After injury setbacks, Jorge Ureña made a triumphant return in June 2023 at Ratingen, Germany, posting a new PB of 8381 points ‐ lifting him to the third ‐best Spanish decathlon score ever. At the 2019 European Indoor Championships
Alhama de Murcia decathlon of 1998 is remembered for its high-caliber performances and the setting of national records: Sebastian Chmara's Polish record and Francisco Javier Benet's Spanish record.
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.
Francisco Javier Benet secured his place in Spanish athletics history with an impressive 8526-point decathlon in 1998, keeping him at the top of the national all-time list.
Antonio Penalver won an Olympic silver medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992. He becoming the first Spanish decathlete ever to medal at the Olympics.
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