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Janek Salmistu wrote on Apr 12, 2026

Johannes Erm is an Estonian decathlete competing at the international elite level in combined events. He has represented Estonia at...

Janek Salmistu wrote on Mar 27, 2026

Dmitri Karpov is certainly not Ramil Ganiyev ; -) Thanks for pointing that out!

Anatoly wrote on Mar 27, 2026

Dmitry Karpov is from Kazahstan, but not Uzbekistan

Janek Salmistu wrote on Mar 02, 2026

Now, looking back seven years later, we can see that none of them is comparable to Ashton Eaton… sadly!

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