Robert Jacob Arnold made history by becoming the first athlete in over 20 years to win back ‐to ‐back NCAA decathlon titles in 2006 and 2007, competing for the University of Arizona. He earned bronze medals in the decathlon at the 2006
The 2010 Götzis Hypo-Meeting Decathlon saw Olympic champion Bryan Clay claim his second Götzis victory with 8483 points, ahead of France’s Romain Barras and Cuba’s Leonel Suárez.
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 Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Roman Šebrle captured the decathlon title with 8676 points, completing his long pursuit after two World Championships silver medals with a long-awaited gold medal.
Decathlon 2000 always used to be a huge inspiration and now I’m glad to be a part of the team here! It gives me an opportunity to discuss and write about the decathlon and to meet people with the same interests - Jessica Bullenkamp