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Larbi Bourrada set an African decathlon record of 8521 points when finishing fifth at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The Algerian also placed fifth at the Beijing 2015 World Championships and won five African decathlon titles between 2008 and 2022.

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Stefan Schmid set his decathlon personal best of 8485 points in Ratingen in 2000 and finished ninth at the Sydney Olympics later that year. His career also included seventh ‐place finishes at the 1997 and 2001 World Championships, but his …

Guido Kratschmer was a world-class German decathlete known for setting a world record and winning major titles, despite a career frequently disrupted by injuries and missed Olympic opportunities.

Aleksandr Pogorelov was a talented decathlete with podium-level performances on major stages, but his legacy has been significantly impacted by doping findings and annulled results.

The men's decathlon at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki was contested under exceptionally difficult weather conditions, with persistent rain affecting performances throughout much of the competition. Despite the challenging conditions, …

A historic milestone in the global development of the men’s decathlon

Andrei Krauchanka produced a career ‐defining 8553 ‐point victory at the Talence Decastar decathlon, one of the highest scores in meeting history, defeating a world ‐class field that included Maurice Smith, Aleksei Drozdov and …

Seventeen ‐year ‐old Robert “Bob” Mathias won the men’s decathlon at the London 1948 Olympic Games with 7139 points, triumphing in cold, rainy conditions at Wembley Stadium on 5–6 August. France’s Ignace Heinrich took silver …

Glenn Morris crowned his brief decathlon career with a world record of 7900 points at the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games on 7–8 August. Robert Clark won silver with 7601 points and Jack Parker took bronze with 7275, completing an American medal …

Mihail Dudaš is a Serbian former decathlete who competed at the international level throughout the 2010s, representing Serbia at World and European Championships as well as the Olympic Games.

Before turning to athletics, Carlos Chinin played football and basketball, but after winning medals at a school event in 2002, he began pursuing the decathlon, facing recurring injuries until a serious pole vault accident in 2012 nearly ended …

Simon Ehammer won world indoor heptathlon titles in Glasgow 2024 and Toruń 2026, setting a world record of 6670 points in the latter. The Swiss decathlete achieved a national record of 8778 points in Götzis 2026, including a decathlon world …

Johannes Erm has just finished the most successful season of his career