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Sander Skotheim breaks the European heptathlon record for the second time

The first man over 9000 points in history - with an anniversary

Three athletes, three scores above 8000 points: the men's decathlon at the 2022 Estonian Championships delivered a standout podium at Kadriorg Stadium in Tallinn. Maicel Uibo claimed gold with 8289 points, holding off Johannes Erm by just 39 …

The 2025 Decastar meeting in Talence once again attracted a strong international decathlon field, with athletes using the prestigious competition to test their form against world ‐class opposition. Ayden Owens of Puerto Rico emerged …

Andrin Huber won the men’s decathlon at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen with a personal best of 8188 points, leading a high-quality competition that saw four athletes surpass the 8000-point barrier.

Rafer Johnson was one of the greatest decathletes in history and an extraordinary figure both on and off the track

In 1988, Külvet surpassed his best decathlon with a score of 8506 points in Staiki, Belarus. This achievement placed him second in the world that season, just behind Christian Plaziat of France.

Scoring 8000 points in the decathlon is considered a major milestone ‐ it’s like a key benchmark that separates good athletes from elite ‐level competitors. It shows an athlete has strong, consistent performances across all 10 …

European Indoor Championships’ rich history brings together record-breaking moments, legendary champions, and thrilling medal battles, celebrating the nations and athletes who have defined the event’s legacy

Alhama de Murcia 1997 hosted the Spanish national combined events championships with international participation. Francisco Javier Benet won the decathlon and the Spanish title with 8322 points, ahead of Robert Zmelik with 8239 and Antonio …

The 2006 Multistars brought an international field of decathletes to Desenzano del Garda for another edition of the prestigious Italian combined events meeting. Chris Boyles of the United States topped the final standings with 7855 points, …

Multistars 1999 was part of the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge, and Oleksandr Yurkov’s victory with 8215 points placed him among the world’s leading decathletes that year and confirmed his consistency after winning the same meeting in 1998.

All ‐time men’s indoor heptathlon individual event lists, featuring the best performances and rankings from competitions scoring above 5000 points. The archive covers individual marks in all seven heptathlon events and aims to include …

All ‐time men’s heptathlon 1st and 2nd day scores rankings, featuring the best 100 performances and 100 performers from complete indoor heptathlon competitions. The rankings include both first ‐day and second ‐day scores and …

All ‐time men’s indoor heptathlon ranking by event category, featuring total score rankings for running, jumping and throwing events. The archive covers nearly 40 years of indoor heptathlon competitions and includes complete results, …

A Head-to-Head Analysis of the Fair Decathlon Model

The FDM Model inspired me a little bit, so I thought: let's make it available to everyone, so everyone can experiment with it. - Pascal Magyar

How a larger and stricter sample changed the formulas without changing the conclusions