Maurice Smith won world decathlon silver in Osaka 2007 with a Jamaican record of 8644 points, following Pan American Games gold earlier that season. He also earned Commonwealth silver in Melbourne 2006 and set a national indoor heptathlon record
At the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Roman Šebrle captured the decathlon title with 8676 points, completing his long pursuit after two World Championships silver medals with a long-awaited gold medal.
Dean Macey overcame injury to win his first major international decathlon title at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. Representing England, he scored 8143 points to defeat Jamaica’s Maurice Smith (8074), while Australia’s Jason Dudley
Andrei Krauchanka won the Talence Decastar decathlon with 8312 points in a world ‐class field featuring four athletes above 8000 points, while Aleksandr Pogorelov’s original result was later annulled due to a doping disqualification,
Maurice Smith won the decathlon at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro with a Games record of 8278 points. Cuba’s Yordani Garcia claimed silver with 8113, while Brazil’s Carlos Eduardo Chinin delighted the home crowd by winning the
Men’s national heptathlon records celebrate the top all-around performers from each country, reflecting the remarkable range of talent and dedication found across the world of combined events.
Roman Šebrle added Olympic glory to his world record status at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning gold with a new Olympic record of 8893 points.
A complete history of Talence Decastar showcases all ‐time decathlon records and champions, celebrating the event’s greatest performances and winners through the years. The Talence combined events meeting adopted the name “Décastar,