New Zealand’s Aaron Booth won decathlon gold at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples with a personal best of 7827 points. Australia’s Alec Diamond claimed silver with 7593, while Thailand’s Sutthisak Singkhon took bronze with 7511. Max
New Zealand men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7400 points. At the summit of New Zealand’s decathlon history stands Simon Poelman, whose remarkable 8366-point performance in Christchurch back in 1987 still holds as the national record.
Men’s national heptathlon records celebrate the top all-around performers from each country, reflecting the remarkable range of talent and dedication found across the world of combined events.
Belgium’s Thomas van der Plaetsen successfully defended his Summer Universiade decathlon title in Gwangju in 2015, scoring 7952 points to finish just 39 points ahead of France’s Bastien Auzeil (7913). Germany’s Rene Stauss took bronze with
Kyle Cranston became Australia’s first Summer Universiade decathlon medallist by winning gold in Taipei in 2017 with 7687 points. Ranked twelfth in the field by personal best, he finished 121 points ahead of Finland’s Juuso Hassi (7566),
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.
The World University Games / Universiade decathlon archive brings together every champion since 1961, all ‐time individual ‐event bests and the highest day and event ‐group scores. From Josef Zeilbauer’s three consecutive