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Aleksei Sysoyev achieved his decathlon personal best of 8497 points when finishing second at the Götzis Hypomeeting in 2008. The Russian won silver at the European U20 Championships in 2003, World U20 Championships in 2004 and European U23 …

Konstantin Akhapkin was a leading Soviet decathlete of the late 1970s and early 1980s, known for his versatility and strong performances across all ten events. He won the Soviet decathlon title in Moscow 1982 with a personal best of 8485 points …

Peyton Bair won both NCAA combined events titles in 2025, scoring a decathlon personal best of 8323 points in Eugene. He retained the indoor heptathlon title in 2026 with 6503 points, breaking Ashton Eaton’s 16-year-old Oregon record.

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 …

Almost 40 years ago in Los Angeles (during XXIII Olympiade) only five points appeared to be the difference between Gold and Silver medalists at women’s Heptathlon…..

A complete history of Talence Decastar showcases all ‐time decathlon records and champions, celebrating the event’s greatest performances and winners through the years. The Talence combined events meeting adopted the name “Décastar, …

Mikk Pahapill powered Estonia to the men’s team title at the 2005 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Bydgoszcz, winning the decathlon with a personal best of 8149 points. Russia took team silver ahead of Spain, while Nikolai …

A historic milestone in the global development of the men’s decathlon

Kyle Garland won world decathlon bronze in Tokyo 2025 after claiming the US title with a personal best of 8869 points. He broke the collegiate decathlon record with 8720 points in Fayetteville 2022, won the 2023 NCAA indoor heptathlon title with …

Timothy Duckworth won European indoor heptathlon silver in Glasgow 2019. Representing the University of Kentucky, the British athlete claimed both NCAA combined events titles in 2018, scoring a national heptathlon record of 6188 points and a …

The Fair Decathlon Model (FDM) examines whether the current decathlon scoring tables are properly balanced. Using data from 21 seasons between 1985 and 2025, the model proposes revised scoring coefficients based on elite decathlete performances.

A little summary and interview how to find reversal after your sports career. Alex Folacci talks about his experience and gives recommendations.

More than twelve thousand came this weekend to the Mösle-stadion. As the speaker said that is a record and I was one of them.

One of the most consistent and prominent female multi-event athletes of the 20th century, East German Burglinde Pollak left a well-recognized legacy in the history of women’s athletics

The historic facts & figures surrounding Bulgarian female “all ‐round” athletes are more heroic, rememberable and important that those of Bulgarian men. They left significant trace into European and world track & field annals and can be …