (Soviet Union) 2 .................... Heino Lipp (Soviet Union) 3 .....................Erik Andersson (Sweden) 3 ...........................Örn Clausen (Iceland) 4 ...... Enrique Kistenmacher (Argentina) 4 ...................... Ignace Heinrich (France) 5 .................................. Al Lawrence (US) 5 ...........Pyotr Denisenko (Soviet Union) 6 ......Sergey Kuznyetsov (Soviet Union) 6 ........................ Moon Mondschein (US) 7 ......................... Per Eriksson (Sweden) 7 ............ Vladimir Volkov (Soviet Union) 8 ........................ Moon Mondschein (US) 8 .... Miloslav Moravec (Czechoslovakia) 9 ......................................Lloyd Duff (US) 9 ..............Armin Scheurer (Switzerland) 10 .................. Allan Svensson (Sweden) 10 .... Enrique Kistenmacher (Argentina) 1948 1950 1 .................... Heino Lipp (Soviet Union) 1 .................................. Bob Mathias (US) 2 .................................. Bob Mathias (US) 2 ..................................... Bill Albans (US) 3 ...................... Ignace Heinrich (France) 3 ...................... Ignace Heinrich (France) 4 .............................Floyd Simmons (US) 4 .................... Heino Lipp (Soviet Union) 5 ...... Enrique Kistenmacher (Argentina) 5 ...........................Örn Clausen (Iceland) 6 ............ Vladimir Volkov (Soviet Union) 6 .................... Kjell Tånnander (Sweden) 7 ...........Pyotr Denisenko (Soviet Union) 7 .............................. Jim McConnell (US) 8 ........................ Moon Mondschein (US) 8 ................................ Otey Scruggs (US) 9 .....................Erik Andersson (Sweden) 9 ...........Pyotr Denisenko (Soviet Union) 10 ................................ Al Lawrence (US) 10 ........................... Brayton Norton (US) © Track & Field News 2020 — 1 — World Rankings — Men’s Decathlon 1951 1955 1 ................................ Bob Richards (US) 1 ...............................Rafer Johnson (US) 2 ...................... Ignace Heinrich (France) 2 .......Vasiliy Kuznyetsov (Soviet Union) 3 ...........................Örn Clausen (Iceland) 3 ................................ Bob Richards (US) 4 .............................Floyd Simmons (US) 4 .................................. Bob Lawson (US) 5 ................................ Otey Scruggs (US) 5 ............... Walter Meier (East Germany) 6 ....................................... Bill Miller (US) 6 ............................. Brayton Norton (US) 7 .................... Kjell Tånnander (Sweden) 7 .............Yuriy Kutyenko (Soviet Union) 8 ............ Vladimir Volkov (Soviet Union) 8 ............ Boris Stolyarov (Soviet Union) 9 ...........Pyotr Denisenko (Soviet Union) 9 ...........Kim Bukhantsev (Soviet Union) 10 ........................... Brayton Norton (US) 10 ............. Torbjörn Lassenius (Finland) 1952 1956 1 .................................. Bob Mathias (US) 1 ................................ Milt Campbell (US) 2 ................................ Milt Campbell (US) 2 ...............................Rafer Johnson (US) 3 .............................Floyd Simmons (US) 3 .......Vasiliy Kuznyetsov (Soviet Union) 4 ..................................... Bill Albans (US) 4 ....................... Uno Palu (Soviet Union) 5 ................................ Bob Richards (US) 5 .............. Martin Lauer (West Germany) 6 ............ Vladimir Volkov (Soviet Union) 6 ............... Walter Meier (East Germany) 7 .................. Sepp Hipp (West Germany) 7 .............Yuriy Kutyenko (Soviet Union) 8 ....................Göran Widenfelt (Sweden) 8 ............... Torbjörn Lassenius (Finland) 9 .................... Kjell Tånnander (Sweden) 9 ................................ Bob Richards (US) 10 ......Friedel Schirmer (West Germany) 10 ................................ Bob Lawson (US) 1953 1957 1 ................................ Milt Campbell (US) 1 .......Vasiliy Kuznyetsov (Soviet Union) 2 ................................ Bob Richards (US) 2 .............Yuriy Kutyenko (Soviet Union) 3 .......Vasiliy Kuznyetsov (Soviet Union) 3 ............... Walter Meier (East Germany) 4 .................... Heino Lipp (Soviet Union) 4 ................................... Chuck Pratt (US) 5 ............ Vladimir Volkov (Soviet Union) 5 ................Walter Tschudi (Switzerland) 6 ....................................... Bill Miller (US) 6 ................................Dave Edstrom (US) 7 ........... Petre Zambresteanu (Romania) 7 .................................. Bob Lawson (US) 8 .................................James Cooke (US) 8 ........................................Jim Klein (US) 9 ............... Walter Meier (East Germany) 9 ......Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (Soviet Union) 10 .. Miloslav Moravec (Czechoslovakia) 10 .....Rudolf Bogomolov (Soviet Union) 1954 1958 1 ................................ Bob Richards (US) 1 ...............................Rafer Johnson (US) 2 .......Vasiliy Kuznyetsov (Soviet Union) 2 .......Vasiliy Kuznyetsov (Soviet Union) 3 ............ Vladimir Volkov (Soviet Union) 3 ................................ C.K. Yang (Taiwan) 4 ............ Boris Stolyarov (Soviet Union) 4 ................................Dave Edstrom (US) 5 .............Yuriy Kutyenko (Soviet Union) 5 ....................... Uno Palu (Soviet Union) 6 ............... Walter Meier (East Germany) 6 .............Yuriy Kutyenko (Soviet Union) 7 ............................. Brayton Norton (US) 7 ............... Walter Meier (East Germany) 8 ............... Torbjörn Lassenius (Finland) 8 ....................................Phil Mulkey (US) 9 .........Heinz Oberbeck (West Germany) 9 ......Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (Soviet Union) 10 .. Miloslav Moravec (Czechoslovakia) 10 .................... Markus Kahma (Finland) © Track & Field News 2020 — 2 — World Rankings — Men’s Decathlon 1959 1963 1 .......Vasiliy Kuznyetsov (Soviet Union) 1 ................................ C.K. Yang (Taiwan) 2 .............. Martin Lauer (West Germany) 2 .......Vasiliy Kuzynetsov (Soviet Union) 3 ................................ C.K. Yang (Taiwan) 3 ...............Willi Holdorf (West Germany) 4 ................................Dave Edstrom (US) 4 .....Anatoliy Ovseyenko (Soviet Union) 5 .............Yuriy Kutyenko (Soviet Union) 5 ....Werner von Moltke (West Germany) 6 ................Walter Tschudi (Switzerland) 6 ................................... Steve Pauly (US) 7 .............. Eef Kamerbeek (Netherlands) 7 .............. Eef Kamerbeek (Netherlands) 8 ...................... Markus Kahma (Finland) 8 ....Hans-Joachim Walde (West Germany) 9 ............... Walter Meier (East Germany) 9 ..................................Paul Herman (US) 10 ............................... Mike Herman (US) 10 ....... Wolfgang Heise (West Germany) 1960 1964 1 ...............................Rafer Johnson (US) 1 ...............Willi Holdorf (West Germany) 2 ................................ C.K. Yang (Taiwan) 2 ....................... Rein Aun (Soviet Union) 3 .......Vasiliy Kuznyetsov (Soviet Union) 3 ....Hans-Joachim Walde (West Germany) 4 .............Yuriy Kutyenko (Soviet Union) 4 ............ Manfred Bock (West Germany) 5 ................................Dave Edstrom (US) 5 ..................................Paul Herman (US) 6 ....................................Phil Mulkey (US) 6 ................................ C.K. Yang (Taiwan) 7 ....................... Uno Palu (Soviet Union) 7 ............... Horst Beyer (West Germany) 8 .............. Eef Kamerbeek (Netherlands) 8 .......Vasiliy Kuzynetsov (Soviet Union) 9 ...................................Franco Sar (Italy) 9 .... Mikhail Storozhenko (Soviet Union) 10 ......................................Jim Klein (US) 10 .................................Russ Hodge (US) 1961 1965 1 .............Yuriy Kutyenko (Soviet Union) 1 .... Mikhail Storozhenko (Soviet Union) 2 ....................................Phil Mulkey (US) 2 .............. Kurt Bendlin (West Germany) 3 .......Vasiliy Kuznyetsov (Soviet Union) 3 ................................... Bill Toomey (US) 4 ..................................Paul Herman (US) 4 ...................................Russ Hodge (US) 5 .............. Eef Kamerbeek (Netherlands) 5 ............... Horst Beyer (West Germany) 6 ................... Jože Brodnik (Yugoslavia) 6 ..................................Paul Herman (US) 7 ................................Dave Edstrom (US) 7 ............ Yuriy Dyachkov (Soviet Union) 8 .... Mikhail Storozhenko (Soviet Union) 8 ....................... Rein Aun (Soviet Union) 9 ...................... Markus Kahma (Finland) 9 .........................................Don Shy (US) 10 .............Willi Holdorf (West Germany) 10 ............Albert Fantalis (Soviet Union) 1962 1966 1 ................................ C.K. Yang (Taiwan) 1 ................................... Bill Toomey (US) 2 .......Vasiliy Kuznyetsov (Soviet Union) 2 ...................................Russ Hodge (US) 3 ....Werner von Moltke (West Germany) 3 ....Werner von Moltke (West Germany) 4 ............ Manfred Bock (West Germany) 4 ............ Yuriy Dyachkov (Soviet Union) 5 ................... Janis Lusis (Soviet Union) 5 ............... Horst Beyer (West Germany) 6 ..................................Paul Herman (US) 6 ...........