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A few months after his decathlon record, Leo Neugebauer also broke the 22-year-old German indoor record in the heptathlon

West Germany’s Siegfried Wentz wins the decathlon at the 1987 Götzis Hypomeeting with 8645 points, ahead of East Germany’s Torsten Voss with 8331 and France’s Alain Blondel with 8228.

Guido Kratschmer leads a strong international field at the 1986 Götzis Hypomeeting in Austria, winning the decathlon with 8519 points ahead of East Germany’s Uwe Freimuth and Thomas Fahner.

East Germany’s Uwe Freimuth wins the decathlon at the 1985 Götzis Hypomeeting with 8473 points, edging compatriot Torsten Voss by 49 points, while the Soviet Union’s Aleksandr Nevski completes the podium with 8409 points.

Austria’s Josef Zeilbauer wins the 1981 Götzis decathlon with 8191 points, ahead of Poland’s Dariusz Ludwig and the Soviet Union’s Yuri Kutsenko, leading a strong international field in a memorable contest for the Hypomeeting podium.

Vasili Kuznetsov became a two-time European decathlon champion, successfully defending his title in a historic performance that cemented his place among the leading multi-event athletes of the era.

West Germany’s Guido Kratschmer wins the decathlon at the 1978 Götzis Hypomeeting with 8410 points, ahead of Daley Thompson with 8238 and Josef Zeilbauer with 8104.

Home favourite Josef Zeilbauer wins the decathlon at the 1977 Götzis Hypomeeting with 8063 points, ahead of Fred Dixon. Third-placed Daley Thompson sets a junior world record with 7922 points, equivalent to 7865 under the 1985 scoring tables.

Guido Kratschmer wins the decathlon at the 1976 Götzis Hypomeeting with a German record of 8381 points, ahead of Josef Zeilbauer’s Austrian record of 8310, while Yves Leroy finishes third. The two national records are worth 8302 and 8219 …

The inaugural Götzis Hypomeeting in 1975 launches a celebrated combined ‐events tradition, with Czechoslovakia’s Petr Kratky winning the decathlon with 7591 points ahead of Rumen Petrov and Claus Marek. This first edition lays the …

The decathlon was historically dominated by athletes from the United States, the Nordic countries (especially Finland), and later the Soviet bloc. France had very little tradition of success in combined events. Ignace Heinrich became one of the …

Thriling contest with surprise winner

A complete history of the Ratingen Mehrkampf celebrates all-time decathlon records and champions, showcasing the event’s finest performances and winners throughout the years.

A complete history of the US Championships highlights all-time decathlon records and champions, showcasing the nation’s finest performances and winners across the years.

Results of the men's decathlon at the 2015 Estonian Championships, held in Rakvere. Taavi Tšernjavski won with 7568 points, just 12 points ahead of Ramo Kask with 7556. Juhan Kilumets finished third with 7405 points.

Kladno TNT-Fortuna meet’s full history features all-time decathlon records and champions, spotlighting the event’s top performances and most celebrated winners through the years.

The men’s decathlon at the 1975 European Athletics U20 Championships in Athens brought together some of Europe’s best young combined events athletes. West Germany’s Eckart Müller won the European junior title with 7706 points, ahead of …

The men’s decathlon at the 1973 European Athletics U20 Championships in Duisburg brought together Europe’s leading junior combined events athletes. Vladimir Buryakov of the Soviet Union won the European U20 title with 7551 points, ahead of …

The men’s decathlon at the 1970 European Athletics Junior Championships featured some of Europe’s most promising young combined events athletes. Aleksandr Blinyayev of the Soviet Union won the title with 7632 points, ahead of West Germany’s …