Niklas Kaul became the youngest decathlon world champion in history when he won gold in Doha 2019 with a personal best of 8691 points. He had previously set a world U20 record of 8435 points with U20 implements while winning the European U20 title
German men’s decathlon all-time list up to 8000 points. Leading the German men’s decathlon all-time list is Leo Neugebauer, who set the national record with a stunning 8961 points performance at the 2024 NCAA Championships in Eugene.
Damian Warner taken the Götzis decathlon crown a record six times, long jumped a Canadian national record and decathlon best (8.28m) and went number four on the all-time list with 8995 points.
The men’s decathlon at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships in Gävle was won by Germany’s Niklas Kaul with 8572 points. Estonia’s Johannes Erm claimed silver with 8445 points, while Germany’s Manuel Eitel completed the podium
Germany’s Niklas Kaul wins the decathlon at the 2023 Ratingen meeting with 8484 points, ahead of Spain’s Jorge Ureña with 8381 and the Netherlands’ Rik Taam with 8326.
Niklas Kaul won the men’s decathlon at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz with a championship-record 8162 points, becoming U20 world champion ahead of Maksim Andraloits and Estonia’s Johannes Erm.