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Step into a century of athletic excellence. This archive is the ultimate tool for anyone who wants to explore what has happened in the decathlon over the past 100 years ‐ from the heroes of the 1920s to today’s champions, evolving …

Explore the progression of the men’s decathlon world best performances under different scoring tables, from the early 20th century to the modern era. This historical archive shows how the best decathlon performances developed as scoring systems …

The 1991 Götzis Decathlon saw Canada’s Michael Smith claim victory with 8427 points, finishing ahead of Czechoslovakia’s Robert Změlík and Ukraine’s Mikhail Medved. For the first time, athletes from West Germany and East Germany competed …

Jagan Hames won decisively with a career-best score of 8490 points, setting new Australian and Oceania records at the time

Dan O’Brien won the 1996 US Olympic Trials decathlon in Atlanta with 8726 points, defeating Steve Fritz (8636) and Chris Huffins (8546) in one of the strongest American decathlon fields of the era. The Atlanta Olympic Trials served as the U. S. …

Steve Fritz captured the 1997 US Championships decathlon title in Indianapolis with an impressive 8604 points, finishing ahead of Chris Huffins (8458) and Shawn Wilbourn (8268) in a high-level American decathlon contest.

Chris Huffins dominated the 1998 US Championships decathlon in New Orleans, scoring 8694 points and finishing more than 500 points ahead of runner-up Ricky Barker (8183), with Brian Brophy taking third (8123).

Tom Pappas won the 2000 US Championships decathlon in Sacramento with 8467 points, finishing ahead of Chris Huffins (8285) and Kip Janvrin (8057) in a high ‐level American field. The Sacramento competition also served as the 2000 US Olympic …

Awesome solo decathlon! Risto Lillemets, who competed alone at the Estonian championships, collected 8133 points.

The historic facts & figures surrounding Bulgarian female “all ‐round” athletes are more heroic, rememberable and important that those of Bulgarian men. They left significant trace into European and world track & field annals and can be …

One of the most consistent and prominent female multi-event athletes of the 20th century, East German Burglinde Pollak left a well-recognized legacy in the history of women’s athletics

Phil McMullen won the 2005 Multistars with 8107 points

At the 2000 Multistars decathlon Jirí Ryba delivered the performance of his career, scoring 8339 points to establish a new meeting record.

The 2011 Ratingen decathlon was won by Algeria's Larbi Bourrada, who scored 8302 points to set a new African decathlon record.

The men's decathlon at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki was contested under exceptionally difficult weather conditions, with persistent rain affecting performances throughout much of the competition. Despite the challenging conditions, …

The 3rd European Athletics U23 Championships were held in Amsterdam, Netherlands (2001)