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The World’s best jumper Sander Aae Skotheim broke the European heptathlon record

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

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 …

James “Jim” Bausch won the men’s decathlon at the Los Angeles 1932 Olympic Games with a world record of 8462. 235 points. Finland’s Akilles Järvinen claimed his second consecutive Olympic silver with 8292. 480, while Germany’s Wolrad …

Paavo Yrjölä led a Finnish one ‐two in the men’s decathlon at the Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Games, winning with a world record of 8053. 290 points. Akilles Järvinen took silver with 7931. 500, while John Kenneth Doherty secured bronze for …

Harold Osborn completed a remarkable Olympic double at Paris 1924, adding decathlon gold to his high jump title with a world record of 7710. 775 points. Emerson Carlysle Norton took silver with 7350. 895, while Estonia’s Aleksander Kolmpere …

Helge Lovland won the men’s decathlon at the Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games with 6803. 355 points, overtaking Brutus Kerr Hamilton in the final 1500 m. The Norwegian finished 9. 4 seconds ahead of his American rival in the closing race to secure …

James “Jim” Thorpe dominated the first Olympic men’s decathlon at Stockholm 1912, scoring a world record of 8412. 955 points across three days on 13–15 July. Already the pentathlon champion, he finished 688. 460 points ahead of Sweden’s …

Great Britain’s Daley Thompson set a decathlon world record of 8704 points at the 1982 combined events meeting in Götzis, ahead of Jürgen Hingsen and Grigori Degtyaryov. His record performance is worth 8730 points under the 1985 scoring tables.

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Daley Thompson retained his Commonwealth Games decathlon title in Brisbane in 1982, winning for England with a Games record of 8410 points, equivalent to 8424 under the 1985 scoring tables. Canada’s Dave Steen claimed silver with 8004, while …

Grigori Degtyaryov claimed his second consecutive decathlon victory at the 1984 combined events meeting in Götzis, setting a Soviet national record of 8579 points. His winning performance is worth 8617 points under the 1985 scoring tables.

Grigori Degtyaryov led a Soviet one ‐two in the decathlon at the 1983 combined events meeting in Götzis, winning with 8454 points ahead of Konstantin Akhapkin with 8181. Canada’s Dave Steen finished third with 8162. Degtyaryov’s …

Home favourite Josef Zeilbauer won the decathlon at the 1977 combined events meeting in Götzis with 8063 points, ahead of Fred Dixon. Third ‐placed Daley Thompson set a world junior record with 7922 points, equivalent to 7865 under the …