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Simon Poelman's personal best of 8366 points is still a New Zealand national record. This was set at the national athletics championships in Christchurch 1987. Poelman secured the New Zealand decathlon title seven times between 1984 and 1992.
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Robert Zmelik won Olympic decathlon gold with 8611 points in Barcelona 1992 and became world indoor heptathlon champion in Paris 1997. He achieved his decathlon personal best of 8627 points in Götzis 1992 and scored 6228 points for his world …
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Ashley Moloney won Olympic decathlon bronze in Tokyo 2021 with an Australian record of 8649 points. The Tampere 2018 world U20 champion also claimed world indoor heptathlon bronze with 6344 points in Belgrade 2022.
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The decathlon is two days of gruesome effort over ten events - running, jumping and throwing
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Rafer Johnson, a multi-sport high school star who rose from poverty and discrimination, became one of the greatest decathletes in history, ultimately winning Olympic gold in 1960 after a dramatic final event against C.K. Yang.
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Kurt Bendlin, a gifted German decathlete, overcame multiple injuries and personal tragedy to set a world record in 1967, and despite repeated setbacks, made several comebacks throughout his career.
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At the 1976 Montreal Olympics, Bruce Jenner captured gold in the men’s decathlon, cementing his place in athletic history
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Daley Thompson is widely regarded as one of the greatest decathletes in history
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Simon Poelman's legacy to New Zealand athletics is that of the greatest all round athlete in it's history. His outstanding and, probably, under developed ability at a wide range of events brought him successes at many major events. He is also …
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Steve Fritz had finished the best competition of his life, scoring 8644 points, more than Bruce Jenner produced to win the Montreal gold. That got him only fourth place.
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Dan O’Brien’s journey - from dramatic setbacks like missing the 1992 Olympics to dominating world championships and securing Olympic gold - cements his legacy as one of the greatest decathletes ever.
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Estonian decathlete Mikk Pahapill won heptathlon gold at the 2009 European Indoor Championships with 6362 points. Remarkably, he established personal bests in all seven disciplines, including a 7. 97 m long jump, achieving a unique place in …
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The men's decathlon at the 2002 European Championships in Munich brought together many of the world's leading combined events athletes, including reigning world record holder Roman Šebrle, Olympic champion Erki Nool and Russia's Lev Lobodin. The …
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The men's decathlon at the 1990 European Championships in Split brought together Europe's leading all ‐around athletes in a highly competitive battle for medals. France’s Christian Plaziat won the European title with 8574 points, ahead of …
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Athens 1982 brought European decathlon gold and a new world record for Daley Thompson. The British Olympic champion scored 8743 points. Jürgen Hingsen took silver with 8517 points, while Siegfried Stark earned bronze with 8433.
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At the Montreal 1976 Olympics, Bruce Jenner surged from third after the first day to win decathlon gold with a world record of 8618 points, equivalent to 8634 under the 1985 scoring tables. West Germany’s Guido Kratschmer took silver ahead of …
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