My Take
Honestly, Kevin Mayer might be the most complete athlete on the planet right now, and I don't think he gets nearly enough credit outside track-and-field circles. This guy set the decathlon world record in 2018 — 9,126 points — and it still stands. Ten events across two brutal days: sprinting, hurdling, jumping, vaulting, throwing. You have to be fast AND strong AND technically precise, which is basically an impossible ask, yet Mayer makes it look almost inevitable. Two world championship golds (2017, 2022), two Olympic silvers in Rio and Tokyo — the consistency alone is staggering. He's France's answer to the question of what a perfect human body can do, and watching him compete feels less like a track meet and more like witnessing a very deliberate form of genius.
Overview
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.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kevin Mayer
- Name (Japanese)
- ケビン・メイヤー
- Reading
- けびん・めいやー
- Born
- February 10, 1992 (age 34)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2016 Knight of the National Order of Merit
- 2018 European Athlete of the Year Trophy
- 2018 Champion des champions français de L'Équipe
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.