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World's Greatest Athlete - this title is traditionally given to the Olympic decathlon champion

All-time Decathlon individual event lists

Individual event marks which have been achieved at decathlon

Michael Schrader won the silver medal at the World Championships in Moscow 2013, becoming the first German decathlete to make it to the podium at the World Championships since Frank Busemann took the bronze medal in Athens 1997.

The decathlon demands perfection - not just brilliance. It's not just a test of skill, but of resilience. Every great decathlete carries a story of heartbreak, not just victory. That’s what makes this event so deeply human and compelling.

Damian Warner is the Canadian decathlon record holder. He was the 4th decathlete to break the 9000-point barrier. He won an Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games (2021).

Adam Sebastian Helcelet embodied the Czech decathlon tradition ‐ emerging under the influence of legends like Dvorák and Šebrle, earning continental medals, and landing firmly among the nation’s top performers. His legacy now continues …

Janek Õiglane has won bronze medals at the European Championships in München 2022 and at the U23 European Championships in Tallinn 2015. The Estonian Athlete of the Year 2022.

Decathlon ranking after each event

In April 2016, Karl Robert Saluri achieved a major breakthrough by scoring 8108 points ‐ a personal best that surpassed the Olympic qualifying standard (8100), improving his previous record by more than 600 points and earning him European …

Johannes Erm’s motto: ten events, one dream! The Estonian Athlete of the Year 2024.

Pierce LePage won gold medal at the World Championships in Budapest 2023 and silver medal at the World Championhips in Eugene 2022.

The Estonian Athlete of the Year 2023 is Karel Tilga, decathlete who took fourth place at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest - 8681 points!

At the 2024 European Championships in Rome, Makenson Gletty shattered four personal bests (100m, long jump, 400m, 110m hurdles) to reach 8606 points, earning the bronze medal. Due to a faulty starting speaker, he was allowed to re‑run the …

Deep compilation for 1st and 2nd day scores