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Damian Warner delivered a record ‐breaking home victory at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, scoring 8659 points to set Canadian and Games records. His 13, 44 in the 110 m hurdles was also a world decathlon best. Grenada’s Kurt …

Leonel Suarez became Cuba’s first Pan American Games decathlon champion in Guadalajara in 2011, setting a Games record of 8373 points. Defending champion Maurice Smith of Jamaica took silver with 8214, while Yordani Garcia earned bronze with …

Damian Warner successfully defended his Pan American Games decathlon title in Lima in 2019, winning gold with 8513 points. Grenada’s Lindon Victor took silver with 8240, while Pierce Lepage secured bronze with 8161 to give Canada two places on …

Chile’s Santiago Ford claimed decathlon gold on home soil at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, scoring 7834 points. Brazil’s José Fernando Ferreira secured silver with 7748, just six points ahead of American Ryan Talbot on 7742.

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 …

Stephen Moore won the decathlon at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo with 7809 points, finishing 105 points ahead of Puerto Rico’s Luiggy Llanos. Cuba’s Yonelvis Aguila Reymont took bronze with 7593, while Argentina’s Santiago …

Chris Huffins led an American one ‐two in the decathlon at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, setting a Games record of 8170 points. Dan Steele claimed silver with 8070, exactly 100 points behind his teammate, while Cuba’s Raul …

Kip Janvrin won decathlon gold at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata with 8049 points, finishing 101 points ahead of Cuba’s Eugenio Balanque. Mexico’s Alejandro Cárdenas secured bronze with 7387, while teammate Jorge Camacho Penal …

The Pan American Games decathlon archive brings together every champion since 1951, all ‐time individual ‐event bests and the highest day and event ‐group scores. From the early American champions to Damian Warner’s record …

Brazil’s Pedro Ferreira da Silva won decathlon gold at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana with 7762 points, just 36 ahead of Cuba’s Eugenio Balanque. American Sheldon Blockburger secured bronze with 7262 despite scoring no points in the …

Bruce Jenner won an Olympic gold medal at the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976

Chris Huffins won Olympic decathlon bronze in Sydney 2000, following World Championships bronze and Pan American Games gold in 1999. He achieved his highest score of 8694 points in New Orleans 1998 and set a world heptathlon best of 6. 61 seconds …

Tom Pappas won world decathlon gold in Paris and world indoor heptathlon gold in Birmingham in 2003, also claiming the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge title that year. The American set his decathlon best of 8784 points in Palo Alto 2003 and …

Rafer Johnson, a multi-sport high school star who rose from poverty and discrimination, became one of the greatest decathletes in history, ultimately winning Olympic gold in 1960 after a dramatic final event against C.K. Yang.

At the 1976 Montreal Olympics, Bruce Jenner captured gold in the men’s decathlon, cementing his place in athletic history

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 …

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 …

Kip Janvrin is the ultimate decathlete. What a remarkably enduring, high ‐quality career! Janvrin won the 1989 U. S. Olympic Festival, the 1995 Pan Am Games, the 2001 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships and a record 15 decathlons at …