Ingmar Vos is a former Dutch decathlete who competed at the 2012 Olympics, with a personal best of 8224 points. He retired from elite athletics in 2017.
The men’s decathlon at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships in Ostrava produced a close battle for the title. Belgium’s Thomas van der Plaetsen won with 8157 points, just five points ahead of Eduard Mikhan, while Mihail Dudaš
The men’s decathlon at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tampere produced a high ‐level battle for the medals, with Germany’s Kai Kazmirek taking gold with 8366 points ahead of Ilya Shkurenyov and Adam Sebastian Helcelet,
Pieter Braun won the men’s decathlon at the 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn with 8195 points, ahead of Spain’s Jorge Ureña and Estonia’s Janek Õiglane, who claimed bronze on home soil.
Kevin Mayer won the men’s decathlon at the 2011 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, scoring 8124 points for France ahead of Mathias Brugger (7853) and Johannes Hock (7806).
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.
The 2018 U20 World Championships in Tampere saw Australia’s Ashley Moloney win the men’s decathlon with a championship record of 8190 points, ahead of Gary Haasbroek and Switzerland’s Simon Ehammer.
The men’s decathlon at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships in Gävle was won by Germany’s Niklas Kaul with 8572 points. Estonia’s Johannes Erm claimed silver with 8445 points, while Germany’s Manuel Eitel completed the podium
Simon Ehammer won the men’s decathlon at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås with 7851 points, ahead of Leon Mak (7700) and Markus Rooth (7692).
East Germany, led by Ramona Neubert and Sybille Thiele, were favorites in Sofia, while Bulgaria and the USSR provided strong competition despite key absences.
Jente Hauttekeete won the men’s decathlon at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn with 8150 points, ahead of Sander Aae Skotheim (8012) and Teo Bastien (7722).
The men’s decathlon at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn was won by Germany’s Andreas Bechmann with 8142 points. Sven Roosen of the Netherlands claimed silver with 8056 points, while Norway’s Markus Rooth took bronze
The 2021 U20 World Championships in Nairobi saw František Doubek of the Czech Republic win the men’s decathlon with 8169 points, ahead of Belgium’s Jente Hauttekeete and Spain’s José San Pastor.
The women’s pentathlon is an indoor combined events competition in athletics where athletes compete across five disciplines to test speed, strength, technique, endurance, and overall versatility.
Chiel Warners captured the men’s decathlon title at the 1997 European U20 Championships in Ljubljana with 7664 points, finishing well clear of Germany’s Steffen Munz and Sebastian Knabe.
Raul Duany Bueno won the men’s decathlon at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Seoul with 7403 points, securing the U20 world title ahead of Bernhard Floder and Remco van Veldhuizen.
Benjamin Jensen won the men’s decathlon at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Lisbon with 7676 points, becoming U20 world champion ahead of Klaus Isekenmeier and Glenn Lindqvist.
Glenn Lindqvist claimed the men’s decathlon title at the 1995 European U20 Championships in Nyíregyháza with 7363 points, ahead of Rick Wassenaar and Jiří Ryba in the championship standings.
Christer Holger dominated the men’s decathlon at the 1993 European U20 Championships in San Sebastián, winning the gold medal with 7534 points ahead of Jan Podebradsky (7396) and Stefan-Hubert Vogt (7338).
Vitali Kolpakov won the men’s decathlon at the 1991 European Athletics Junior Championships in Thessaloniki with 7813 points, ahead of Tomaš Dvořák (7748) and Jarkko Finni (7479).
Decathlon 2000 always used to be a huge inspiration and now I’m glad to be a part of the team here! It gives me an opportunity to discuss and write about the decathlon and to meet people with the same interests - Jessica Bullenkamp