French men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7800 points. Kevin Mayer holds the French all-time best in the men's decathlon with a world-record score of 9126 points, set in Talence in 2018.
Leonel Suárez won the Talence Decastar decathlon with a world-class 8328 points, leading a remarkably deep field featuring eight athletes over 8000 points and confirming Talence’s status as one of the premier combined-events meetings in the world.
Andrei Krauchanka won the Talence Decastar decathlon with 8312 points in a world ‐class field featuring four athletes above 8000 points, while Aleksandr Pogorelov’s original result was later annulled due to a doping disqualification,
Mikk Pahapill won heptathlon gold at the 2009 European Indoor Championships with 6362 points — remarkably he established personal bests in all seven disciplines.
Olexiy Kasyanov captured victory at the Talence Decastar decathlon with an impressive 8291 points in a high ‐quality competition that featured five athletes above 8000 points, while the original fourth ‐place score of Aleksandr
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