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Between 1980 and 1981, Bulgarian female athletes like Daniela Nenova, Emilia Kunova, and Valentina Dimitrova made rapid progress in pentathlon and heptathlon, setting national records and achieving personal bests in multiple competitions, …

Ashton Eaton dominated the men’s decathlon at the 2016 US Championships in Eugene, winning the national title with 8750 points ahead of Jeremy Taiwo (8425) and Zach Ziemek (8413) in one of the strongest American decathlon fields of the year.

Niklas Kaul won the men’s decathlon at the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships in Grosseto, scoring a championship ‐leading 8435 points ahead of Johannes Erm (8141) and Karel Tilga (8002), making this a key result in the European U20 …

The 2017 Decastar meeting in Talence brought together a deep international decathlon field, with Canada’s Damian Warner taking victory with 8252 points.

Zach Ziemek captured the men’s decathlon title at the 2018 US Championships in Des Moines with 8294 points, dominating the American field ahead of Solomon Simmons (8019) and Harrison Williams (7878).

For the record, a report about decathlon and heptathlon of Asian Athletics Championships DOHA 2019

Devon Williams won the men’s decathlon at the 2019 US Championships in Des Moines with 8295 points, finishing ahead of Solomon Simmons and Harrison Williams.

East Germany, led by Ramona Neubert and Sybille Thiele, were favorites in Sofia, while Bulgaria and the USSR provided strong competition despite key absences.

Garrett Scantling won the men’s decathlon at the 2021 US Championships in Eugene with 8647 points, leading Steven Bastien (8485) and Zach Ziemek (8471).

Garrett Scantling won the men’s decathlon at the 2022 US Championships in Fayetteville with a world-class 8867 points, finishing ahead of Kyle Garland (8720) and Zach Ziemek (8573) in a high-level American decathlon competition.

Thriling contest with surprise winner

Dan O’Brien won the 1994 US Championships decathlon in Knoxville with 8707 points, successfully defending his national title ahead of Steve Fritz and Kip Janvrin in a competitive American championship field.

Dan O’Brien won the 1991 US Championships decathlon in New York with 8844 points, finishing well clear of Dave Johnson (8467) and Robert Muzzio (8119) in a no-wind-information (NWI) competition.

Equal Pentathlon scores, but not equal spot on the podium

Rafał Snoch examines the five Day Two events through 100-point FDM-40N cohorts, revealing how technical failures, specialist strengths, exceptional performances and contrasting athlete populations shape the residuals behind the scoring model.

The supreme athletics event tests the mind and body over ten events. Athletes will compete against one another and the scoring table.

IN MEMORIAM - Kurt Bendlin (1943 – 2024)

Rafer Johnson was one of the greatest decathletes in history and an extraordinary figure both on and off the track