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Aug 13, 2017

IAAF World Championships, London. Kevin Mayer won title with 8768 points. Rico Freimuth took silver with 8564 points, while German teammate Kai Kazmirek was third with 8488.

IAAF World Championships London 2017 - Decathlon Podium. Photo by Olavi Kaljunen/trackpic.net

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