DécaNation

'''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.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=31982.html DecaNation : Russia over France]. IAAF (2005-09-04). Retrieved on 2010-09-12.</ref> 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== {{div col|colwidth=23em}} * 100 metres * 400 metres * 100 metre hurdles / 110 metre hurdles * 1500 metres * long jump * high jump * pole vault * shot put * discus throw * javelin throw {{div col end}}

From 2009 edition on there were also competitions in non-classic events of the decathlon program.

* 800 metres * 3000 metres steeplechase * Hammer throw

[[File:2014 DécaNation - 800 m 13.jpg|thumb|American Leonel Manzano winning the 800 metre event at the 2014 DécaNation]] 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== {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} ===2017=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- |+DecaNation 2017<ref>{{cite web|title=2017 DécaNation results|url=http://bases.athle.com/asp.net/liste.aspx?frmbase=resultats&frmmode=1&frmespace=0&frmcompetition=207285=1|publisher=FFA|date=9 September 2017|accessdate=9 September 2017}}</ref> |- !Rank!!Team!!Points |- |1 || {{USA}} || 122 |- |2 || {{FRA}} || 103 |- |3 || {{POL}} || 95 |- |4 || {{JPN}} || 80 |- |5 || Balkans || 76 |- |6 || {{UKR}} || 65 |- |7 || {{CHN}} || 25 |}

===2016=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- |+DecaNation 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 DécaNation results|url=http://bases.athle.com/asp.net/liste.aspx?frmbase=lives&frmmode=1&frmespace=0&frmcompetition=186107&frmequipe=1|publisher=FFA|date=13 September 2016|accessdate=13 September 2016}}</ref> |- !Rank!!Team!!Points |- |1 || {{FRA}} || 115 |- |2 || NACAC || 109 |- |3 || {{UKR}} || 102 |- |4 || {{JPN}} || 92 |- |5 || {{CHN}} || 68 |- |6 || DecaClubs || 64 |}

===2015=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- |+DecaNation 2015<ref>{{cite news|title=2015 DécaNation results|url=http://bases.athle.com/asp.net/liste.aspx?frmbase=resultats&frmmode=1&frmespace=0&frmcompetition=177701|publisher=FFA|author=Fédération française d'athlétisme|date=13 September 2015|accessdate=14 September 2015}}</ref> |- !Rank!!Team!!Points |- |1 || {{USA}} || 131,5 |- |2 || {{RUS}} || 120,5 |- |3 || {{FRA}} || 86 |- |4 || {{UKR}} || 72 |- |5 || {{CHN}} || 59 |- |6 || {{JPN}} || 52,5 |- |7 || {{ITA}} || 51,5 |}

{{col-break}} ===2014=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- |+DecaNation 2014<ref>{{cite news|title=2014 DécaNation results|url=http://bases.athle.com/asp.net/liste.aspx?frmbase=resultats&frmmode=1&frmespace=0&frmcompetition=146651|publisher=FFA|author=Fédération française d'athlétisme|date=30 August 2014|accessdate=30 August 2014}}</ref> |- !Rank!!Team!!Points |- |1 || {{USA}} || 114 |- |2 || {{FRA}} || 112 |- |3 || {{RUS}} || 108 |- |4 || {{UKR}} || 81 |- |5 || Balkans || 67 |- |6 || {{JPN}} || 48 |- |7 || {{CHN}} || 47 |}

{{col-break}} ===2013=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- |+DecaNation 2013<ref>{{cite news|title=Ivanov and Spanovic on form but USA win at the DecaNation|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/ivanov-and-spanovic-on-form-but-usa-win-at-th|publisher=IAAF|author=Phil Minshull|date=31 August 2013|accessdate= 31 August 2013}}</ref> |- !Rank!!Team!!Points |- |1 || {{USA}} || 137 |- |2 || {{RUS}} || 121 |- |3 || {{FRA}} || 118 |- |4 || {{GER}} || 104 |- |5 || BALKANS || 87 |- |6 || {{UKR}} || 72 |- |7 || NORDIC || 54 |- |8 || {{ITA}} || 46 |} {{col-break}}

===2012=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- |+DecaNation 2012<ref>[http://bases.athle.com/asp.net/liste.aspx?frmbase=resultats&frmmode=1&frmespace=0&frmcompetition=116136 DecaNation 2012]. FFA. Retrieved on 2012-08-16.</ref> |- !Rank!!Team!!Points |- |1 || {{USA}} || 66 |- |2 || {{RUS}} || 56 |- |3 || {{GER}} || 39 |- |4 || {{FRA}} || 38 |} {{col-break}}

===2011=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- |+DecaNation 2011<ref>[http://bases.athle.com/asp.net/liste.aspx?frmbase=resultats&frmmode=1&frmespace=0&frmcompetition=087523 DecaNation 2011]. FFA. Retrieved on 2011-09-21.</ref> |- !Rank!!Team!!Points |- |1 || {{USA}} || 133.5 |- |2 || {{RUS}} || 129 |- |3 || {{GER}} || 115 |- |4 || {{FRA}} || 109 |- |5 || {{CHN}} || 68 |- |6 || {{ESP}} || 66.5 |- |7 || {{RSA}} || 66 |- |8 || {{UK}} || 33 |} {{col-break}} {{col-end}}

