Roman Šebrle won the 2005 Talence Decastar with 8326 points, finishing ahead of Aleksandr Pogorelov and Estonia’s Kristjan Rahnu in a high-quality decathlon competition.
Aki Heikkinen won the men’s decathlon at the 1998 IAAF World Junior Championships in Annecy with 7476 points, leading a Finnish one-two with Jaakko Ojaniemi (7246) and finishing ahead of Germany’s Thomas Pöge (7332).
André Niklaus won the men’s decathlon at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships in Amsterdam, scoring 8042 points to take gold for Germany. Finland’s Jaakko Ojaniemi finished second with 7907 points, while Italy’s William Frullani
Mike Maczey’s 8104 ‐point victory set the pace for Germany at the 2002 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Bydgoszcz on 29–30 June. With Stefan Schmid third and Florian Schönbeck fourth, Germany secured the men’s team title
Roman Šebrle captured the 2004 Talence Decastar title with 8217 points, holding off Bryan Clay and Dmitri Karpov in a competitive international decathlon field.
Estonia claimed the men’s team title at the 2004 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Tallinn, edging Germany by just 48 points, with France taking bronze. Italy’s William Frullani won the decathlon with 7927 points, only six ahead
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