Dmitri Karpov wins Götzis 2008 on his fifth appearance with 8504 points, ahead of Aleksei Sysoyev and Aleksandr Pogorelov, after previously finishing second and third.
Bryan Clay dominated the competition in Beijing, winning Olympic decathlon gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics with 8791 points in a confident and decisive triumph.
Mikk Pahapill won heptathlon gold at the 2009 European Indoor Championships with 6362 points — remarkably he established personal bests in all seven disciplines.
Michael Schrader wins Götzis 2009 with 8522 points, becoming the first German winner since Christian Schenk in 1990, ahead of Trey Hardee and Pascal Behrenbruch.
Andrei Krauchanka retained his individual crown with 8336 points at the 2009 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Szczecin, leading Belarus to a third consecutive men’s team title following Aleksandr Pogorelov’s doping disqualification.