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Sander Aae Skotheim breaks the European heptathlon record with 6484 points! He eclipses Kevin Mayer’s previous European record by five points!

At the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, Norway’s Sander Skotheim won the men's heptathlon with 6475 points, narrowly beating Estonia’s Johannes Erm.

Sander Aae Skotheim won the first Indoor World title in Nanjing

The World Indoor Championships’ complete history reveals all-time records, winners, and medal tables, highlighting the most outstanding achievements and leading nations throughout the event’s legacy.

Larbi Bourrada is the African decathlon record holder with 8521 points.

Oleksandr Apaichev achieved a personal best of 8709 points during a dual meet between the Soviet Union and East Germany in Neubrandenburg in 1984. This score remains the Ukrainian national record. After retiring from competitive athletics, …

Alain Blondel became decathlon European champion in Helsinki 1994.

Frank Busemann won an Olympic silver medal at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996. German Sportspersonality of the Year 1996.

Sebastien Levicq won gold medal at the Universiade in Buffalo 1993

After retiring as a decathlete, Andrei Nazarov started coaching. He has coached decathletes Erki Nool, Janek Õiglane, heptathlete Larissa Netšeporuk and long jumper Ksenija Balta.

Antonio Penalver won an Olympic silver medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992. He becoming the first Spanish decathlete ever to medal at the Olympics.

Attila Zsivoczky is the Hungarian decathlon record holder

Chris Huffins won an Olympic bronze medal at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000

Christian Schenk was not sure he was the World`s Greatest Athlete after winning the Olympic gold medal in the decathlon in Seoul 1988

Dan O’Brien won an Olympic gold medal at the Atlanta Olympic Games (1996). He is triple decathlon World champion (1991, 1993, 1995) and a former World Record holder (8891 points scored in Talence 1992).

Dean Macey finally won the elusive gold medal at World level at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Previously, he had claimed silver at the 1999 World Championships and a bronze at the 2001 World Championships.

Eduard Hämäläinen is the Finnish and also Belarusian decathlon record holder.