![Silver medalist Kevin Mayer of France takes his shirt off after the Men's Decathlon 1500m at the Olympic Stadium at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August Silver medalist Kevin Mayer of France takes his shirt off after the Men's Decathlon 1500m at the Olympic Stadium at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TYXBBA/silver-medalist-kevin-mayer-of-france-takes-his-shirt-off-after-the-mens-decathlon-1500m-at-the-olympic-stadium-at-the-2016-rio-summer-olympics-in-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-on-august-18-2016-photo-by-terry-schmittupi-TYXBBA.jpg)
Silver medalist Kevin Mayer of France takes his shirt off after the Men's Decathlon 1500m at the Olympic Stadium at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August
![DIRECT. 2021 Olympic Games: Kevin Mayer 4th in the decathlon after the long jump, Sydney McLaughlin's world record in the 400m hurdles… Follow the night in Tokyo - BraiseenTrance.com DIRECT. 2021 Olympic Games: Kevin Mayer 4th in the decathlon after the long jump, Sydney McLaughlin's world record in the 400m hurdles… Follow the night in Tokyo - BraiseenTrance.com](https://www.francetvinfo.fr/pictures/Wom6UUzgsVjyUkxZvFY6QXEN3bU/1500x843/2021/08/04/php37CBJz.jpg)
DIRECT. 2021 Olympic Games: Kevin Mayer 4th in the decathlon after the long jump, Sydney McLaughlin's world record in the 400m hurdles… Follow the night in Tokyo - BraiseenTrance.com
![Decathlon at the Olympics: "The meeting of my life is totally wasted", injured back, Kévin Mayer in tears after three events - The Limited Times Decathlon at the Olympics: "The meeting of my life is totally wasted", injured back, Kévin Mayer in tears after three events - The Limited Times](https://www.leparisien.fr/resizer/g8Vv1DWQ9AA-V0S60WU24QG5PuE=/1200x675/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/leparisien/ETSTSQTBURFMBHSDOEH3H433ME.jpg)
Decathlon at the Olympics: "The meeting of my life is totally wasted", injured back, Kévin Mayer in tears after three events - The Limited Times
![Kevin Mayer competes on Decathlon during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on October 3, 2019. Kevin Mayer, the defending champion in the men's decathlon, pulled out Kevin Mayer competes on Decathlon during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on October 3, 2019. Kevin Mayer, the defending champion in the men's decathlon, pulled out](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2DEPF9A/kevin-mayer-competes-on-decathlon-during-the-iaaf-world-athletics-championships-at-khalifa-stadium-in-doha-qatar-on-october-3-2019-kevin-mayer-the-defending-champion-in-the-mens-decathlon-pulled-out-of-the-world-championships-on-thursday-due-to-injury-mayer-27-was-leading-the-competition-after-seven-events-he-withdrew-just-before-the-pole-vault-citing-a-problem-with-his-achilles-photo-by-giuliano-bevilacquaabacapresscom-2DEPF9A.jpg)
Kevin Mayer competes on Decathlon during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on October 3, 2019. Kevin Mayer, the defending champion in the men's decathlon, pulled out
![Kevin Mayer, Decathlon WR owner and my perfect representation of Cassius. Same hair, same musculature, and same top quality genetic (that guy is a beast). : r/redrising Kevin Mayer, Decathlon WR owner and my perfect representation of Cassius. Same hair, same musculature, and same top quality genetic (that guy is a beast). : r/redrising](https://preview.redd.it/ifyq07uardm51.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=c62609cbbefe4e14cb01cb5c2c93e4d2a6377ce2)
Kevin Mayer, Decathlon WR owner and my perfect representation of Cassius. Same hair, same musculature, and same top quality genetic (that guy is a beast). : r/redrising
![European Athletics on Twitter: "Reigning world decathlon champion Kevin Mayer has retired from the decathlon after two attempts at his opening height of 4.60m in the pole vault. 😢 Speedy recovery, champ! European Athletics on Twitter: "Reigning world decathlon champion Kevin Mayer has retired from the decathlon after two attempts at his opening height of 4.60m in the pole vault. 😢 Speedy recovery, champ!](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EF93vCkXkAAV5Ea.jpg)
European Athletics on Twitter: "Reigning world decathlon champion Kevin Mayer has retired from the decathlon after two attempts at his opening height of 4.60m in the pole vault. 😢 Speedy recovery, champ!
![Kevin Mayer competes on Decathlon during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on October 3, 2019. Kevin Mayer, the defending champion in the men's decathlon, pulled out Kevin Mayer competes on Decathlon during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on October 3, 2019. Kevin Mayer, the defending champion in the men's decathlon, pulled out](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2DEPF9K/kevin-mayer-competes-on-decathlon-during-the-iaaf-world-athletics-championships-at-khalifa-stadium-in-doha-qatar-on-october-3-2019-kevin-mayer-the-defending-champion-in-the-mens-decathlon-pulled-out-of-the-world-championships-on-thursday-due-to-injury-mayer-27-was-leading-the-competition-after-seven-events-he-withdrew-just-before-the-pole-vault-citing-a-problem-with-his-achilles-photo-by-giuliano-bevilacquaabacapresscom-2DEPF9K.jpg)