| Times held | 26 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 627 |
| Total countries | 96 |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Decathlon, Men | Olympic | 22 | 13 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 | |
| Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Norway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| Germany | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Finland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Czechia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| East Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Estonia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| France | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cuba | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Grenada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daley Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bob Mathias | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ashton Eaton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Milt Campbell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rafer Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Roman Šebrle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bryan Clay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |