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You also feel a sense of injustice when world records from professionals are compared with the world records from participants of the multi events?

Decathletes, who compete across throwing, jumping, and running events with strong results, deserve full recognition as real athletes alongside specialists like shot putters and long ‐distance runners. It highlights the demanding nature of …

I was a mediocre 1500 runner most of my Decathlon career until the last couple years

The piece explores a hypothetical decathlon record based on an athlete’s best performances over an entire season - rather than in the traditional two-day format.

Ashton and Brianne Eaton interrupting their honeymoon for the Decastar in Talence. Renaud Lavillenie attempting to break the pole vault world record in decathlon.

From 8000 to 9000 points

Explore the leading performances in Brazilian men’s decathlon history, featuring the top all ‐time scores and complete event ‐by ‐event results. The list includes Brazil’s best decathletes across different generations, from …

Three decathlons, one season ‐long battle. Trey Hardee topped the 2009 IAAF Combined Events Challenge after a brilliant campaign highlighted by his 8790 ‐point World Championships victory in Berlin. Explore the final standings and all …

Pierce LePage in the room for improvement anywhere, now on a global scale, everyone is warned

Article discusses alternative and hypothetical decathlon records ‐ such as performances aggregated over a year or season instead of two days ‐ to explore when athletes might have been in their peak form, despite variables like weather …

Here is an interview with retired decathlete and successful businessman Alex Folacci

Rik Taam is a Dutch decathlete with a personal best of 8326 points and multiple 8000-point performances.