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'''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'''.

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==Format==
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* [[100 metres]]
* [[400 metres]]
* [[100 metre hurdles]] / [[110 metre hurdles]]
* [[1500 metres]]
* [[long jump]]
* [[high jump]]
* [[pole vault]]
* [[shot put]]
* [[discus throw]]
* [[javelin throw]]
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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==
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===2017===
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|-
|+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=[[Fédération française d'athlétisme|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
|}

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===2016===
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|-
|+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=[[Fédération française d'athlétisme|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
|}

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===2015===
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|-
|+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=[[Fédération française d'athlétisme|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
|}

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===2014===
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|-
|+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=[[Fédération française d'athlétisme|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
|}

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===2013===
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|-
|+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
|}
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===2012===
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|+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
|}
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===2011===
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|+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>
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!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
|}
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===2010===
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|-
|+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
|}
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===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 (athlete)|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 (athlete)|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
|}
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===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
|}
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===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
|}
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===2006===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
!colspan=4|DecaNation 2006
|-
!Rank!!Team!!Points
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|1 || {{USA}} || 104.5
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|2 || {{GER}} || 100
|-
|3 || {{POL}} || 90.5
|-
|4 || {{FRA}} || 88
|-
|5 || {{UKR}} || 70
|-
|5 || {{RUS}} || 70
|-
|7 || {{ESP}} || 54
|-
|8 || {{CHN}} || DNP
|}
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===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
|}
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==References==
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==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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