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Phil McMullen dramatically clinch Multistars title
Phil McMullen dramatically clinch Multistars title (0)
The second and final day of the Multistars in Salò, Italy, the first leg of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge 2005, witnessed a dramatic change in the leading positions in the men’s Decathlon.
Phil McMullen from the USA, seventh at the end of day one with 3881 points, climbed up to win the 2005 Multistars with 8107 ahead of Vitaliy Smirnov from Uzbekistan, himself behind in fifth place after five events, who bounced back during the second day to place second with 7825. Hamdi Dhouibi finished third with 7774. Overnight leader Chris Boyles, who faded into fourth place after the Discus Throw, failed three attempts at his opening height in the Pole Vault.
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Salo 2005
The 2005 Multistars decathlon produced a commanding victory for American Phil McMullen, who topped the competition with 8107 points. McMullen finished 282 points clear of Uzbekistan’s Vitali Smirnov, who secured second place with 7825 points. …
Multistars decathlon records and all-time winners
Since 1988, Multistars has been one of the leading international decathlon meetings, producing world ‐class performances, meeting records, and future global champions. This archive presents the all ‐time decathlon records and …
Desenzano del Garda 2001
The 2001 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda produced an exceptionally close battle for the title. Estonia’s Indrek Kaseorg emerged victorious with 7834 points, edging Italy’s Paolo Casarsa by just 29 points. Dmitri Ivanov of Russia …
Desenzano del Garda 2000
At the 2000 Multistars decathlon Jirí Ryba delivered the performance of his career, scoring 8339 points to establish a new meeting record. The Czech decathlete dominated the competition in Desenzano del Garda and finished 486 points clear of …
Firenze 2013
Andrei Krauchanka’s 8390 was the Multistars meeting record. He broke the previous one, which was 8339 points set in 2000 by Jiří Ryba.
Grosseto 2022
Norwegian double victory at the Grosseto 2022 Multistars decathlon, with Markus Rooth taking gold with 8307 points ahead of compatriot Sander Aae Skotheim (8298), while Dario Dester finished third with 8109.
Brescia 2025
The 2025 Multistars decathlon in Brescia was won by Great Britain’s Lewis Church with 8063 points. Simon Ehammer of Switzerland finished second with 7899 points, while France’s Antoine Ferranti took third with 7885 points.
Brescia 2024
The 2024 Multistars decathlon in Brescia was won by Belgium’s Jente Hauttekeete with 8020 points. Estonia’s Risto Lillemets finished second with 7971 points. France’s Téo Bastien took third with 7963 points.
Desenzano del Garda 2023
Karel Tilga set a meeting record of 8482 points, breaking the old Multistars record of 8390 held by Andrei Krauchanka since 2013. Tilga's performance gave him the Olympic qualifying mark ahead of time.