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Pieter Braun clinched the gold medal at the European U23 Championships in Tallinn (2015), Estonia, with a personal best score of 8195 points. His absolute personal best in the decathlon is 8342 points, achieved at the prestigious Hypo …

Andrei Krauchanka’s 8390 was the Multistars meeting record. He broke the previous one, which was 8339 points set in 2000 by Jiří Ryba.

Hans van Alphen won and has now a personal best total of 8818 points, showing the best shape of his life

Hans van Alphen from the Netherlands won the decathlon in Götzis with 8519 points after a thrilling duel with Eelco Sintnicolaas, with a narrow margin of just 13 points

Rico Freimuth is a World Championship medalist, winning silver in 2017 and bronze in 2015. Finished 6th at the 2012 London Olympics, where Ashton Eaton set the world record. Overall winner of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge in 2014 and 2017.

The piece explores a hypothetical decathlon record based on an athlete’s best performances over an entire season - rather than in the traditional two-day format.

With a PB of 6388 points, Till Steinforth set a German national heptathlon record and earned bronze at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn

Eaton’s 2012 win wasn’t just about points - it re-energized global interest in the decathlon and reminded everyone that the event demands speed, strength, endurance, and mental resilience in equal measure.

This short essay broadly touches on a few of the many areas a coach needs to develop in order to become a master in the Art of Coaching

Kai Kazmirek claimed victory in the 2013 European U23 Championships. His personal best is 8580 points in the decathlon, set at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games. Overall winner of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge in 2016 and 2021.

Willem Coertzen is a South African decathlete who set the national decathlon record with 8398 points and represented South Africa at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. He also won a silver medal at the 2008 African Championships and competed in multiple …

Carlos Eduardo Chinin is the Brazilian decathlon record holder. Winner of the South American Championships decathlon in 2006 and again in 2009.