The men’s decathlon at the 2000 IAAF World Junior Championships in Santiago was won by Dennis Leyckes (Germany) with 7897 points, ahead of David Gomez Martinez (Spain) with 7772 and Andre Niklaus (Germany) with 7712.
Tomaš Dvorak dominated the 2000 Decastar in Talence with a world ‐class 8733 ‐point performance, narrowly holding off Erki Nool in a thrilling duel between two of the era’s greatest decathletes. Talence 2000 delivered one of the
It has been a long time since a Swiss man exceeded 8000 points for decathlon. It was in 2003, to be exact, when Rolf Schläfli achieved 8019 in Götzis and became only the 5th man ever over 8000.
In 1988, Külvet surpassed his best decathlon with a score of 8506 points in Staiki, Belarus. This achievement placed him second in the world that season, just behind Christian Plaziat of France.
Only thing we know how to do..FIGHT! That’s what this decathlon has been for me the whole time, but I wouldn’t have it any other way - Garrett Scantling at the Tokyo Olympics