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Yves Leroy gave France its first men’s victory at the Talence international combined events meeting in 1977, scoring 8056 points to beat Finland’s Johannes Lahti by 153. Serge Morth finished third with 7658. Held on 21–22 May, this second …

At the Montreal 1976 Olympics, Bruce Jenner surged from third after the first day to win decathlon gold with a world record of 8618 points, equivalent to 8634 under the 1985 scoring tables. West Germany’s Guido Kratschmer took silver ahead of …

Mykola Avilov delivered a commanding performance at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning the decathlon in dominant style with a new world record.

The men's decathlon at the 1978 European Championships in Prague featured many of the world's leading combined events athletes, including future Olympic champion Daley Thompson. Aleksandr Grebenyuk of the Soviet Union won the European title with …

A complete history of Talence Decastar showcases all ‐time decathlon records and champions, celebrating the event’s greatest performances and winners through the years. The Talence combined events meeting adopted the name “Décastar, …

French men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7800 points. Kevin Mayer holds the French all-time best in the men's decathlon with a world-record score of 9126 points, set in Talence in 2018.

11th European Athletics Championships were held in Roma 1974

10th European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki 1971

Guido Kratschmer won the decathlon at the 1976 combined events meeting in Götzis with a West German record of 8381 points, ahead of Josef Zeilbauer’s Austrian record of 8310, while Yves Leroy finished third. Under the 1985 scoring tables, the …

Aleksandr Grebenyuk led the Soviet Union to team victory at the 1977 European Cup Combined Events Final in Villeneuve d’Ascq on 17–18 September. He won the individual decathlon with 8252 points, ahead of East Germany’s Rainer Pottel (8096) …

The Soviet Union secured a one ‐two finish and the men’s team title at the 1975 European Cup Combined Events Final in Bydgoszcz on 6–7 September. Leonid Litvinenko won the decathlon with 8030 points, finishing 57 points ahead of teammate …

Lennart Hedmark won the men’s decathlon at the inaugural European Cup Combined Events Final in Bonn on 22–23 September 1973, scoring 8120 points ahead of Yves Leroy and Ryszard Skowronek. Poland claimed the team title, beating the Soviet …

Only 14 points separated the leading pair at the 1978 Talence international combined events meeting, where the Soviet Union’s Valeri Kachanov won with 7930 points ahead of West Germany’s Wolfgang Muders on 7916. Vladimir Anisimov took third …

A historic milestone in the global development of the men’s decathlon