Jente Hauttekeete won European U20 decathlon gold in Tallinn 2021 and world U20 silver in Nairobi that same year. The Belgian set a world U20 heptathlon record of 6062 points in Frankfurt 2021, achieved his senior decathlon best of 8268 in Talence
Francisco Javier Benet set a Spanish decathlon record of 8526 points in Alhama de Murcia 1998. A three ‐time Olympian, he also achieved an indoor heptathlon best of 6044 points in Valencia 1998 and twice finished second individually in the
Frank Busemann won Olympic decathlon silver in Atlanta 1996 with a personal best of 8706 points, including an 8. 07 m long jump and 13. 47 in the 110 m hurdles. The German decathlete followed that breakthrough with world bronze in Athens 1997,
Andrei Nazarov achieved a decathlon best of 8322 points in Sochi 1987 and scored 6098 in the indoor heptathlon in Lipetsk 1991. The Estonian finished eighth at the Split 1990 European Championships and 14th at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games.
Antonio Penalver won Olympic decathlon silver with 8412 points in Barcelona 1992 and European indoor heptathlon bronze in Genova the same year. His 8534 ‐point wind ‐assisted performance in Alhama de Murcia 1992 also produced an
Attila Zsivoczky won world decathlon bronze in Helsinki 2005 and European silver in Göteborg 2006. The Hungarian set a national record of 8554 points in Götzis 2000, following world U20 gold in Sydney 1996 and European U23 gold in Göteborg 1999.
Chiel Warners won European U20 decathlon gold in Ljubljana 1997 and finished fifth at the Athens 2004 Olympics with 8343 points. His personal best of 8363 came in Götzis 1999. After retiring, he chaired the Dutch Olympic Committee’s
Dezső Szabó won European decathlon silver in Split 1990 with a Hungarian record of 8436 points and finished fourth at the Barcelona 1992 Olympics. He also claimed Universiade gold in Fukuoka 1995 and European indoor heptathlon silver with a
Valter Külvet was a highly gifted Estonian decathlete who competed for the Soviet Union during his main international career. He set Estonian senior decathlon records: 8332 points in 1987 and 8506 points in 1988.
Oleksandr Yurkov represented Ukraine in the decathlon, achieving a personal best of 8574 points in Götzis 2000. A European U23 silver medallist in Turku 1997, he went on to claim consecutive individual European Cup victories in Oulu 2000 and
Sebastian Chmara is the Polish Decathlon record holder who became World Indoor champion in 1999 and European Indoor champion in 1998. He cemented his legacy in Polish athletics with a stunning 8566 ‐point decathlon in 1998, securing his
Roman Šebrle became the first decathlete ever to achieve over 9000 points, setting the World Record at 9026 points (Götzis 2001), succeeding his compatriot, Tomaš Dvorak, who had scored 8994 points two years earlier (Prague 1999).
Lev Lobodin won three European decathlon bronze medals and world indoor heptathlon silver in Birmingham 2003. Having represented Ukraine before switching to Russia, he achieved a decathlon best of 8571 points in Budapest 1998 and set a Russian
The Decathlon's nice in that you get to know the other athletes. It's almost like everyone helps each other out. We're all out there trying to win, but at the same time there's a friendship there too. It's always fun going to meets and catching up with the other guys - Tom Pappas