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The 2026 Jõgeva International Athletics Pentathlon produced two outstanding national records.

Garrett Scantling won the 2026 USATF decathlon title in New York with 8526 points, followed by Kyle Garland (8431) and Hakim McMorris (8312).

The men’s decathlon at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow ended in a closely contested victory for Grenada’s Lindon Victor, who won gold with 8096 points, just 60 ahead of Canada’s Damian Warner (8036). India’s Tejaswin Shankar …

Liam Belo Da Silva won the decathlon at the 2026 World U20 Championships in Eugene with a Swedish U20 record and world-leading score of 8112 points. Mikai Snoek secured silver with 7887, just ten points ahead of bronze medallist Adam Juliš.

Leo Neugebauer won the men's decathlon at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham with 8611 points, narrowly defeating fellow German Niklas Kaul by just 38 points. Norway's Sander Aae Skotheim secured bronze with 8433 points, …

Northern Ireland’s Mike Bull won the decathlon at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch with a Games record of 7417 points, adding gold to his silver medal in the individual pole vault. England’s Barry King secured decathlon …

The 1946 European Athletics Championships in Oslo brought the decathlon back to the European stage after an eight ‐year break caused by the Second World War. Competing at Bislett Stadion, Norway’s Godtfred Holmvang delighted the home crowd …

The 1938 European Athletics Championships decathlon in Colombes, near Paris, saw Sweden’s Karl Olof Bexell claim the European title with a championship record of 7214 points under the original scoring system (6687 by the 1985 tables). …

The 1934 European Championships in Turin marked a historic milestone in athletics, as the decathlon made its debut at the European Championships. Germany’s Hans ‐Heinrich Sievert claimed the inaugural title with an impressive 8103. 245 …

Australia’s Geoff Smith won a dramatic decathlon contest at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, scoring 7492 points to edge England’s Peter Gabbett by just 23 points. Barry King completed the podium with 7201, giving England …

The first Commonwealth Games decathlon title was decided in Kingston in 1966, where New Zealand’s Roy Williams won gold with 7270 points. Wales’s Clive Longe took silver with 7123, ahead of Canada’s Gerry Moro on 6983, opening a new …

Steven Bastien finished tenth in the Tokyo 2021 Olympic decathlon after setting a personal best of 8485 points at the US Olympic Trials. He also placed sixth at the Belgrade 2022 World Indoor Championships and won consecutive US indoor heptathlon …

Maksim Andraloits won World U20 decathlon silver with 8046 points in Bydgoszcz 2016, following European U20 bronze in Eskilstuna 2015. The Belarusian raised his senior decathlon best to 8310 points in Brest 2026 and holds a heptathlon personal …

The 2026 World Athletics Combined Events Tour brought together leading decathletes from across the world, with Simon Ehammer finishing at the top of the final standings. The rankings are based on each athlete’s three counting performances across …

The 2026 Talence Decastar brought together a strong field of decathletes for the 50th anniversary edition of the iconic combined events meeting in Talence, France. Sander Skotheim won the decathlon with 8630 points, ahead of Hakim McMorris and …

Jeff Tesselaar won European U23 decathlon silver in Bergen 2025 and achieved his personal best of 8378 points when finishing fourth at the Birmingham 2026 European Championships. The Dutch athlete also scored 5960 points in the heptathlon at the …

Rasmus Roosleht set his decathlon personal best of 8336 points in Ratingen 2026 and finished seventh at the Birmingham European Championships that summer. Coached by Mikk Pahapill, the Estonian also placed seventh at the Apeldoorn 2025 European …

Dario Dester holds the Italian records in both combined events, scoring 8318 points in the decathlon at Ratingen 2026 and 6121 in the indoor heptathlon at Ancona 2026. He finished sixth at the European Championships in München 2022 and Roma 2024.

Vilém Stráský won World University Games decathlon gold in Chengdu in 2023. Coached by Josef Karas, the Czech athlete achieved a wind ‐assisted best of 8136 points in Naklo nad Notecia 2025 and an indoor heptathlon personal best of 6188 …

Vitaliy Zhuk claimed European decathlon bronze with 8290 points in Berlin 2018 and won the individual European Cup competition in Lutsk 2019. The Belarusian achieved his personal best of 8331 points in Götzis 2021 and finished 13th at the Tokyo …