Jake Arnold won consecutive NCAA decathlon titles in 2006 and 2007 and US indoor heptathlon titles from 2008 to 2010. He also won Multistars in 2009 and 2010 and set his decathlon personal best of 8253 points in Götzis 2010.
Robert Jacob Arnold won the 2010 US Championships decathlon in Des Moines with 8215 points, edging Tom Pappas by 114 points to claim the national title.
At the 2010 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, Robert Jacob Arnold repeated his last year’s victory, finishing with a total of 8141 points. Cuba’s Leonel Suarez followed only 29 points behind with 8112, while his compatriot Yordani
At the 2009 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, American decathlete Robert Jacob Arnold secured victory with a score of 7994 points. Austria’s Roland Schwarzl finished second with 7913 points, just six points ahead of South Africa’s
At the 2007 World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Roman Šebrle claimed his first world decathlon title with 8676 points, narrowly defeating Jamaica's Maurice Smith (8644) by just 32 points in one of the closest finishes in World Championships
The discipline and training applied by decathletes have always been regarded by me as the ultimate in athletic dedication. Whilst it is of course always a huge honour for any decathlete to achieve the ultimate status of World Champion, I cannot help but regard all those who dedicate themselves to this most gruelling of athletic disciplines as Champions - unknown person