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An interview with Alex Folacci, Decathlon 7729 points. National Champion 2011 & 2013.

Explore the leading performances in Brazilian men’s decathlon history, featuring the top all ‐time scores and complete event ‐by ‐event results. The list includes Brazil’s best decathletes across different generations, from …

Jiri Sykora captured the world U20 decathlon title with 8135 points in Eugene 2014 and European U23 gold in Bydgoszcz 2017. The Czech decathlete set his senior personal best of 8122 points in Arona 2021 and achieved 6020 in the indoor heptathlon in …

Jeremy Taiwo finished eleventh in the Rio 2016 Olympic decathlon after setting his personal best of 8425 points at the US Olympic Trials. He also won US indoor heptathlon titles in 2015 and 2018 and cleared a heptathlon high jump world best of 2. …

That trio - Eaton, Taiwo, and Ziemek - confirmed Team USA’s decathlon lineup for Rio 2016

Kurt Felix won the 2012 NCAA Division I decathlon title with a Grenadian national record of 8062 points and later set his personal best of 8509 in Ratingen 2017. He earned Commonwealth Games bronze in Glasgow 2014 and Pan American Games silver in …

Zach Ziemek won world decathlon bronze in Eugene 2022 with a personal best of 8676 points. The American competed at three Olympics, finishing sixth in Tokyo 2021, and won the NCAA indoor heptathlon title in Birmingham 2016.

Lindon Victor won Olympic decathlon bronze in Paris 2024 after claiming world bronze with a Grenadian record of 8756 points in Budapest 2023. A three ‐time Commonwealth Games champion, he also won the 2022 World Athletics Combined Events …

Janek Õiglane has won bronze medals at the European Championships in München 2022 and at the U23 European Championships in Tallinn 2015. The Estonian Athlete of the Year 2022. At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Õiglane set a new Estonian second …

Devon Williams won the NCAA indoor heptathlon title in 2017 with 6177 points and finished tenth in the decathlon at the London World Championships later that year. The American improved his decathlon personal best to 8402 points in Ratingen 2026.

Article discusses alternative and hypothetical decathlon records ‐ such as performances aggregated over a year or season instead of two days ‐ to explore when athletes might have been in their peak form, despite variables like weather …

Karl Robert Saluri set his decathlon best of 8137 points in Eugene 2018. His breakthrough came in April 2016, when he improved by over 600 points to score 8108, surpassing the Olympic qualifying standard and earning European Athlete of the Month …

Here is an interview with retired decathlete and successful businessman Alex Folacci

Rik Taam set his decathlon personal best of 8326 points in Ratingen 2023 and represented the Netherlands at the Paris 2024 Olympics. He also finished fourth at the Toruń 2021 European Indoor Championships with a heptathlon best of 6111 points.

The European Championships historical archive showcases all-time decathlon records, champions and medal table, highlighting the continent’s greatest performances and leading nations throughout history.

Swedish decathlete Fredrik Samuelsson won European U23 silver in Bydgoszcz 2017 and set his decathlon best of 8178 points in Götzis 2023. He also finished fourth at the Glasgow 2019 European Indoor Championships with a heptathlon best of 6125 …