- Icosathlon
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Also called the double decathlon. In Track and Field, the icosathlon is an ultra multi-event competition consisting of twenty events contested over two days. There is an extra rule, that each day should contain a pause of an hour. Mostly the competition is held over two days, but one day icosathlons also exist. The first day of the standard icosathlon includes:
- 100 meters
- Long jump
- 200 meter hurdles
- Shot Put
- 5000 meters
- pause
- 800 meters
- High jump
- 400 metres
- Hammer throw
- 3000 meter steeplechase
On the second day of the standard icosathlon, the following events are contested:
- 110 meter hurdles
- Discus throw
- 200 meters
- Pole Vault
- 3000 metres
- pause
- 400 meter hurdles
- Javelin throw
- 1500 metres
- Triple jump
- 10000 m
Each event is scored according to the decathlon scoring tables or, for non-decathlon events, the IAAF points tables. At the conclusion of each icosathlon, the competitor with the highest point total is declared the winner.
The event is overseen by the International Association for Ultra Multievents (IAUM), which also holds the tetradecathlon based on the women's heptathlon. The men's world record for the standard icosathlon of 14,571 is held by Joseph Detmer
United States.[1] The women's world record of 11091 is held by Kelly Rodmell.Contents
Medal totals
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 
Estonia6 5 3 14 2 
Finland5 2 5 12 3 United States3 3 2 8 4 
Australia3 1 1 5 5 
Germany2 2 5 9 6 
Great Britain and N.I.1 4 3 8 7 
Netherlands1 2 2 5 8 
Spain1 0 0 1 9 
Sweden0 1 0 1 10 
Russia0 2 0 2 11 
Senegal0 0 1 1 11 Total 22 22 22 66 NOTE: Only men athletes totals from 1990.
Championships
Edition Year City Country Date Winner Score 1st 1990 Espoo Finland22 Sep – 23 Sep Indrek Kaseorg 13213 2nd 1991 Punkalaidun Finland21 Sep - 22 Sep Indrek Kaseorg 14086 3rd 1992 Punkalaidun Finland12 Sep - 13 Sep Indrek Kaseorg 14274 4th 1993 Punkalaidun Finland11 Sep - 12 Sep Pasi Suutarinen 12509 5th 1994 Punkalaidun Finland10 Sep - 11 Sep Pasi Suutarinen 12378 6th 1995 Punkalaidun Finland9 Sep - 10 Sep Aivar Hommik 12023 7th 1996 Punkalaidun Finland7 Sep - 8 Sep Aivar Hommik 12111 8th 1997 Punkalaidun Finland6 Sep - 7 Sep Teppo Syrjala 11774 9th 1998 Punkalaidun Finland5 Sep - 6 Sep Teppo Syrjala 11929 10th 1999 Punkalaidun Finland4 Sep - 5 Sep Meelis Tammre 11722 11th 2000 Hexham United Kingdom23 Sep - 24 Sep John Heanly 12409 12th 2001 Hexham United Kingdom22 Sep - 23 Sep David Purdon 11275 13th 2002 Turku Finland7 Sep - 8 Sep Kip Janvrin 14185 14th 2003 Sankt Pölten 
Austria4 Oct - 5 Oct Brauer Päärn 11672 15th 2004 Gateshead United Kingdom21 Aug - 22 Aug Shaun Meinecke 12784 16th 2005 Lynchburg, Virginia United States7 Oct - 8 Oct David Purdon 11682 17th 2006 Bendigo Australia14 Oct - 15 Oct David Purdon 11931 18th 2007 Jyväskylä Finland25 Aug - 26 Aug Marnix Engels 12004 19th 2008 Scheessel Germany2 Aug - 3 Aug Schürmann Adrian 11877 20th 2009 Delft Netherlands12 Sep - 13 Sep Benedikt Nolte 11605 21st 2010 Lynchburg, Virginia United States24 Sep - 25 Sep Joe Detmer 14571 22nd 2011 Lisse Netherlands20 Aug - 21 Aug Joan Estruch 10824 23th 2012 Turnhout 
Belgium30 Jun - 01 Jul Records
Men
- Double decathlon: 14571 points - Joseph Detmer (USA) - 2010
- Tetradecathlon: 8421 points - Marnix Engels (NED) - 2010
Women
- Double decathlon: 11091 points - Kelly Rodmell (???) - ???
- Double heptathlon: 10798 points - Kelo Milla (FIN) - 2002
- Tetradecathlon: 6485 points - Molloy Jenni (GBR) - 2009
Tetradecathlon
There's also a double multi-event indoor. Called the Tetradecathlon. The tetradecathlon includes 14 events spread over 2 days. These events are as follows:
Day 1
- 60m dash
- Long jump
- 800m
- Shot put
- 400m
- High jump
- 3000m
Day 2
- 60m hurdles
- Pole vault
- 1500m
- Weight throw
- 200m
- Triple jump
- 5000m
Competitions
Since 2002, there's an icosathlon every year in Delft, Netherlands. In Helsinki, Finland is a tetradecathlon every April. Since the icosathlon is an official event from the IAUM, there are world championships. In 2009, Delft had the honour to organise it, and in 2010, it was the USA. From 20 to 21 August 2011, the world championships will be held in Lisse, Netherlands.
References
External links
Categories:- Events in athletics (track and field)
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