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World Championships Roma 1987

Apr 21, 2026
Torsten Voss captured the decathlon gold medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome with a dominant and consistent performance, scoring 8680 points.

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    Sonnemann,Gunther wrote on Sep 03, 2026
    ob eine Bewertungstabelle Mehrkampf gut ist, sehe ich an den bewerteten Leistungen nach Punkten. Ich bitte deshalb alle, eine Aufstellung...
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    To respond to Richard's point, women now use the correct version of the decathlon, as per the national and world...
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    Richard Crawford wrote on Aug 28, 2026
    Bravo, Rafał! There are a lot of interesting ideas in this article. Here are a couple of random thoughts: In...
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    Hallo Rafal , die 1500m-Wertung sowohl nach NBl als alle anderen Wertugen hat für diese Strecke immer einen Kompromiss inne....
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