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Tomaš Dvorak is triple Decathlon World Champion (1997, 1999, 2001) and a former World Record holder - 8994 points scored in Prague 1999

Tom Pappas won world decathlon gold in Paris and world indoor heptathlon gold in Birmingham in 2003, also claiming the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge title that year. The American set his decathlon best of 8784 points in Palo Alto 2003 and …

Roman Šebrle became the first decathlete ever to achieve over 9000 points, setting the World Record at 9026 points (Götzis 2001), succeeding his compatriot, Tomaš Dvorak, who had scored 8994 points two years earlier (Prague 1999).

Mike Maczey won the individual decathlon competition at the 2002 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Bydgoszcz with 8104 points. His career best of 8461 points came in Götzis in 2000, while his indoor heptathlon best was 6015 points at …

Erki Nool won Olympic decathlon gold in Sydney 2000 and became European champion in Budapest 1998. During his career, he earned nine major international medals, including silver at the Edmonton 2001 World Championships with an Estonian record of …

Dmitri Karpov won Olympic decathlon bronze in Athens 2004 with an Asian record of 8725 points, alongside world bronze medals in Paris 2003 and Osaka 2007. The Kazakh also won two Asian Games titles, the 2006 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge …

Laurent Hernu won Talence Decastar in 2003 and earned three individual medals in the European Cup Combined Events Super League. Fifth at the Paris 2003 World Championships, the French decathlete set his personal best of 8280 points in Edmonton …

Paul Terek set his decathlon personal best of 8312 points at the 2004 US Olympic Trials, earning a place at the Athens Olympics. He won three US indoor heptathlon titles and finished tenth at the Osaka 2007 World Championships.

Romain Barras won European decathlon gold in Barcelona 2010 with a personal best of 8453 points and claimed that year’s IAAF World Combined Events Challenge title. The French decathlete also won Universiade gold in Daegu 2003 and Mediterranean …

Maurice Smith won world decathlon silver in Osaka 2007 with a Jamaican record of 8644 points, following Pan American Games gold earlier that season. He also earned Commonwealth silver in Melbourne 2006 and set a national indoor heptathlon record …

Trey Hardee won world decathlon titles in Berlin 2009 and Daegu 2011, followed by Olympic silver in London 2012. The American set his personal best of 8790 points in Berlin, won the 2009 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge and claimed world …

The Götzis Decathlon got off to an excellent start to the new IAAF World Combined Events Challenge, with Estonia’s Erki Nool claiming his second Götzis victory in front of numerous enthusiastic Estonian fans.

Andrei Krauchanka won Olympic decathlon silver in Beijing 2008 and the European title in Zurich 2014. The Belarusian set his decathlon personal best of 8617 points in Götzis 2007 and earned two World Indoor heptathlon silver medals, setting a …

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Leonel Suarez won Olympic decathlon bronze in Beijing 2008 and London 2012, alongside World Championships silver in Berlin 2009 and bronze in Daegu 2011. The Cuban set a national record of 8654 points in Havana 2009 and claimed Pan American Games …

Yordani Garcia progressed from world U18 octathlon champion in Marrakech 2005 to Pan American Games decathlon silver in Rio de Janeiro 2007. The Cuban achieved a personal best of 8496 points in Havana 2009 and won Central American and Caribbean …