Andrei Krauchanka came to the Hypomeeting as number ten but left the Mösle as the winner. With 8617 points, he secured 1st place for the first time ahead of the favorites Roman Šebrle and Bryan Clay.
The discipline and training applied by decathletes have always been regarded by me as the ultimate in athletic dedication. Whilst it is of course always a huge honour for any decathlete to achieve the ultimate status of World Champion, I cannot help but regard all those who dedicate themselves to this most gruelling of athletic disciplines as Champions - unknown person