Guido Kratschmer won the decathlon with a new German record of 8381 points (8302) ahead of Josef Zeilbauer, who set an Austrian record of 8310 points (8219)
The discipline and training applied by decathletes have always been regarded by me as the ultimate in athletic dedication. Whilst it is of course always a huge honour for any decathlete to achieve the ultimate status of World Champion, I cannot help but regard all those who dedicate themselves to this most gruelling of athletic disciplines as Champions - unknown person