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Kevin Mayer breaks decathlon world record in Talence with 9126 points

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 …

20 years Decathlon 2000... and who’s responsible for the joy it gave us? An open letter!

Ashton Eaton set a new World record in the heptathlon with a score of 6568 points

One of the most exciting and unpredicted event of athletic program of XX Olympic Games in Munich 1972 was the women’s Pentathlon. The people of the host country – West Germany – were keen to see the second victory of their local hero …

Excellent GDR athletes, thrilling battle for second spot

Simon Ehammer is the Swiss national record holder in decathlon as well as in heptathlon

Leo Neugebauer has broken the 39 ‐years old German decathlon record. He scored 8836 points at the NCAA Division Championships in Austin, Texas (2023). Year later he won second consecutive men’s decathlon title at the NCAA in Eugene, …

In February 2025, Sander Skotheim scored 6484 points to break the European heptathlon record, scoring 6484. In March 2025, he won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships and broke his own European …

Thriling contest with surprise winner

Equal Pentathlon scores, but not equal spot on the podium