===2010=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- |+DecaNation 2010<ref>Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2010-09-12). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=58320.html Oliver cruises to 15th straight victory, Rodgers defeats Lemaitre as USA take Decanation title]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-12.</ref> |- !Rank!!Team!!Points |- |1 || {{USA}} || 133 |- |2 || {{RUS}} || 94 |- |3 || {{GER}} || 91 |- |4 || {{FRA}} || 88 |- |5 || {{ITA}} || 70 |- |6 || {{FIN}} || 51 |- |7 || {{CHN}} || 46 |} {{col-break}}

===2009=== {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; font-size: 90%;" |- |+DecaNation 2009<ref>Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2009-09-09). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=54273.html Harting impresses, while USA takes Decanation title]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-09-12.</ref> |- !Rank!!Team!!Points |- |1 || {{USA}} || 136 |- |2 || {{GER}} || 105 |- |3 || {{FRA}} || 91 |- |4 || {{RUS}} || 83 |- |5 || {{ITA}} || 59 |- |6 || {{ESP}} || 54 |- |7 || {{FIN}} || 51 |}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; line-height:1.25em;" |+ style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.0em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| 2009 event winners ! ! colspan="3"| Men ! rowspan="12"| ! colspan="3"| Women |- ! Event ! Winner ! Nation ! Performance ! Winner ! Nation ! Performance |- | 100 m | Michael Rodgers | {{USA}} | 10.10 s | Verena Sailer | {{GER}} | 11.22 s |- | 400 m | Angelo Taylor | {{USA}} | 45.68 s | Monica Hargrove | {{USA}} | 51.59 s |- | 800 m | Nick Symmonds | {{USA}} | 1 min 48.68 s | Maggie Vessey | {{USA}} | 2 min 2.73 s |- | 1500 m | Will Leer | {{USA}} | 3 min 48.65 s | Erin Donohue | {{USA}} | 4 min 10.62 s |- | 110 / 100 m hurdles | Joel Brown | {{USA}} | 13.35 s | Damu Cherry | {{USA}} | 12.85 s |- | 3000 m steeple | Dan Huling | {{USA}} | 8 min 47.14 s | Sophie Duarte | {{FRA}} | 9 min 43.51 s |- | Pole vault | Derek Miles | {{USA}} | 5.70 m | Tatyana Polnova | {{RUS}} | 4.55 m |- | Long jump | Christian Reif | {{GER}} | 8.18 m | Hyleas Fountain | {{USA}} | 6.80 m |- | Shot put | Dan Taylor | {{USA}} | 20.68 m | Nadine Kleinert | {{GER}} | 18.92 m |- | Discus | Robert Harting | {{GER}} | 66.91 m | Mélina Robert-Michon | {{FRA}} | 63.04 m |} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-break}}

===2008===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- !colspan=4|DecaNation 2008 |- !Rank!!Team!!Points |- |1 || {{USA}} || 89.5 |- |2 || {{GER}} || 85 |- |3 || {{FRA}} || 84 |- |4 || {{RUS}} || 65 |- |5 || {{UKR}} || 60.5 |- |6 || {{ESP}} || 53 |} {{col-break}}

===2007=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- !colspan=4|DecaNation 2007 |- !Rank!!Team!!Points |- |1 || {{FRA}} || 104 |- |2 || {{GER}} || 102 |- |3 || {{USA}} || 100 |- |4 || {{RUS}} || 88 |- |5 || {{UKR}} || 63 |- |5 || {{ESP}} || 62 |- |7 || {{ITA}} || 59 |- |8 || {{POL}} || DNP |} {{col-break}}

===2006=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- !colspan=4|DecaNation 2006 |- !Rank!!Team!!Points |- |1 || {{USA}} || 104.5 |- |2 || {{GER}} || 100 |- |3 || {{POL}} || 90.5 |- |4 || {{FRA}} || 88 |- |5 || {{UKR}} || 70 |- |5 || {{RUS}} || 70 |- |7 || {{ESP}} || 54 |- |8 || {{CHN}} || DNP |} {{col-break}}

===2005=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- !colspan=4|DecaNation 2005 |- !Rank!!Team!!Points |- |1 || {{RUS}} || 127 |- |2 || {{FRA}} || 120 |- |3 || {{POL}} || 110 |- |4 || {{USA}} || 103 |- |5 || {{GBR}} || 82.5 |- |6 || {{ESP}} || 82 |- |7 || {{ITA}} || 75.5 |- |8 || {{CHN}} || 35 |} {{col-end}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.seatdecanation.com Official DecaNation Website (in French)] * [http://www.athle.com/asp.net/main.html/html.aspx?htmlid=3185 Detailed results archive (in French)]

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