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Thomas van der Plaetsen returned from cancer treatment to win the European decathlon title in Amsterdam 2016. The Belgian claimed world indoor heptathlon bronze with a national record of 6259 points in Sopot 2014 and achieved his decathlon best of …

Carlos Eduardo Chinin set a South American decathlon record of 8393 points in São Paulo 2013 and finished sixth at the Moscow World Championships with 8388. The Brazilian also won Pan American Games and Universiade bronze medals in 2007.

The first man over 9000 points in history - with an anniversary

In 1988, Külvet surpassed his best decathlon with a score of 8506 points in Staiki, Belarus. This achievement placed him second in the world that season, just behind Christian Plaziat of France.

Josef “Sepp” Zeilbauer won three consecutive Universiade decathlon titles in 1975, 1977 and 1979, and the Götzis Hypomeeting in 1977 and 1981. The Austrian competed at three Olympics, finishing fifth in Moscow 1980, and set a national …

Dave Steen became Canada’s first Olympic decathlon medallist with bronze in Seoul 1988. He also won Universiade and Pan American Games gold in 1983 and two Commonwealth Games silver medals. The first Canadian to break 8000 points, Steen …

Sergei Zhelanov won Olympic decathlon bronze for the Soviet Union in Moscow in 1980 and added Universiade silver in Bucharest the following year. The Russian ‐born all ‐rounder reached his career best of 8417 points in Kyiv in 1984 and …

Mikhail Medved carried Ukrainian decathlon onto the international podium, winning Universiade silver in Duisburg in 1989 and Goodwill Games bronze in Seattle in 1990 while representing the Soviet Union. He twice scored his career best of 8330 …

Vasili Kuznetsov was a leading figure in Soviet decathlon, winning three consecutive European titles in 1954, 1958 and 1962, alongside Olympic bronze medals in Melbourne 1956 and Rome 1960. The Russian ‐born athlete twice broke the …