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Yordani Garcia claimed numerous regional titles and competed in three Olympic Games. In all three of his Olympic appearances (2008, 2012, 2016), he finished just shy of the 8000 ‐point mark. That’s unusually consistent ‐ and a …

Norman Müller was a solid German decathlete who regularly scored over 8000 points, won national titles, and earned medals at junior and U23 level.

A detailed overview of men’s decathlon competitions and rankings for the current season. Updated weekly with new results, rankings, and athlete performance data.

With his 8406 points in 2009 World Championships Nicklas Wiberg surpassed Henrik Dagard's 15 years old national record by 3 points. Until age 17 had middle distance running as his priority. With strength in the Javelin and the 1500m surprised …

Thomas van der Plaetsen won gold medal at the European Championships in Amsterdam 2016. With 6259 points, he equals the Belgian heptathlon record set by Jente Hauttekeete.

Mihail Dudaš is a Serbian former decathlete who competed at the international level throughout the 2010s, representing Serbia at World and European Championships as well as the Olympic Games.

Rico Freimuth is a World Championship medalist, winning silver in 2017 and bronze in 2015. Finished 6th at the 2012 London Olympics, where Ashton Eaton set the world record. Overall winner of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge in 2014 and 2017.

Kevin Mayer set a new world record in the decathlon with 9126 points at the Decastar meeting on September 2018. He was the 3rd decathlete ever to break the 9000-point barrier.

Gunnar Nixon is a former American decathlete, the 2012 World U20 champion, who achieved a personal best of 8312 points at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.

Kai Kazmirek claimed victory in the 2013 European U23 Championships. His personal best is 8580 points in the decathlon, set at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games. Overall winner of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge in 2016 and 2021.

Ilya Shkurenyov won European Indoor gold in 2015, earned multiple European Championships medals, placed 4th twice at World Championships. Winner of the 2015 IAAF Combined Events Challenge.

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, …

Jiri Sýkora made history by becoming the first Czech male athlete to win gold medal in the history of the World Junior Championships. Also claimed gold at the European U23 Championships.

Niklas Kaul set a World record with U20 implements of 8435 points when winning the decathlon at the European Championships in Grosseto 2017. He became the youngest decathlon World champion in history at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in …

Johannes Erm, the Estonian decathlete, is the 2024 European champion with a personal best of 8764 points, the second ‐highest score in Estonian history after Olympic champion Erki Nool. He also placed 6th at the 2024 Paris Olympics, won …

Cedric Dubler is Australia’s most prolific decathlete with the most scores over 8000. Coach Eric Brown noticed his aptitude for pole vault, and saw that he had the potential for the decathlon. He set a new personal best of 8393 points in the …

In 2011, Mathias Brugger earned silver in decathlon at the European U20 Championships in Tallinn with 7853 points. At the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Mathias Brugger scored 6126 points, earning bronze.

Step into a century of athletic excellence. This archive is the ultimate tool for anyone who wants to explore what has happened in the decathlon over the past 100 years ‐ from the heroes of the 1920s to today’s champions, evolving …

East Germany, led by Ramona Neubert and Sybille Thiele, were favorites in Sofia, while Bulgaria and the USSR provided strong competition despite key absences.