| Times held | 25 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 613 |
| Total countries | 95 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 29 | 12 |
| 1920 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 23 | 11 |
| 1924 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 36 | 22 |
| 1928 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 38 | 19 |
| 1932 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 15 | 10 |
| 1936 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 28 | 17 |
| 1948 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 35 | 20 |
| 1952 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 28 | 16 |
| 1956 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 15 | 8 |
| 1960 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 30 | 20 |
| 1964 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 22 | 14 |
| 1968 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 33 | 20 |
| 1972 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 33 | 19 |
| 1976 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 28 | 15 |
| 1980 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 21 | 12 |
| 1984 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 26 | 18 |
| 1988 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 39 | 26 |
| 1992 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 36 | 24 |
| 1996 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 40 | 24 |
| 2000 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 38 | 23 |
| 2004 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 39 | 26 |
| 2008 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 40 | 28 |
| 2012 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 31 | 25 |
| 2016 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 32 | 21 |
| 2020 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 23 | 15 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Finland | FIN |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Germany | GER |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Czechia | CZE |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| East Germany | GDR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Canada | CAN |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Estonia | EST |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway | NOR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany | FRG |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sweden | SWE |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Belarus | BLR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | TPE |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain | ESP |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cuba | CUB |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Australia | AUS |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | POL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daley Thompson | GBR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Mathias | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ashton Eaton | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Milt Campbell | USA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rafer Johnson | USA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Roman Šebrle | CZE |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Clay | USA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |