Search results: Decathlon World Record

Dan O’Brien’s journey - from dramatic setbacks like missing the 1992 Olympics to dominating world championships and securing Olympic gold - cements his legacy as one of the greatest decathletes ever.

Eduard Hämäläinen, later runner-up in the world championships in Stuttgart, wins the decathlon with a Belarusian record of 8604 points.

The weekend got off to a brilliant start with Damian Warner breaking the world record in the 100m decathlon in 10.12 seconds. Damian Warner won the decathlon for the fifth time in Götzis with 8711 points.

In the long jump Simon Ehammer hits the board and sails through the air like no decathlete before him. 8.45m, a world record in a decathlon.

Local hero Josef Zeilbauer wins the decathlon. Daley Thompson from Great Britain sets a junior world record with 7922 points (7865)

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.

It has been a tradition for the best French pole vaulters to compete in the decathlon in Talence. The first to do so was Philippe Collet, in 1986, who exceeded the hight of 5.61m. At that time it was the pole vault world record in decathlon.