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.
The men's decathlon at the 1966 European Athletics Championships in Budapest ended in a remarkable West German medal sweep. Werner von Moltke won gold with 7740 points, four years after narrowly missing the title in Belgrade. Jörg Mattheis took
East German Championships Neubrandenburg 1990 welcomed international competitors to the Jahnstadion, where Torsten Voss won the decathlon with 8275 points. Christian Schenk finished second with 8065, ahead of Czechoslovakia’s Robert Zmelik with
This historical men’s decathlon ranking highlights sustained success in the world’s annual top 10 lists. Athletes earn 10 points for first place, nine for second and so on down to one point for tenth. Career totals reflect both outstanding