Kyle Garland
American decathlete
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Kyle Garland (born May 28, 2000) is an American decathlete. He won the bronze medal at the 2025 World Championships and is the third-highest scoring decathlete in American history behind Ashton Eaton and Dan O'Brien.
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| Born | May 28, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Philadelphia, PA, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Decathlon, Heptathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Georgia Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Carol Smith Gilbert and James Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | Decathlon: 8,869 points (2025)[1] Heptathlon: 6,639 points (2023)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Prep career
Garland was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed his prep career at private Germantown Academy before enrolling as a student at the University of Georgia.[3] As a senior at Germantown, Garland won the 2018 PAISAA state championships in the long jump, javelin, 300 meter hurdles, and 110 meter hurdles.
As an unattached junior athlete, Garland won gold at the 2018 USATF U20 Championships in the decathlon scoring 7562 points. He then went on to finish 7th at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships.
Collegiate career
At the USA World Championship Trials in June 2022, Garland finished second in the decathlon with a collegiate record and personal best score of 8720. This score included six personal bests, and placed him in the top 10 for all US decathletes, the top 20 for all decathletes.[4]
Professional career
Garland was selected to compete at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon. Garland placed in the top 10 after the shot put, long jump and 100 meters events before ultimately finishing eleventh on his senior major championship debut, which was won by world-record holder Kevin Mayer of France.[5] He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[6]
Garland won the heptathlon at the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in New York finishing ahead of Hakim McMorris, with 6139 points.[7] He finished second at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis on 1 June 2025 with a tally of 8626 points.[8] He won the decathlon at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, becoming the third-best performer in U.S. history with 8869 points, behind only Dan O'Brien and Ashton Eaton.[9]
On September 21, 2025, he won the decathlon bronze medal with 8703 points at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[10][11] He finished runner-up to Sander Skotheim in the season-long World Athletics Combined Events Tour for 2025.[12]
Garland was selected to represent the United States in the heptathlon at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland.[13]
Team USA
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Team USA | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships | Trujillo, Peru | 2nd | Decathlon | 7212 points |
| 2018 | 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 7th | Decathlon | 7451 points |
| 2022 | 2022 World Athletics Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 11th | Decathlon | 8133 points |
| Competing unattached | |||||
| 2017 | USATF U20 Outdoor Championships | California State University Sacramento | 2nd | Decathlon | 7035 points |
| 2018 | USATF U20 Outdoor Championships[14] | Bloomington, Indiana | 1st | Decathlon | 7562 points |
| Representing Georgia Bulldogs track and field | |||||
| 2021 | USA Olympic Trials Track and Field | University of Oregon | 6th | Decathlon | 8140 points |
| 2022 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Arkansas | 2nd | Decathlon | 8720 points |
NCAA
Personal bests
Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted. Outdoor
- As of September 20, 2025
| Event | Performance | Location | Date | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decathlon | N/a | Eugene | July 31 – August 1, 2025 | 8,869 points | N/a |
| 100 meters | 10.44 (+1.1 m/s) | Eugene | July 31, 2025 | 989 points | [18] |
| Long jump | 7.92 m (25 ft 11+3⁄4 in) (+0.4 m/s) | Tokyo | September 20, 2025 | 1,040 points | [19] |
| Shot put | 17.02 m (55 ft 10 in) | Tokyo | September 20, 2025 | 914 points | [19] |
| High jump | 2.17 m (7 ft 1+1⁄4 in) | Eugene | June 19, 2021 | 963 points | |
| 400 meters | 47.78 | Austin | June 7, 2023 | 920 points | |
| 110 meters hurdles | 13.54 (+1.6 m/s) | Austin | June 8, 2023 | 1,035 points | |
| Discus throw | 50.93 m (167 ft 1 in) | Eugene | August 1, 2025 | 890 points | [18] |
| Pole vault | 4.90 m (16 ft 3⁄4 in) | Coral Gables | April 6, 2024 | 880 points | |
| Javelin throw | 65.52 m (214 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Eugene | August 1, 2025 | 821 points | [18] |
| 1500 meters | 4:41.96 | Eugene | June 9, 2022 | 668 points | |
| Virtual Best Performance | 9,134 points | N/a | |||
Indoor
- As of June 19, 2025
| Event | Performance | Location | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heptathlon | N/a | Albuquerque | March 10–11, 2023 | 6,639 points |
| 60 meters | 6.86 | Lubbock | January 26, 2023 | 933 points |
| Long jump | 7.96 m (26 ft 1+1⁄4 in) | Albuquerque | March 10, 2023 | 1,050 points |
| Shot put | 16.45 m (53 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Albuquerque | March 10, 2023 | 879 points |
| High jump | 2.19 m (7 ft 2 in) | Lubbock | January 26, 2023 | 982 points |
| 60 meters hurdles | 7.74 | Albuquerque | March 11, 2023 | 1,048 points |
| Pole vault | 5.16 m (16 ft 11 in) | Albuquerque | March 11, 2023 | 960 points |
| 1000 meters | 2:41.36 | Albuquerque | March 11, 2023 | 858 points |
| Virtual Best Performance | 6,710 points | |||
