Robert Jacob Arnold made history by becoming the first athlete in over 20 years to win back ‐to ‐back NCAA decathlon titles in 2006 and 2007, competing for the University of Arizona. He earned bronze medals in the decathlon at the 2006
Devon Williams is an American decathlete, 2019 U. S. decathlon champion, and former NCAA Indoor Heptathlon champion for the University of Georgia. He has a personal best of 8345 points in the decathlon and competed at the 2017 World
Johannes Erm, the Estonian decathlete, is the 2024 European champion with a personal best of 8764 points, the second ‐highest score in Estonian history after Olympic champion Erki Nool. He also placed 6th at the 2024 Paris Olympics, won
Leo Neugebauer has broken the 39 ‐years old German decathlon record. He scored 8836 points at the NCAA Division Championships in Austin, Texas (2023). Year later he won second consecutive men’s decathlon title at the NCAA in Eugene,
Oregon’s Peyton Bair, the defending NCAA Indoor heptathlon champion, set a world-leading score of 6371 points to break the meet record of 6272 set by Razorback Ayden Owens in 2022.
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