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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.

At the 2000 Multistars decathlon Jirí Ryba delivered the performance of his career, scoring 8339 points to establish a new meeting record.

Decathlon was won by Larbi Bourrada of Algeria, who set a new African record with a score of 8302 points

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.

Germany’s Leo Neugebauer captured the decathlon gold in Tokyo with a score of 8804 points, just 20 points ahead of Puerto Rico’s Ayden Owens

7000 spectators cheer Daley Thompson's magnificent improvement of the decathlon world record to 8622 points (8648)

18th European Athletics Championships were held in München 2002

Erki Nool became a national hero in Estonia. His Olympic victory is remembered as one of the most dramatic in modern decathlon history

Erki Nool’s standout performance in Budapest marked a defining moment in his career, while closely matched efforts by Hämäläinen, Lobodin, Magnusson, Šebrle and Dvorak underscored how fiercely competitive the field was.

Dan O'Brien had famously missed the 1992 Olympics due to a failed pole vault in the U.S. trials, but redeemed himself in Atlanta by taking the gold. His Olympic victory was seen as the final crowning achievement in a legendary career.

Dan O'Brien clinched his third consecutive World Championship decathlon title

16th European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki 1994

Robert Zmelík wasn’t unbeatable in every meet, but in Barcelona 1992, nobody else combined consistency, peak fitness, and mental resilience as well as he did. That’s why, on that stage, he was the best.