The 2016 Decastar meeting in Talence produced a thrilling decathlon battle, with Ukraine’s Olexiy Kasyanov edging Estonia’s Maicel Uibo by just six points (8077 to 8071) in one of the closest finishes in the history of the prestigious combined
Olexiy Kasyanov won World Championships decathlon bronze with a personal best of 8479 points in Berlin 2009. The Ukrainian also claimed European decathlon silver and two world indoor heptathlon silver medals.
Pierce LePage claimed the world decathlon title with a personal best of 8909 points in Budapest 2023, following silver in Eugene 2022. The Canadian also earned Commonwealth Games silver in Gold Coast 2018 and Pan American Games bronze in Lima 2019.
The 2019 World Championships in Doha produced one of the greatest comebacks in decathlon history. Just 21 years old and 11th after the opening day, Germany's Niklas Kaul surged to victory with a spectacular 79. 05 m javelin throw and a personal