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It has been a long time since a Swiss man exceeded 8000 points for decathlon. It was in 2003, to be exact, when Rolf Schläfli achieved 8019 in Götzis and became only the 5th man ever over 8000.

Interview with Colombian decathlon record holder José Gregorio Lemos (7913p, Barranquilla 2018)

36th European Athletics Indoor Championships

Damian Warner taken the Götzis decathlon crown a record six times, long jumped a Canadian national record and decathlon best (8.28m) and went number four on the all-time list with 8995 points.

Decathlon total top 20 rankings by running, jumping, and throwing categories.

Zach Ziemek reached amazing new world best for total points of jumping events

The men’s decathlon at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn was won by Germany’s Andreas Bechmann with 8142 points. Sven Roosen of the Netherlands claimed silver with 8056 points, while Norway’s Markus Rooth took bronze …

Damian Warner won the 2022 World Indoor Championships heptathlon in Belgrade with 6489 points, holding off Simon Ehammer (6363) and Ashley Moloney (6344) in a high ‐class battle for the title, while Estonia’s Hans ‐Christian …

Simon Ehammer is the Swiss national record holder in the decathlon and heptathlon, and the world record holder in the indoor heptathlon, after setting a historic 6670-point mark at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń.

At the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Kevin Mayer won the men's heptathlon, with Sander Aae Skotheim second and Risto Lillemets third.

Karel Tilga, the decathlete who finished fourth at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest with 8681 points, has been named the Estonian Athlete of the Year 2023. He claimed the overall title of the 2023 World Athletics Combined Events Tour.

With a final score of 8700 points, the Hypomeeting celebrated a new and once again Canadian winner - Pierce LePage

Leo Neugebauer has broken the 39 ‐year ‐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 …

2023 U.S. Outdoor Track & Field Champion: Harrison Williams clinched his first U.S. decathlon title with a personal best of 8630 points

A lesson in just one aspect of how sport science can and needs to be applied to all athletic skill teaching

Stories From the Passenger Seat: Lessons Learned From a Lifetime of Coaching by Harry Marra