Hans van Alphen won the 2011 Talence Decastar with 8200 points, narrowly defeating Mikk Pahapill and Eelco Sintnicolaas in one of the closest finishes in the meeting's history.
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.
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.
The Decathlon's nice in that you get to know the other athletes. It's almost like everyone helps each other out. We're all out there trying to win, but at the same time there's a friendship there too. It's always fun going to meets and catching up with the other guys - Tom Pappas