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Dave Steen became Canada’s first Olympic decathlon medallist with bronze in Seoul 1988. He also won Universiade and Pan American Games gold in 1983 and two Commonwealth Games silver medals. The first Canadian to break 8000 points, Steen …

Christian Schenk produced a surprise victory in Seoul, winning decathlon gold at the 1988 Summer Olympics with a total of 8488 points.

East Germany’s Uwe Freimuth wins the decathlon at the 1988 Götzis Hypomeeting with 8381 points, just 19 ahead of Canada’s Dave Steen and fellow East German Thomas Fahner.

Daley Thompson completed a hat ‐trick of Commonwealth Games decathlon titles in Edinburgh in 1986, winning for England with a Games record of 8663 points. Canada’s Dave Steen took silver with 8173, while New Zealand’s Simon Poelman …

Canadian men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7600 points

Daley Thompson successfully defended his Olympic title, having also won the 1980 Moscow Games. The rivalry between Thompson and Jürgen Hingsen was one of the big storylines: both were world record holders in the early 1980s, and their duels …

A historic milestone in the global development of the men’s decathlon

Christian Plaziat won the decathlon on home soil at the 1989 combined events meeting in Talence.

The total points from a decathlete’s 10 best decathlons is a key statistic, highlighting athletes with 82000+ points across their top 10 performances.

Great Britain’s Daley Thompson set a decathlon world record of 8704 points at the 1982 combined events meeting in Götzis, ahead of Jürgen Hingsen and Grigori Degtyaryov. His record performance is worth 8730 points under the 1985 scoring tables.

Daley Thompson retained his Commonwealth Games decathlon title in Brisbane in 1982, winning for England with a Games record of 8410 points, equivalent to 8424 under the 1985 scoring tables. Canada’s Dave Steen claimed silver with 8004, while …

The 1985 combined events meeting in Götzis marked the introduction of the Hypomeeting Götzis name, with Hypobank Vorarlberg becoming the main sponsor. East Germany’s Uwe Freimuth won the decathlon with 8473 points, edging compatriot Torsten …

Grigori Degtyaryov led a Soviet one ‐two in the decathlon at the 1983 combined events meeting in Götzis, winning with 8454 points ahead of Konstantin Akhapkin with 8181. Canada’s Dave Steen finished third with 8162. Degtyaryov’s …

It has been a tradition for the best French pole vaulters to compete in the decathlon in Talence. Thierry Vigneron exceeded the hight of 5.63m. At that time it was the pole vault world record in decathlon.

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 …

The Pan American Games decathlon archive brings together every champion since 1951, all ‐time individual ‐event bests and the highest day and event ‐group scores. From the early American champions to Damian Warner’s record …

The 1981 Universiade was notable because it provided a strong international university-level athletics platform at a time when the larger global athletics scene was somewhat disrupted by political tensions.

Explore the men’s decathlon all-time list featuring the greatest performances and athletes in the history of the event.