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Rainer Pottel won the European Cup decathlon in Birmingham 1981 with 8334 points, the world’s leading score that season. The East German also took European Cup silver in 1977 and later became Germany’s national decathlon coach.

The men's decathlon at the 1978 European Championships in Prague featured many of the world's leading combined events athletes, including future Olympic champion Daley Thompson. Aleksandr Grebenyuk of the Soviet Union won the European title with …

German men’s heptathlon all-time list up to 5800 points

Men’s decathlon season's best score by year

German men’s decathlon all-time list up to 8000 points. Leading the German men’s decathlon all-time list is Leo Neugebauer, who set the national record with a stunning 8961 points performance at the 2024 NCAA Championships in Eugene.

West Germany’s Guido Kratschmer won the decathlon at the 1978 combined events meeting in Götzis with 8410 points, ahead of Daley Thompson with 8238 and Josef Zeilbauer with 8104.

The European Cup Combined Events Final historical archive showcases all-time decathlon records and champions, highlighting the decisive Final stage performances and the competition’s most successful athletes throughout its history.

Explore the men’s decathlon all-time list featuring the greatest performances and athletes in the history of the event.