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Talence 1998

June 04, 2006
Jon Arnar Magnusson set the tone with a powerful, all-around performance, while Sebastian Chmara and Lev Lobodin kept the fight brutally tight behind him. Talence 1998 wasn’t just a competition—it was a warning shot for what the next decade of decathlon would become: deeper fields, higher scores, and zero forgiveness across every discipline.

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