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Yuma Maruyama (丸山優真) is a Japanese decathlete, Asian champion and Japanese record holder. He set the Japanese decathlon record of 8321 points at the 2026 Mt. SAC Relays and has won multiple Asian titles in the combined events, as well as …

Ondřej Kopecký, coached by Roman Šebrle, achieved his decathlon personal best of 8310 points in Prague 2022. The Czech combined events athlete raised his indoor heptathlon best to 6059 points in Ostrava 2026.

Eduard Mikhan earned World U20 decathlon silver in Bydgoszcz 2008 and European U23 silver in Ostrava 2011, where he set his personal best of 8152 points. The Belarusian also achieved a heptathlon best of 6145 points in Gomel 2013 and represented …

East German Championships Potsdam 1985 saw Uwe Freimuth retain the national decathlon title with 8427 points at the Luftschiffhafen stadium. Christian Schenk finished second with 8092, including a 2. 18 m high jump, while Hans ‐Ulrich …

A close battle for the national decathlon title defined the East German Championships Cottbus 1988 at the Max ‐Reimann ‐Stadion. Uwe Freimuth won with 8290 points, just 14 ahead of Thomas Fahner, while Christian Schenk took bronze …

Siegfried Stark won European decathlon bronze in Prague 1978 and Athens 1982, as well as the European Cup Final in Dresden 1979. The East German athlete finished sixth at the Montreal 1976 Olympics and achieved his career best of 8534 points in …

Rainer Pottel won the European Cup decathlon in Birmingham 1981 with 8334 points, the world’s leading score that season. The East German also took European Cup silver in 1977 and later became Germany’s national decathlon coach.

The West German decathlon championships in Ahlen 1984 — no men’s or U23 titles were awarded.

Igor Sobolevski won decathlon bronze at the Friendship Games in Moscow 1984. Representing the Soviet Union, he achieved his personal best of 8547 points in Kyiv that year and finished seventh at the 1983 European Cup in Sofia.

Aleksandr Nevski represented the Soviet Union at two World Championships, finishing sixth in Helsinki 1983 and eighth in Rome 1987. He achieved his decathlon best of 8491 points at Götzis 1984 and set a heptathlon world best of 6144 points in …

Josef “Sepp” Zeilbauer won three consecutive Universiade decathlon titles in 1975, 1977 and 1979, and the Götzis Hypomeeting in 1977 and 1981. The Austrian competed at three Olympics, finishing fifth in Moscow 1980, and set a national …

Aleksandr Grebenyuk won the European decathlon title in Prague in 1978 and the European Cup individual title in Villeneuve d’Ascq in 1977. Representing the Soviet Union, he scored a personal best of 8400 points in Riga to lead the 1977 world …

Yuri Kutsenko won Olympic decathlon silver for the Soviet Union in Moscow 1980 and claimed the Soviet decathlon title that same year. He achieved his highest score of 8519 points in Kyiv 1984, calculated using the 1985 scoring tables and competing …

Dave Steen became Canada’s first Olympic decathlon medallist with bronze in Seoul 1988. He also won Universiade and Pan American Games gold in 1983 and two Commonwealth Games silver medals. The first Canadian to break 8000 points, Steen …

Pavel Tarnovetski won World Championships decathlon bronze in Roma 1987 with a personal best of 8375 points. The Ukrainian athlete, who represented the Soviet Union, also won the 1987 Talence Decastar and finished tenth at the Seoul 1988 Olympics.

Sergei Popov was a Ukrainian decathlete who represented the Soviet Union. He won the 1985 Soviet Union decathlon title in Leningrad with a personal best of 8206 points and recorded an indoor heptathlon best of 5887 points in Lipetsk in 1987. His …

Jürgen Hingsen claimed his first decathlon world record at the 1982 West German Championships in Ulm, scoring 8723 points on 14–15 August. His performance included a 7. 85 m long jump, a 2. 15 m high jump and a decisive 4: 15. 13 in the 1500 …

Jens Schulze is a former West German decathlete who won the national title in Hannover in 1986. He achieved his career best in Mannheim in 1984, scoring 8302 points under the contemporary tables, equivalent to 8255 with the 1985 scoring system. …

Andreas Rizzi combined sprint speed with all ‐round ability to become the 1981 West German decathlon champion. His career best came in Bernhausen in 1983, where he scored 8369 points, equivalent to 8326 under the 1985 scoring tables. With …

Rišardas Malachovskis was a Lithuanian decathlete who represented the Soviet Union before competing for Lithuania. He set a Lithuanian record of 8437 points in Staiki in 1988 and finished fourth at the Soviet championships in Kyiv later that …