DécaNation is an annual track and field meeting organized by the French Athletics Federation (Fédération Française d'Athlétisme) since 2005. The competition comprises national teams of athletes competing in a decathlon, with each athlete competing in their specialised event to score points for their respective countries.[1] The first five editions took place at the Stade Charléty in Paris, but in 2010 it was held at Annecy, in 2011 at Nice and in 2012 it was at Albi. It is sponsored by SEAT and is referred to as the SEAT DecaNation.
Format
From 2009 edition on there were also competitions in non-classic events of the decathlon program.
DécaNation is a competition for national teams, who battle it through the ten classic events of the decathlon program.There are 8 participating countries. Each country fields 20 athletes, 1 man and 1 woman per discipline. The concept is summarized in the promotional tagline L'Athlé Devient un Sport d'Equipe, that is, Athletics are Now a Team Sport.
Venue
The contest is held at the Stade Sébastien Charléty, a 20,000 seater built on the site of the original Charléty. It was dedicated in 1994, when it hosted the IAAF Grand Prix Final (now the IAAF World Athletics Final). The Grand Prix Final returned to Charléty in 2002. For many years, the site was also home to the Meeting Gaz de France, which became the French leg of the IAAF Golden League in 1999, relocating to the recently opened Stade de France in the process.
Past results
2016
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 115 |
| 2 | NACAC | 109 |
| 3 |  Ukraine | 102 |
| 4 |  Japan | 92 |
| 5 |  China | 68 |
| 6 | DecaClubs | 64 |
2015
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 131,5 |
| 2 |  Russia | 120,5 |
| 3 | France | 86 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 72 |
| 5 | China | 59 |
| 6 | Japan | 52,5 |
| 7 |  Italy | 51,5 |
2014
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 114 |
| 2 | France | 112 |
| 3 | Russia | 108 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 81 |
| 5 | Balkans | 67 |
| 6 | Japan | 48 |
| 7 | China | 47 |
2013
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 137 |
| 2 | Russia | 121 |
| 3 | France | 118 |
| 4 |  Germany | 104 |
| 5 | BALKANS | 87 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 72 |
| 7 | NORDIC | 54 |
| 8 | Italy | 46 |
2012
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 66 |
| 2 | Russia | 56 |
| 3 | Germany | 39 |
| 4 | France | 38 |
2011
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 133.5 |
| 2 | Russia | 129 |
| 3 | Germany | 115 |
| 4 | France | 109 |
| 5 | China | 68 |
| 6 |  Spain | 66.5 |
| 7 |  South Africa | 66 |
| 8 |  United Kingdom | 33 |
2009
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 136 |
| 2 | Germany | 105 |
| 3 | France | 91 |
| 4 | Russia | 83 |
| 5 | Italy | 59 |
| 6 | Spain | 54 |
| 7 |  Finland | 51 |
| Men | Women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Winner | Nation | Performance | Winner | Nation | Performance | |
| 100 m | Michael Rodgers | United States | 10.10 s | Verena Sailer | Germany | 11.22 s | |
| 400 m | Angelo Taylor | United States | 45.68 s | Monica Hargrove | United States | 51.59 s | |
| 800 m | Nick Symmonds | United States | 1 min 48.68 s | Maggie Vessey | United States | 2 min 2.73 s | |
| 1500 m | Will Leer | United States | 3 min 48.65 s | Erin Donohue | United States | 4 min 10.62 s | |
| 110 / 100 m hurdles | Joel Brown | United States | 13.35 s | Damu Cherry | United States | 12.85 s | |
| 3000 m steeple | Dan Huling | United States | 8 min 47.14 s | Sophie Duarte | France | 9 min 43.51 s | |
| Pole vault | Derek Miles | United States | 5.70 m | Tatyana Polnova | Russia | 4.55 m | |
| Long jump | Christian Reif | Germany | 8.18 m | Hyleas Fountain | United States | 6.80 m | |
| Shot put | Dan Taylor | United States | 20.68 m | Nadine Kleinert | Germany | 18.92 m | |
| Discus | Robert Harting | Germany | 66.91 m | Mélina Robert-Michon | France | 63.04 m | |
2007
| DecaNation 2007 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Points | |
| 1 | France | 104 | |
| 2 | Germany | 102 | |
| 3 | United States | 100 | |
| 4 | Russia | 88 | |
| 5 | Ukraine | 63 | |
| 5 | Spain | 62 | |
| 7 | Italy | 59 | |
| 8 |  Poland | DNP | |
2006
| DecaNation 2006 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Points | |
| 1 | United States | 104.5 | |
| 2 | Germany | 100 | |
| 3 | Poland | 90.5 | |
| 4 | France | 88 | |
| 5 | Ukraine | 70 | |
| 5 | Russia | 70 | |
| 7 | Spain | 54 | |
| 8 | China | DNP | |
2005
| DecaNation 2005 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Russia | 127 | |
| 2 | France | 120 | |
| 3 | Poland | 110 | |
| 4 | United States | 103 | |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 82.5 | |
| 6 | Spain | 82 | |
| 7 | Italy | 75.5 | |
| 8 | China | 35 | |