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Leonel Suarez of Cuba won the men's decathlon at the 2008 Ratingen Mehrkampf ‐Meeting with 8451 points, finishing 79 points ahead of Germany's Arthur Abele, who scored 8372. Andre Niklaus completed the podium with 8273 points, while six …

A complete history of the Ratingen Mehrkampf celebrates all-time decathlon records and champions, showcasing the event’s finest performances and winners throughout the years.

Larbi Bourrada set an African decathlon record of 8521 points when finishing fifth at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The Algerian also placed fifth at the Beijing 2015 World Championships and won five African decathlon titles between 2008 and 2022.

Roman Šebrle became the first decathlete ever to achieve over 9000 points, setting the World Record at 9026 points (Götzis 2001), succeeding his compatriot, Tomaš Dvorak, who had scored 8994 points two years earlier (Prague 1999).

Dmitri Karpov won Olympic decathlon bronze in Athens 2004 with an Asian record of 8725 points, alongside world bronze medals in Paris 2003 and Osaka 2007. The Kazakh also won two Asian Games titles, the 2006 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge …

Andre Niklaus crowned his indoor career with the 2006 world heptathlon title in Moscow, scoring 6192 points. A two ‐time European U23 decathlon champion, the German combined events athlete achieved his decathlon personal best of 8371 points …

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 …

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

Men’s decathlon all-time best performances — a list of all results scoring 8500 points or more

National decathlon records highlight the best performances ever achieved by athletes from each country, reflecting the global depth and diversity of the discipline.

Men’s decathlon best second-day performers — decathletes who have scored at least 4200 points across the five second-day events.

Dutch men’s decathlon all ‐time list up to 7600 points. 4th place at the Olympic decathlon in Paris 2024… and Sven Roosen didn’t just show up, he delivered a monster performance with 8607 points, smashing the Dutch national record …

French men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7800 points. Kevin Mayer holds the French all-time best in the men's decathlon with a world-record score of 9126 points, set in Talence in 2018.

USA men’s decathlon all-time list up to 8200 points

Spanish men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7600 points. Francisco Javier Benet leads the Spanish men’s decathlon all-time list with a national record of 8526 points, achieved in Alhama de Murcia in May 1998.