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Daley Thompson is a legend! He dominated the decathlon for nearly a decade, winning two Olympic gold medals, two European Championships gold medals and also became decathlon World champion. Between 1980 and 1986, he went undefeated in all …

Nathaniel sent me an e-mail and here is his message to all readers of Decathlon 2000.

A Legacy Larger Than Sport

Rafer Johnson, a multi-sport high school star who rose from poverty and discrimination, became one of the greatest decathletes in history, ultimately winning Olympic gold in 1960 after a dramatic final event against C.K. Yang.

Guido Kratschmer was a world-class German decathlete known for setting a world record and winning major titles, despite a career frequently disrupted by injuries and missed Olympic opportunities.

Simon Poelman's legacy to New Zealand athletics is that of the greatest all round athlete in it's history. His outstanding and, probably, under developed ability at a wide range of events brought him successes at many major events. He is also …

The men's decathlon at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest featured one of the deepest fields in championship history, with six athletes scoring more than 8400 points. Estonia's Erki Nool captured the European title with 8667 points, …

Almost 40 years ago in Los Angeles (during XXIII Olympiade) only five points appeared to be the difference between Gold and Silver medalists at women’s Heptathlon…..

The women’s outdoor heptathlon is a combined events athletics discipline in which athletes compete across seven track and field events over two days.

More than twelve thousand came this weekend to the Mösle-stadion. As the speaker said that is a record and I was one of them.

One of the most consistent and prominent female multi-event athletes of the 20th century, East German Burglinde Pollak left a well-recognized legacy in the history of women’s athletics