Steve Fritz missed an Olympic medal by 20 points in Atlanta (1996). He had finished the best competition of his life, scoring 8644 points. That got him 4th place.

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Ashley Moloney

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Dmitri Karpov won an Olympic bronze medal at the Athens Olympic Games (2004). He is the Kazakhstan decathlon record holder.

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Kip Janvrin

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Leonel Suarez

Leonel Suarez won an Olympic bronze medal twice: at the Beijing Olympic Games (2008) and at the London Olympic Games (2012). He holds Cuban national record for the decathlon with 8654 points.

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A little Belgian record. Götzis 2012!

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Kevin Mayer

Kevin Mayer set a new world record in the decathlon with 9126 points at the Decastar meeting on September 2018. He was the 3rd decathlete ever to break the 9000-point barrier.

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The Decathlon's nice in that you get to know the other athletes. It's almost like everyone helps each other out. We're all out there trying to win, but at the same time there's a friendship there too. It's always fun going to meets and catching up with the other guys - Tom Pappas

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Tamás Bényei wrote on Apr 19, 2024 17:18

Hi, the correct spelling of his name is Dezső Szabó. 43. 74 discus and 62. 48 javelin are both from...

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hello Dudas Mihail-SRB pb total decathlon : v8706 with i15. 01(SP) v14"39(110h)

Gabby Pieraccini wrote on Apr 04, 2024

If you think the scores are miscalculated it would be very helpful if you could liaise with the organisers to...

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@BAZZANI - Thanks for your sharp eye!