In 2011, Mathias Brugger earned silver in decathlon at the European U20 Championships in Tallinn with 7853 points. At the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Mathias Brugger scored 6126 points, earning bronze.
New Zealand men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7600 points. At the summit of New Zealand’s decathlon history stands Simon Poelman, whose remarkable 8366-point performance in Christchurch back in 1987 still holds as the national record.
At the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Kevin Mayer won the men's heptathlon, with Sander Aae Skotheim second and Risto Lillemets third.
Karel Tilga, the decathlete who finished fourth at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest with 8681 points, has been named the Estonian Athlete of the Year 2023. He claimed the overall title of the 2023 World Athletics Combined Events Tour.