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Swiss Decathlon: The Rock Star, The Daredevil, The Bon Vivant, The Good Guy and The Champion (0)

Gabby Pieraccini
July 26, 2020
It has been a long time since a Swiss man exceeded 8000 points for decathlon. It was in 2003, to be exact, when Rolf Schläfli achieved 8019 in Götzis and became only the 5th man ever over 8000.

Swiss decathlon is bringing 8000 points back and these are the guys who are making it happen. Feature and interviews with Simon Ehammer, Andri Oberholzer, Finley Gaio, Luca Bernaschina and Matthias Steinmann.

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Simon Ehammer, European U20 Championships, Boras (Photo: Athletix.ch)

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