The 2006 Ratingen decathlon was won by Kazakhstan’s Dmitri Karpov with 8414 points, as he edged Jamaica’s Maurice Smith (8349) and Germany’s Dennis Leyckes (8310) in a highly competitive international decathlon featuring multiple athletes
The 2007 Ratingen decathlon was won by Germany’s Arthur Abele with 8269 points, narrowly ahead of compatriot Norman Müller (8244), while Jacob Minah completed a tightly contested podium in third with 7998 points.
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.
Only thing we know how to do..FIGHT! That’s what this decathlon has been for me the whole time, but I wouldn’t have it any other way - Garrett Scantling at the Tokyo Olympics