Willi Holdorf secured Olympic decathlon gold in Tokyo at the 1964 Summer Olympics following one of the most thrilling battles of the competition against Rein Aun.
The discipline and training applied by decathletes have always been regarded by me as the ultimate in athletic dedication. Whilst it is of course always a huge honour for any decathlete to achieve the ultimate status of World Champion, I cannot help but regard all those who dedicate themselves to this most gruelling of athletic disciplines as Champions - unknown person