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Oct 18, 2026
Sebastian Chmara is the Polish Decathlon record holder who became World Indoor champion in 1999 and European Indoor champion in 1998. He cemented his legacy in Polish athletics with a stunning 8566-point decathlon in 1998, securing his place at the top of the national all-time list.

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Date of birth: 21 November 1971
Place of birth: Bydgoszcz, Poland
Height: 195 cm / Weight: 90 kg
Decathlon: 8566v NR Alhama de Murcia 1998
Heptathlon: 6415 NR Valencia 1998
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 Sebastian Chmara - world indoor heptathlon champion in Maebashi 1999
Personal bests
100 m (<=2.0 m/s) 11,04 (+1.8) Götzis 1998
100 m (>2.0 m/s) 10,97 (+2.9) Alhama de Murcia 1998
Long jump 7.80 (-0.1) Valladolid 1995
Shot put 16.03 Alhama de Murcia 1998
High jump 2.17i Valencia 1998
400 m 47,76 Budapest 1998
110 m hurdles 14,21 nwi
Discus throw 44.39 Alhama de Murcia 1998
Pole vault 5.30i Spala 1999
Javelin throw 58.02 Bydgoszcz 2000
1500 m 4.20,12 Pila 1990
Total points based on PB 8839 Includes wind-assisted bests
Total 10 best decathlons 82048 Sum of ten highest decathlon scores
Personal bests indoors
60 m 7,09 Tallinn 1998 ENRC
60 m hurdles 7,92 Spala 1998
1000 m 2.37,86 Maebashi 1999
Indoor total points PB 6580
Total 10 best heptathlons 59718 Sum of ten highest heptathlon scores

 

Decathlons with 8000+ points (9)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8014 11,43 - 7.69 - 14.70 - 2.15 - 48,84
14,84 - 40.10 - 4.70 - 50.76 - 4.32,79		 4333 3681 2 Fukuoka 1995
8113
v.		 11,23 - 7.56 - 14.14 - 2.13 - 49,12
14,44 - 39.78 - 5.10 - 52.52 - 4.38,42		 4278 3835 1 Riga 1996
8249 11,28 - 7.75 - 14.51 - 2.10 - 48,75
14,59 - 42.60 - 4.90 - 54.84 - 4.26,96		 4325 3924 15 Atlanta 1996
8290 11,25 - 7.59 - 14.91 - 2.13 - 48,67
14,58 - 43.48 - 5.20 - 53.58 - 4.38,41		 4349 3941 1 Maribor 1997
8177 11,25 - 7.43 - 15.13 - 2.07 - 49,06
14,47 - 42.88 - 5.20 - 52.60 - 4.38,11		 4248 3929 6 Talence 1997
8566 10,97 - 7.56 - 16.03 - 2.10 - 48,27
14,32 - 44.39 - 5.20 - 57.25 - 4.29,66		 4462 4104 1 Alhama de Murcia 1998
8332 11,04 - 7.51 - 15.70 - 2.12 - 48,49
14,29 - 43.32 - 5.00 - 55.41 - 4.43,15		 4423 3909 6 Götzis 1998
8067 11,14 - 7.45 - 15.60 - 2.13 - 49,01
14,58 - 42.70 - 5.00 - 53.41 - 5.04,82		 4365 3702 1 Bressanone 1998
8303 11,08 - 7.34 - 15.49 - 2.07 - 48,33
14,25 - 42.80 - 5.20 - 56.36 - 4.42,66		 4320 3983 2 Talence 1998

 

Heptathlons with 5800+ points (8)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
5823 7,35 - 7.26 - 14.10 - 2.10 - 8,51 - 5.00 - 2.47,92 3268 2555 1 Spala 1994
6102 7,27 - 7.43 - 14.34 - 2.10 - 8,22 - 5.20 - 2.42,05 3352 2750 1 Frankfurt-Kalbach 1996
6016 7,29 - 7.35 - 14.31 - 2.02 - 8,17 - 5.15 - 2.40,18 3249 2767 4 Stockholm 1996
6154 7,09 - 7.19 - 15.87 - 2.10 - 8,02 - 5.05 - 2.46,54 3449 2705 1 Tallinn 1998 ENRC
6415 7,12 - 7.65 - 15.70 - 2.17 - 7,98 - 5.20 - 2.42,31 3608 2807 1 Valencia 1998
6054 7,18 - 7.16 - 15.21 - 2.07 - 8,13 - 5.10 - 2.44,68 3342 2712 1 Spala 1999
6386 7,14 - 7.62 - 15.89 - 2.11 - 8,05 - 5.20 - 2.37,86 3548 2838 1 Maebashi 1999
5806 7,41 - 7.04 - 15.04 - 2.16 - 8,38 - 4.75 - 2.49,16 3310 2496 5 Tallinn 2002 RHC

 

International medals (6)
Year Venue Championships Event Points Medal
1995 Fukuoka 1995 Universiade Decathlon 8014 Silver Silver
1996 Riga 1996 European Cup Second League Decathlon 8113v. Gold Gold
1997 Maribor 1997 European Cup Second League Decathlon 8290 NR Gold Gold
1998 Valencia 1998 European Indoor Heptathlon 6415 NR Gold Gold
1998 Bressanone 1998 European Cup First League Decathlon 8067v Gold Gold
1999 Maebashi 1999 World Indoor Heptathlon 6386 Gold Gold

NR – national record
v – event with wind >2.0 m/s and <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events <=2.0 m/s
v. – all events with wind <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events > 2.0 m/s (IAAF rule since 01/01/2010)
nwi – no wind information
i – indoors

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