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Simon Poelman's personal best of 8366 points is still a New Zealand national record. This was set at the national athletics championships in Christchurch 1987. Poelman secured the New Zealand decathlon title seven times between 1984 and 1992.

Simon Poelman's legacy to New Zealand athletics is that of the greatest all round athlete in it's history. His outstanding and, probably, under developed ability at a wide range of events brought him successes at many major events. He is also …

Christian Plaziat was unbeatable because he embodied the ideal decathlete profile that day: consistent, technically skilled, in peak shape, and mentally strong - plus energized by his home crowd.

New Zealand men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7600 points. At the summit of New Zealand’s decathlon history stands Simon Poelman, whose remarkable 8366-point performance in Christchurch back in 1987 still holds as the national record.

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

This victory marked Dan O’Brien’s first world championship title - his international breakthrough and a pivotal launchpad for his historic multi-year dominance in decathlon

Jagan Hames won decisively with a career-best score of 8490 points, setting new Australian and Oceania records at the time

New star rise in the all-around sky in Götzis - Erki Nool from Estonia wins ahead of the favorite Eduard Hämäläinen

Eduard Hämäläinen, who now competes for Finland, triumphs for the third time in Götzis.

National decathlon records by country

One hour decathlon is a special type of decathlon, in which the athletes have to start the last of ten events (1500m) within sixty minutes after the start of the first event