Roman Šebrle became the first decathlete ever to achieve over 9000 points, setting the World Record at 9026 points (Götzis 2001), succeeding his compatriot, Tomaš Dvorak, who had scored 8994 points two years earlier (Prague 1999).
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.
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.
Andrei Krauchanka's personal best score is 8617 points, achieved in May 2007 in Götzis. He won an Olympic silver medal at the Beijing Olympic Games (2008). He won gold medal at the European Championships in Zurich 2014 and also at European
Pawel Wiesiolek earned a bronze medal in the heptathlon at the 2021 European Indoor Championships in Toruń. His 8333-point decathlon in 2021 ranks him among the top Polish all-time performers.