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The men’s decathlon at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics was a landmark competition ‐ it was the first ‐ever IAAF World Championships, so this was the first decathlon world title ever awarded. This championship continued the …

Swiss men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7600 points

This was Daley Thompson’s first Olympic gold. He was only 22 years old and already establishing himself as a rising star in combined events.

A historic milestone in the global development of the men’s decathlon

Swiss men’s heptathlon all-time list up to 5500 points

24 days after 1st World Champs in Helsinki completed, in Bulgarian Capital Sofia took part 6th European Cup Final of combined events

Daley Thompson improves the world record for the 2nd time in the Mösle Stadium to 8704 points (8730).

The 1986 Götzis Decathlon in Austria featured a strong international field, with Guido Kratschmer winning the competition with 8519 points ahead of Uwe Freimuth and Thomas Fahner.

Grigori Degtyaryov repeats his previous year's victory with a new national record of 8579 points (8617)

Josef Zeilbauer won the decathlon ahead of Dariusz Ludwig and Yuri Kutsenko, highlighting a high-level international field and a memorable battle for the podium in this historic combined-events competition.

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.