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Tom Pappas won the 2002 US Championships decathlon in Berkeley with 8398 points, beating rising American star Bryan Clay by 168 points as Pappas strengthened his position among the leading U.S. decathletes.

Tomaš Dvorak dominated the 2000 Decastar in Talence with a world ‐class 8733 ‐point performance, narrowly holding off Erki Nool in a thrilling duel between two of the era’s greatest decathletes. Talence 2000 delivered one of the …

Roman Šebrle becomes the first decathlete to win Götzis Hypomeeting three time in a row.

French decathlete Laurent Hernu won the 2003 Decastar meeting in Talence with a winning score of 8219 points.

The world record holder becomes the first decathlete to win the world's most traditional all-around meeting for the fifth time in a row

An American in the Mösle - and one who wins. Bryan Clay is the first US decathlete to win the all-around competition in Götzis.

Hans van Alphen is the Belgian decathlon record holder. Winner of the 2012 IAAF Combined Events Challenge.

The total points from a decathlete’s 10 best decathlons is a key statistic, highlighting athletes with 82000+ points across their top 10 performances.

The article, originally published on Decathlon 2000 and now updated, considers a “season ‐long” decathlon record by adding an athlete’s best event results from across several months to pinpoint the year they were likely in peak form, …

Daley Thompson might have dominated British decathlon, but indoors Tim Duckworth was the best Brit of all time. He set the British indoor heptathlon record of 6188 points at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2018.

Total points based on personal bests are calculated by adding the points from a decathlete’s personal records in each event. This section lists all totals exceeding 8900 points and contains particularly notable performance data.

The Fair Decathlon Model (FDM) examines whether the current decathlon scoring tables are properly balanced. Using data from 21 seasons between 1985 and 2025, the model proposes revised scoring coefficients based on elite decathlete performances.

A little summary and interview how to find reversal after your sports career. Alex Folacci talks about his experience and gives recommendations.

The 2025 Götzis Hypomeeting celebrated its 50th edition, once again bringing together the world’s best combined ‐events athletes in Austria. Sander Aae Skotheim claimed victory with an impressive total of 8909 points, further …

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 …

Damian Warner, the decathlete who surprised the World by coming from nowhere to finish 5th at the London Olympics (2012).

Paweł Wiesiołek earned bronze in the heptathlon at the 2021 European Indoor Championships in Toruń. Later that year, he lit up Warsaw with the performance of his career ‐ smashing a personal best of 8333 points to claim the Polish …

Ayden Owens is the Puerto Rican national record holder in decathlon as well as in heptathlon