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.
Damian Warner topped the Talence Decastar decathlon standings with 8161 points, defeating Willem Coertzen and Eelco Sintnicolaas in a strong international combined-events competition.
In excellent conditions Kai Kazmirek secured the winner's trophy with 8462 points. It should be mentioned that Damian Warner scored no points in the shot put.
The 2023 edition of Talence Décastar France’s Makenson Gletty take a convincing victory in the decathlon with 8443 points, clearly ahead of the rest of the field.
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