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Dan O’Brien’s journey - from dramatic setbacks like missing the 1992 Olympics to dominating world championships and securing Olympic gold - cements his legacy as one of the greatest decathletes ever.

Daley Thompson is a legend! He dominated the decathlon for nearly a decade, winning two Olympic gold medals, two European Championships gold medals and also became decathlon World champion. Between 1980 and 1986, he went undefeated in all …

Bryan Clay won Olympic decathlon gold in Beijing 2008 and the world title in Helsinki 2005, following Olympic silver in Athens 2004. The American also claimed two world indoor heptathlon titles and set his decathlon personal best of 8832 points in …

Dan O'Brien won the men's decathlon at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games with 8824 points. After missing the 1992 Barcelona Olympics following three failed attempts in the pole vault at the U. S. trials, O'Brien made a successful Olympic comeback in …

East Germany's Christian Schenk won the men's decathlon at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games with 8488 points, ahead of compatriot Torsten Voss (8399) and Canada's Dave Steen (8328). Schenk's outstanding 2. 27 m high jump helped secure Olympic gold, …

The Olympic Games historical archive showcases all-time decathlon records, champions and medal table, highlighting the greatest performances and leading nations throughout Olympic history.

Ashton Eaton of the United States won the men’s decathlon at the London 2012 Olympic Games with 8869 points, securing his first Olympic title. Fellow American Trey Hardee claimed silver with 8671 points, while Cuba’s Leonel Suarez took bronze …

One of the most exciting and unpredicted event of athletic program of XX Olympic Games in Munich 1972 was the women’s Pentathlon. The people of the host country – West Germany – were keen to see the second victory of their local hero …

Markus Rooth of Norway won the men's decathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with a personal best of 8796 points, securing Norway's first Olympic decathlon gold medal since 1920. Germany's Leo Neugebauer claimed silver with 8748 points, while …

Christian Schenk was not sure he was the World`s Greatest Athlete after winning the Olympic gold medal in the decathlon in Seoul 1988

Erki Nool won Olympic decathlon gold in Sydney 2000 and became European champion in Budapest 1998. During his career, he earned nine major international medals, including silver at the Edmonton 2001 World Championships with an Estonian record of …

Christian Schenk's personal best was 8500 points, achieved in August 1993 in Stuttgart.

Steve Fritz had finished the best competition of his life, scoring 8644 points, more than Bruce Jenner produced to win the Montreal gold. That got him only fourth place.

Trey Hardee won world decathlon titles in Berlin 2009 and Daegu 2011, followed by Olympic silver in London 2012. The American set his personal best of 8790 points in Berlin, won the 2009 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge and claimed world …

Mykola Avilov won Olympic decathlon gold in München 1972 with a world record of 8454 points under the scoring tables then in use, equivalent to 8466 points using fully automatic times and the 1985 scoring tables. The Ukrainian athlete, …

Ashton Eaton won consecutive Olympic decathlon titles in London 2012 and Rio 2016, alongside two world decathlon titles and three world indoor heptathlon titles. The second decathlete to break the 9000 ‐point barrier, the American set world …