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Tomáš Dvořák secured his second consecutive decathlon title at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Sevilla with a total of 8744 points.

Christian Schenk produced a surprise victory in Seoul, winning decathlon gold at the 1988 Summer Olympics with a total of 8488 points.

Athens 1982 brought European decathlon gold and a new world record for Daley Thompson. The British Olympic champion scored 8743 points. Jürgen Hingsen took silver with 8517 points, while Siegfried Stark earned bronze with 8433.

Daley Thompson won his first Olympic decathlon title at the Moscow 1980 Games with 8495 points, equivalent to 8522 under the 1985 scoring tables. The British athlete led a field of 21 competitors from 12 countries, finishing ahead of Soviet …

At the Montreal 1976 Olympics, Bruce Jenner surged from third after the first day to win decathlon gold with a world record of 8618 points, equivalent to 8634 under the 1985 scoring tables. West Germany’s Guido Kratschmer took silver ahead of …

Mykola Avilov delivered a commanding performance at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning the decathlon in dominant style with a new world record.

William Toomey won the men’s decathlon at the Mexico City 1968 Olympic Games with an Olympic record of 8193 points, finishing 82 points ahead of West Germany’s Hans ‐Joachim Walde. Kurt Bendlin took bronze with 8064 points. Competing at …

Willi Holdorf won the men’s decathlon at the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games with 7887 points, holding off Estonia’s Rein Aun, representing the Soviet Union, by just 45 points. Hans-Joachim Walde took bronze with 7809.

Rafer Johnson won the men’s decathlon at the Rome 1960 Olympic Games with an Olympic record of 8392 points, defeating his UCLA teammate Yang Chuan ‐kwang by just 58 points. Their contest came down to the final 1500 m, where Johnson …

Milton Campbell won the men’s decathlon at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games with an Olympic record of 7937 points, upgrading his Helsinki silver to gold. Rafer Johnson finished second with 7587 points, completing an American one ‐two, …

Robert “Bob” Mathias defended his Olympic decathlon title at Helsinki 1952 with a world record of 7887 points, becoming the first man to win the event at two Olympic Games. Milton Campbell took silver with 6975 points and Floyd Simmons earned …

Bryan Clay secured the world decathlon title in Helsinki at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics with a total of 8732 points.

Frank Busemann led Germany to the men’s team title at the 1996 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Lage on 15–16 June, winning the decathlon with 8522 points. Kamil Damašek finished second with 8256 and Dirk ‐Achim Pajonk third …

Estonia swept to the men’s team title at the 2010 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Tallinn, finishing 1004 points clear of Russia, with France third. Romain Barras won the decathlon with 8313 points ahead of home favourites Mikk …

Oleksandr Yurkov lit up the 2001 Decastar in Talence with a winning total of 8324 points, edging out Laurent Hernu and Benjamin Jensen in a tightly contested decathlon battle.

Roman Šebrle edged home favourite Erki Nool by 33 points to win the decathlon at the 1997 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Tallinn on 28–29 June. His 8322 ‐point victory, backed by Kamil Damašek’s third place and Robert …

Tomaš Dvorak brought the decathlon world record within six points of the historic 9000 ‐point barrier at the 1999 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Prague on 3–4 July. His extraordinary 8994 ‐point performance surpassed …

France retained the men’s team title on home soil at the 2001 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Arles on 30 June–1 July, finishing 154 points ahead of Ukraine, with Finland third. Oleksandr Yurkov won the decathlon with a wind …

Mike Maczey’s 8104 ‐point victory set the pace for Germany at the 2002 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Bydgoszcz on 29–30 June. With Stefan Schmid third and Florian Schönbeck fourth, Germany secured the men’s team title …