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Two records, one incredible athlete. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Ken Mullings set a new Bahamian decathlon record with 8226 points, finishing 13th. Bahamian national record in the men’s indoor heptathlon also belongs to Ken Mullings with 6340 …

The supreme athletics event tests the mind and body over ten events. Athletes will compete against one another and the scoring table.

IN MEMORIAM - Kurt Bendlin (1943 – 2024)

Rafer Johnson was one of the greatest decathletes in history and an extraordinary figure both on and off the track

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The Indian decathlete, who also holds the men’s high jump national mark, scored 7826 points

Scoring 8000 points in the decathlon is considered a major milestone ‐ it’s like a key benchmark that separates good athletes from elite ‐level competitors. It shows an athlete has strong, consistent performances across all 10 …

Dutch decathlete Eelco Sintnicolaas took command of the 2014 Multistars in Firenze, scoring 8161 points for a convincing victory at the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge meeting. Great Britain’s Ashley Bryant claimed second place with 7802 …

At the 2009 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, American decathlete Robert Jacob Arnold secured victory with a score of 7994 points. Austria’s Roland Schwarzl finished second with 7913 points, just six points ahead of South Africa’s …

At the 2008 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, Belgian decathlete Frédéric Xhonneux produced a personal ‐best performance of 8142 points to set a new Belgian national record and claim victory. Russia’s Arkadi Vasilyev finished …

The 2006 Multistars brought an international field of decathletes to Desenzano del Garda for another edition of the prestigious Italian combined events meeting. Chris Boyles of the United States topped the final standings with 7855 points, …

Dmitri Karpov claimed victory at the 2003 Multistars decathlon with a total of 8253 points. The Kazakh decathlete built a commanding 324 ‐point advantage over France’s Romain Barras, who finished second with 7929 points. Paul Terek of the …

Multistars 1999 was part of the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge, and Oleksandr Yurkov’s victory with 8215 points placed him among the world’s leading decathletes that year and confirmed his consistency after winning the same meeting in 1998.

Sheldon Blockburger made Multistars history in Brescia in 1993, becoming the first American decathlete to win the prestigious combined events meeting. Coached by Harry Marra, Blockburger delivered a personal ‐best performance of 8296 points …

Robert Zmelik claimed an impressive victory at the 1991 Multistars decathlon in Brescia, scoring 8297 points. Just one year later, the Czech decathlete reached the pinnacle of his career by winning Olympic gold at the 1992 Barcelona Games.

Hakim McMorris won the US indoor heptathlon title with 6255 points in Indianapolis 2026. The American finished second at the Talence Décastar later that year, setting his decathlon personal best of 8599 points.

A Head-to-Head Analysis of the Fair Decathlon Model