Kevin Mayer won the men’s decathlon at the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships in Moncton with 7928 points, becoming U20 world champion ahead of Ilya Shkurenyov and Marcus Nilsson.
Ashton Eaton stunned the field in Beijing, setting a new world record of 9045 points to win decathlon gold at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics.
Ashton Eaton dominated the 2016 World Indoor Championships heptathlon in Portland, winning the title with a 6470 points, well clear of Olexiy Kasyanov (6182) and Mathias Brugger (6126).
Damian Warner achieved the best time ever run in a decathlon with 10.15 seconds over 100m. He secured his 2nd victory at the Hypomeeting with 8523 points.
Niklas Kaul won the men’s decathlon at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz with a championship-record 8162 points, becoming U20 world champion ahead of Maksim Andraloits and Estonia’s Johannes Erm.
There were stadium records in the decathlon: meeting winner Damian Warner equaled his hurdles best of 13.54 seconds on the new track, while Gaël Quérin from France added his name to the list of stadium record holders in the 1500m.