The IAAF website is showing a mark of 8150 points for Marie Collonville, of France, in winning the decathlon at the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge, held in Talence last weekend (September 25-26). Since the IAAF previously had announced that any score over 8000 would be ratified as an initial world record for the new event, it can be expected that Collonville's mark will be confirmed.
Her marks were: 100m 12.48, Discus 34.69m, Pole Vault 3.50m, Javelin 47.19, 400m 56.15, 100mH 13.96, Long Jump 6.18m, Shot Put 11.90m, High Jump 1.80m, 1500m 5:06.09. In finishing second, Irina Naumenko, of Kazakhstan, scored 7798 points; the third-highest total ever reported. The IAAF article notes the highest previous total was 7845, set by Germany's Mona Steigauf in 1997. Since the event has not been included in the IAAF Top List, it's difficult to gain any perspective on these accomplishments. Obviously the marks of Collonville, Naumenko, and Steigauf would be national records. Does anyone know of other outstanding decathlon performances that would provide a beginning to a table of national records?
