Kevin Mayer

Kevin Mayer (French: [kevin majɛʁ], [mejɛʁ] or [majœr], born 10 February 1992) is a French athlete specialising in decathlon and indoor heptathlon. He is two-time world champion (in 2017 and 2022), two-time Olympic silver medalist (2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics) and the world record holder in the decathlon since 2018. He is also a world and three-time European champion in heptathlon.

Mayer started competing as a junior and he became the world junior champion in decathlon in 2010. He started winning medals as a senior in European Championships for heptathlon in 2013 and decathlon in 2014. He won his first medal at the Olympics when he came second in decathlon at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He became a world decathlon champion in 2017. In 2018, he became a world indoor champion in heptathlon, and set a world record in decathlon with 9126 points the same year. In 2021, he came second again in decathlon at the Tokyo Olympics. In 2022, he won his second decathlon gold at the World Championships.