The 2026 Talence Decastar brought together a strong field of decathletes for the 50th anniversary edition of the iconic combined events meeting in Talence, France. Sander Skotheim won the decathlon with 8630 points, ahead of Hakim McMorris and
Austin West is an American decathlete. He set his decathlon personal best of 8331 points at the 2023 USA Championships in Eugene and won the decathlon title at the 2025 NACAC Championships with 8038 points.
Sheldon Blockburger is a former American decathlete. He won bronze in the decathlon at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana and recorded his wind ‐legal personal best of 8296 points when winning the 1993 Multistars in Brescia. Blockburger
Ricky Barker is a former American decathlete who competed internationally throughout the 1990s. He scored a career ‐best 8404 points in College Station in 1996 and finished fourth in the heptathlon at the 1995 World Indoor Championships in
Dmitri Karpov won an Olympic bronze medal at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. He is the Kazakhstan decathlon record holder. Winner of the 2006 IAAF Combined Events Challenge.
Qi Haifeng (齐海峰) won gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, with a total of 8041 points. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved at the 2005 Hypo-Meeting in Götzis.
Paul Terek's personal best in the decathlon came at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials in Sacramento where he scored 8312 points and finished in 3rd place to earn a spot in the Athens Olympic Games.
Trey Hardee won an Olympic silver medal at the London Olympic Games 2012 and he is double Decathlon World Champion (2009, 2011). Winner of the 2009 IAAF Combined Events Challenge.
Götzis 1988 decathlon saw East Germany’s Uwe Freimuth claim victory with 8381 points, narrowly ahead of Canada’s Dave Steen and fellow East German Thomas Fahner at the prestigious Götzis Hypomeeting.
A complete history of the Götzis Hypomeeting highlights all-time decathlon records and champions, honoring the event’s most remarkable performances and winners over the years.
A complete history of Talence Decastar showcases all-time decathlon records and champions, celebrating the event’s greatest performances and winners through the years.
Götzis 1989 Decathlon was won by France’s Christian Plaziat with 8, 485 points, ahead of Christian Schenk and Norbert Demmel at the Götzis Hypomeeting. The 1989 Götzis decathlon featured many of the world’s leading combined ‐event
National decathlon records highlight the best performances ever achieved by athletes from each country, reflecting the global depth and diversity of the discipline.
One hour decathlon is a special type of decathlon, in which the athletes have to start the last of ten events (1500m) within sixty minutes after the start of the first event