Kyle Garland

Kyle Garland
Personal information
Born (2000-05-28) May 28, 2000 (age 26)
Home townPhiladelphia, PA, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Sport
Country United States
SportTrack and field
Events
Decathlon, Heptathlon
College teamGeorgia Bulldogs
Coached byCarol Smith Gilbert and James Thomas
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsDecathlon: 8,869 points (2025)
Heptathlon: 6,639 points (2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 TokyoDecathlon
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2026 ToruńHeptathlon
2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second placeTrujilloDecathlon

Kyle Garland (born May 28, 2000) is an American decathlete. He won the bronze medal in the decathlon at the 2025 World Championships and in the heptathlon at the 2026 World Indoor Championships. He is the third-highest scoring decathlete in American history behind Ashton Eaton and Dan O'Brien.

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. 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

Garland earned the nickname 'The Freight Train' from University of Georgia coach Caryl Smith-Gilbert. Garland set the decathlon collegiate record and personal best score of 8720 points in finishing second at the USA World Championship Trials in June 2022. This score included six personal bests, and placed him in the top 10 for all US decathletes, the top 20 for all decathletes. Garland won the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships heptathlon title, setting an NCAA record 6,639 points, for his first collegiate title. That score was just six points from compatriot Ashton Eaton's world record.

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. He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.

Garland won the heptathlon at the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in New York finishing ahead of Hakim McMorris, with 6139 points. He finished second at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis on 1 June 2025 with a tally of 8626 points. 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.

On September 21, 2025, he won the decathlon bronze medal with 8703 points at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. He finished runner-up to Sander Skotheim in the season-long World Athletics Combined Events Tour for 2025.

Garland won the bronze medal in the heptathlon competing for the United States at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland. He scored 6245 points to finish behind a world-record setting Simon Ehammer and compatriot Heath Baldwin. In July, Garland placed second in the decathlon at the 2026 USA Championships behind returning champion Garrett Scantling.

International event

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  United States
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
2017 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships California State University, Sacramento 2nd Decathlon 7035 points
2018 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships Bloomington, Indiana 1st Decathlon 7562 points
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

National event

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Georgia Bulldogs
2023 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships Louisiana State University 1st Decathlon 8589 points
2023 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 1st Heptathlon 6639 points CR
2022 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Oregon 3rd Decathlon 8333 points
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Arkansas 2nd Decathlon 8720 points
2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Birmingham Metro CrossPlex 2nd Heptathlon 6200 points
SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships Texas A&M University 1st Heptathlon 6205 points
2021 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships Texas A&M University 1st Decathlon 8196 points
2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships University of Arkansas 2nd Heptathlon 6200 points
SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships University of Arkansas 1st Heptathlon 6012 points
2020 2020 SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships Texas A&M University 1st Heptathlon 5856 points

Personal bests

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted. Outdoor

As of September 20, 2025
Combined events
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
Long jump 7.92 m (25 ft 11+3⁄4 in) (+0.4 m/s) Tokyo September 20, 2025 1,040 points
Shot put 17.02 m (55 ft 10 in) Tokyo September 20, 2025 914 points
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
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
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
Combined events
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

References

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  13. ↑ "World Athletics Championships 2025: Leo Neugebauer wins decathlon gold by only 20 points". Olympics.com. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Hall and Skotheim win World Athletics Combined Events Tour". World Athletics. October 10, 2025. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
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  16. ↑ "Ehammer breaks heptathlon world record in Kujawy Pomorze". World Athletics. March 21, 2026. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
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  18. ↑ 2018 USATF Junior Outdoor Championships results – Fri, June 15 – Sun, June 17, 2018 Athletic.net
  19. ↑ 2022 NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championship results TFRRS
  20. ↑ 2022 NCAA Division 1 Indoor Track and Field Championship results TFRRS
  21. ↑ 2022 SEC Division 1 Indoor Track and Field Championship results TFRRS
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