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.
Steve Fritz captured the 1997 US Championships decathlon title in Indianapolis with an impressive 8604 points, finishing ahead of Chris Huffins (8458) and Shawn Wilbourn (8268) in a high-level American decathlon contest.
Chris Huffins dominated the 1998 US Championships decathlon in New Orleans, scoring 8694 points and finishing more than 500 points ahead of runner-up Ricky Barker (8183), with Brian Brophy taking third (8123).
World men’s heptathlon all-time list. This all-time list highlights the top performances in the event’s history, featuring athletes who have surpassed 6055-point mark.
Between 1980 and 1981, Bulgarian female athletes like Daniela Nenova, Emilia Kunova, and Valentina Dimitrova made rapid progress in pentathlon and heptathlon, setting national records and achieving personal bests in multiple competitions,
Andrin Huber won the men’s decathlon at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen with a personal best of 8188 points, leading a high-quality competition that saw four athletes surpass the 8000-point barrier.
The men’s decathlon at the Multistars meeting in Brescia 2026 was won by Simon Ehammer (SUI) with 8361 points, followed by José Fernando Ferreira (BRA) and Julio Angulo (COL).
Estonia has a deserved image of an e-country, but only a few know that one of the first to conquer the world in this field was Decathlon 2000! Being the best in your field is a very inspiring goal. Even small things can be big if you have knowledge and enthusiasm - Raul Rebane, communication consultant