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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.

Ashton Eaton won the 2011 US Championships decathlon in Eugene with 8729 points, finishing 718 points ahead of runner up Jon Ryan Harlan.

The 2012 Ratingen decathlon was won by Germany's Jan Felix Knobel with 8228 points, ahead of Cuba's Yordani Garcia (8005) and Junior Diaz (7735), after Larbi Bourrada's higher score of 8332 points was later disqualified due to doping.

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.

Hans van Alphen claimed victory at the combined events meeting in Talence with 8293 points, finishing ahead of Olexiy Kasyanov and Adam Sebastian Helcelet in a strong decathlon field.

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The 2013 Ratingen decathlon was won by Germany's Pascal Behrenbruch with 8514 points, narrowly defeating compatriot Rico Freimuth (8488), while Jan Felix Knobel completed an all-German podium with 8396 points.

Ashton Eaton captured the 2013 US Championships decathlon title in Des Moines with 8291 points, holding off Gunnar Nixon by 93 points.

Gunnar Nixon is a former American decathlete, the 2012 World U20 champion, who achieved a personal best of 8312 points at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.

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 …