Jorge Ureña won European indoor heptathlon gold in Glasgow 2019, alongside silver medals in Belgrade 2017 and Toruń 2021. The Spaniard set a national heptathlon record of 6249 points in Prague 2017 and achieved his decathlon personal best of
Men’s national heptathlon records celebrate the top all-around performers from each country, reflecting the remarkable range of talent and dedication found across the world of combined events.
World men’s heptathlon all-time list. This all-time list highlights the top performances in the event’s history, featuring athletes who have surpassed 6055-point mark.
Spanish men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7600 points. Francisco Javier Benet leads the Spanish men’s decathlon all-time list with a national record of 8526 points, achieved in Alhama de Murcia in May 1998.
Damian Warner made Olympic decathlon history at the Tokyo 2020 Games, scoring 9018 points to win gold and set a new Olympic record. The Canadian became the first decathlete to surpass 9000 points at the Olympic Games, dominating the competition
Pieter Braun won the men’s decathlon at the 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn with 8195 points, ahead of Spain’s Jorge Ureña and Estonia’s Janek Õiglane, who claimed bronze on home soil.
The discipline and training applied by decathletes have always been regarded by me as the ultimate in athletic dedication. Whilst it is of course always a huge honour for any decathlete to achieve the ultimate status of World Champion, I cannot help but regard all those who dedicate themselves to this most gruelling of athletic disciplines as Champions - unknown person