The men's decathlon at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona delivered one of the closest title battles in the event's history. France's Romain Barras claimed European gold with 8453 points, holding off a determined challenge from
Leonid Andreyev won the decathlon at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston with 7693 points, just 16 ahead of France’s Nadir El Fassi. Finland’s Mikko Halvari took bronze with 7587. The competition was held on 16–17 July with a 6
The men’s decathlon at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz saw Germany’s André Niklaus capture the title with 7983 points. Estonia’s Indrek Turi secured the silver medal with 7864 points, while Latvia’s Atis
A Russian one ‐two highlighted the men’s decathlon at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships in Erfurt. Aleksei Drozdov claimed the European U23 title with an impressive 8196 points, with compatriot Aleksei Sysoyev taking silver
Estonia swept to the men’s team title at the 2010 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Tallinn, finishing 1004 points clear of Russia, with France third. Romain Barras won the decathlon with 8313 points ahead of home favourites Mikk
Romain Barras broke the 8000 ‐point barrier for the first time to win the decathlon at the 2003 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Bressanone on 5–6 July. His 8008 points helped France secure the men’s team title, 181 points
Finnish men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7600 points. The current leader of the Finnish men's decathlon all-time list is Eduard Hämäläinen, who holds both the Finnish and Belarusian decathlon records.
Bryan Clay of the United States won the men’s decathlon at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with 8791 points, adding Olympic gold to his 2005 world title. Belarus’s Andrei Krauchanka claimed silver with 8551 points, while Cuba’s Leonel Suarez