Search results: Decathlon 2000

Ashley Moloney won Olympic decathlon bronze in Tokyo 2021 with an Australian record of 8649 points. The Tampere 2018 world U20 champion also claimed world indoor heptathlon bronze with 6344 points in Belgrade 2022.

The decathlon is two days of gruesome effort over ten events - running, jumping and throwing

Yang Chuan-kwang was the first and, so far, only decathlon world record holder from outside Europe and the United States

Kurt Bendlin, a gifted German decathlete, overcame multiple injuries and personal tragedy to set a world record in 1967, and despite repeated setbacks, made several comebacks throughout his career.

At the 1976 Montreal Olympics, Bruce Jenner captured gold in the men’s decathlon, cementing his place in athletic history

Dmitri Karpov won an Olympic bronze medal at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. He is the Kazakhstan decathlon record holder. Winner of the 2006 IAAF Combined Events Challenge.

Qi Haifeng (齐海峰) won Asian Games decathlon gold in Busan 2002 and set a Chinese national record of 8290 points in Götzis 2005. He also placed seventh at the Paris 2003 World Championships and claimed East Asian Games gold in Hong Kong 2009.

Laurent Hernu won Talence Decastar in 2003. He is also triple European Cup Combined Events Super League winner. Not just an athlete but also a trusted and influential coach, recognized nationally for his athlete care and technical expertise.

Diverted off the troubled path of his childhood, Bryan Clay went on to become one of the most decorated decathletes of all time. He won an Olympic gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games (2008) and became decathlon World Champion in Helsinki 2005.

Indrek Turi won decathlon silver at both the Bydgoszcz 2003 European U23 Championships and the Daegu 2003 Universiade, where he achieved his personal best of 8122 points. The Estonian added individual bronze at the European Cup Super League in …

Kristjan Rahnu won the Arles 2005 decathlon with a career best of 8526 points and finished sixth at the Helsinki World Championships that summer. The Estonian also placed fourth at the Moscow 2006 World Indoor Championships, setting his heptathlon …

Aleksandr Pogorelov was a talented decathlete with podium-level performances on major stages, but his legacy has been significantly impacted by doping findings and annulled results.

Paul Terek's personal best in the decathlon came at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials in Sacramento where he scored 8312 points and finished in 3rd place to earn a spot in the Athens Olympic Games.

Andre Niklaus crowned his indoor career with the 2006 world heptathlon title in Moscow, scoring 6192 points. A two ‐time European U23 decathlon champion, the German combined events athlete achieved his decathlon personal best of 8371 points …

Romain Barras became Decathlon European Champion in Barcelona 2010. Barras was only the fourth French decathlon champion in European history, following Ignace Heinrich (1950), Christian Plaziat (1990), and Alain Blondel (1994) Post …

Coached by Gennadiy Morozov, Aleksei Drozdov benefited from moving to Bryansk to train, transitioning from local sprinter interest to elite multi-event athlete following encouragement from family and early exposure to combined events training.

Maurice Smith won silver medal at the World Championships in Osaka 2007. He holds the national record for the decathlon with 8644 points.

Claston Bernard is the only man in The Southeastern Conference (SEC) history to win three straight decathlon titles in 1999-2001.

Jon Ryan Harlan is an American former decathlete who captured the 2004 NCAA title and went on to become one of the nation’s top all-around athletes before transitioning into a successful coaching career in Houston.