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Vasili Kuznetsov became a two-time European decathlon champion, successfully defending his title in a historic performance that cemented his place among the leading multi-event athletes of the era.

France’s Thierry Dubois won the decathlon at the 1979 combined events meeting in Götzis with 8161 points, ahead of Tõnu Kaukis with 7868 and Viktor Gruzenkin with 7813.

West Germany’s Guido Kratschmer won the decathlon at the 1978 combined events meeting in Götzis with 8410 points, ahead of Daley Thompson with 8238 and Josef Zeilbauer with 8104.

Home favourite Josef Zeilbauer won the decathlon at the 1977 combined events meeting in Götzis with 8063 points, ahead of Fred Dixon. Third ‐placed Daley Thompson set a world junior record with 7922 points, equivalent to 7865 under the …

Guido Kratschmer won the decathlon at the 1976 combined events meeting in Götzis with a West German record of 8381 points, ahead of Josef Zeilbauer’s Austrian record of 8310, while Yves Leroy finished third. Under the 1985 scoring tables, the …

The inaugural combined events meeting in Götzis was held in 1975, with Czechoslovakia’s Petr Kratky winning the decathlon with 7591 points ahead of Rumen Petrov and Claus Marek. This first edition laid the foundation for Götzis to become one …

The 1954 European Championships in Bern featured a memorable decathlon showdown, with Soviet athlete Vasili Kuznetsov winning the European title ahead of Finland’s Torbjörn Lassenius and West Germany’s Heinz Oberbeck.

The decathlon was historically dominated by athletes from the United States, the Nordic countries (especially Finland), and later the Soviet bloc. France had very little tradition of success in combined events. Ignace Heinrich became one of the …

It has been a tradition for the best French pole vaulters to compete in the decathlon in Talence. Thierry Vigneron exceeded the hight of 5.63m. At that time it was the pole vault world record in decathlon.

It has been a tradition for the best French pole vaulters to compete in the decathlon in Talence. The first to do so was Philippe Collet, in 1986, who exceeded the hight of 5.61m. At that time it was the pole vault world record in decathlon.

Maurice Smith won the decathlon at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro with a Games record of 8278 points. Cuba’s Yordani Garcia claimed silver with 8113, while Brazil’s Carlos Eduardo Chinin delighted the home crowd by winning the …

Stephen Moore won the decathlon at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo with 7809 points, finishing 105 points ahead of Puerto Rico’s Luiggy Llanos. Cuba’s Yonelvis Aguila Reymont took bronze with 7593, while Argentina’s Santiago …

Chris Huffins led an American one ‐two in the decathlon at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, setting a Games record of 8170 points. Dan Steele claimed silver with 8070, exactly 100 points behind his teammate, while Cuba’s Raul …

Kip Janvrin won decathlon gold at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata with 8049 points, finishing 101 points ahead of Cuba’s Eugenio Balanque. Mexico’s Alejandro Cárdenas secured bronze with 7387, while teammate Jorge Camacho Penal …

Kevin Mayer won the decathlon with 8390 points at the 2013 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Tallinn, ahead of Eduard Mikhan (8125) and Mikk Pahapill (8099). France triumphed in the new combined men’s and women’s team standings, …

Christian Plaziat led France to the men’s team title at the 1994 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Vénissieux on 2–3 July. He won the decathlon with 8505 points ahead of Henrik Dagard (8347) and Tomaš Dvorak (8313). France scored …

France edged Germany by 138 points to win the men’s team title at the 1993 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Oulu, Finland, on 10–11 July. Germany’s Paul Meier won the individual decathlon with 8366 points, ahead of Christian …

Germany topped the men’s team standings at the 1991 European Cup Combined Events in Helmond, scoring 24350 points to beat France by 302. Christian Plaziat led the individual competition with 8518 points, ahead of Germany’s Christian Schenk …

East Germany claimed the men’s team title at the 1989 European Cup Combined Events A Final in Tønsberg, Norway, finishing 388 points ahead of West Germany with 24081. France’s Christian Plaziat won the individual decathlon with 8290 points, …

Eelco Sintnicolaas won the decathlon with 8156 points at the 2014 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Toruń, ahead of Eduard Mikhan and Ingmar Vos. Russia claimed the overall team title by just 111 points over the Netherlands, with …