Villu Sepp won the men’s decathlon at the 2002 Estonian Championships in Haapsalu with 7012 points. Ranel Rünk claimed silver with 6887, just 33 points ahead of bronze medallist Marti Soosaar. Ireland’s Joseph Naughton scored 6590 points
Indrek Kaseorg won the men’s decathlon at the 2001 Estonian Championships in Tartu with 7943 points, including a 65.89 m javelin throw. Madis Kallas secured silver with 7019 points, while Martin Sigus took bronze with 6900.
Tom Pappas won the 2003 US Championships decathlon in Palo Alto with 8784 points, finishing well clear of rising American star Bryan Clay (8482) and Paul Terek (8275) in one of the leading U.S. decathlon competitions of the 2003 season.
Romain Barras broke the 8000 ‐point barrier for the first time to win the decathlon at the 2003 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Bressanone on 5–6 July. His 8008 points helped France secure the men’s team title, 181 points
Dennis Leyckes won the Ratingen 2004 decathlon with 8172 points, followed by Florian Schönbeck (8044) and Stefan Drews (8032). The competition produced an all-German podium, with all three athletes surpassing 8000 points.
Roman Šebrle captured the 2004 Talence Decastar title with 8217 points, holding off Bryan Clay and Dmitri Karpov in a competitive international decathlon field.
Estonia claimed the men’s team title at the 2004 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Tallinn, edging Germany by just 48 points, with France taking bronze. Italy’s William Frullani won the decathlon with 7927 points, only six ahead
Andre Niklaus won the Ratingen 2005 decathlon with 8193 points, finishing 637 points ahead of Lars Albert (7556). Kenny Beele completed an all-German podium with 7285 points.
Mikk Pahapill powered Estonia to the men’s team title at the 2005 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Bydgoszcz, winning the decathlon with a personal best of 8149 points. Russia took team silver ahead of Spain, while Nikolai
Roman Šebrle won the 2005 Talence Decastar with 8326 points, finishing ahead of Aleksandr Pogorelov and Estonia’s Kristjan Rahnu in a high-quality decathlon competition.
Aivo Normak claimed the men’s decathlon title at the 2000 Estonian Championships in Tartu with 7461 points. Martin Sigus earned silver with 7091 points, while Marti Soosaar completed the podium with 7012.
At the 2022 World U20 Championships in Cali, Gabriel Emmanuel claimed the men’s decathlon gold with 7860 points, while Sweden’s Jacob Thelander finished second and Elliot Duvert took third.
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I tell myself how important and pivotal this moment is, trying to get as much nervous energy as possible, if I feel nervous I know I’m ready compete! - Lewis Church, UK decathlete