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Daley Thompson is a legend! He dominated the decathlon for nearly a decade, winning two Olympic gold medals, two European Championships gold medals and also became decathlon World champion. Between 1980 and 1986, he went undefeated in all …

Dan O’Brien won Olympic decathlon gold in Atlanta 1996 and three consecutive world titles in 1991, 1993 and 1995. The American set a world record of 8891 points in Talence 1992 and added the world indoor heptathlon title with a record 6476 …

Eduard Hämäläinen is a former elite decathlete who competed internationally for both the Soviet Union/Belarus and later Finland, becoming one of the leading combined events athletes of the 1990s. He is best known for winning multiple major …

Tomaš Dvorak is triple Decathlon World Champion (1997, 1999, 2001) and a former World Record holder - 8994 points scored in Prague 1999

Roman Šebrle became the first decathlete ever to achieve over 9000 points, setting the World Record at 9026 points (Götzis 2001), succeeding his compatriot, Tomaš Dvorak, who had scored 8994 points two years earlier (Prague 1999).

Ramil Ganiyev won Asian Games decathlon gold in Hiroshima 1994 and finished eighth at both the Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996 Olympics. He achieved his best World Championships finish in Athens 1997, placing fifth with an Uzbek national record of …

Jürgen Hingsen is a German decathlete who set three world records in the early 1980s, with performances worth 8741, 8825 and 8832 points under the 1985 scoring tables. Representing West Germany, he won silver at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic …

Erki Nool won Olympic decathlon gold in Sydney 2000 and became European champion in Budapest 1998. During his career, he earned nine major international medals, including silver at the Edmonton 2001 World Championships with an Estonian record of …

This story captures Jürgen Hingsen’s incredible achievements and records while highlighting the recurring theme of being overshadowed by Daley Thompson

Daley Thompson is widely regarded as one of the greatest decathletes in history

Leonel Suarez won Olympic decathlon bronze in Beijing 2008 and London 2012, alongside World Championships silver in Berlin 2009 and bronze in Daegu 2011. The Cuban set a national record of 8654 points in Havana 2009 and claimed Pan American Games …

Ashton Eaton won consecutive Olympic decathlon titles in London 2012 and Rio 2016, alongside two world decathlon titles and three world indoor heptathlon titles. The second decathlete to break the 9000 ‐point barrier, the American set world …

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 …

Damian Warner is the Canadian decathlon record holder. He was the 4th decathlete ever to break the 9000 ‐point barrier. He won Olympic gold at the Tokyo Games, setting an Olympic record of 9018 points. Damian Warner won the 2019 IAAF …

Kevin Mayer set a decathlon world record of 9126 points in Talence 2018. The French athlete won world titles in London 2017 and Eugene 2022, alongside Olympic silver medals in Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2021.

From 8000 to 9000 points

Lindon Victor won Olympic decathlon bronze in Paris 2024 after claiming world bronze with a Grenadian record of 8756 points in Budapest 2023. A three ‐time Commonwealth Games champion, he also won the 2022 World Athletics Combined Events …

Niklas Kaul became the youngest decathlon world champion in history when he won gold in Doha 2019 with a personal best of 8691 points. He had previously set a world U20 record of 8435 points with U20 implements while winning the European U20 title …