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At the 2024 European Championships in Rome, Makenson Gletty shattered four personal bests (100m, long jump, 400m, 110m hurdles) to reach 8606 points, earning the bronze medal. Due to a faulty starting speaker, he was allowed to re‑run the …

IN MEMORIAM - Kurt Bendlin (1943 – 2024)

The first man over 9000 points in history - with an anniversary

Larbi Bourrada is the African decathlon record holder with 8521 points.

Oleksandr Apaichev achieved a personal best of 8709 points during a dual meet between the Soviet Union and East Germany in Neubrandenburg in 1984. This score remains the Ukrainian national record. After retiring from competitive athletics, …

Alain Blondel became decathlon European champion in Helsinki 1994.

Attila Zsivoczky is the Hungarian decathlon record holder

Chiel Warners rose to prominence as a junior with European gold in 1997 and went on to place fifth at the 2004 Athens Olympics with a personal best of 8343 points. After retiring, he took on leadership roles in athlete representation, including …

Chris Huffins won an Olympic bronze medal at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000

Christian Plaziat was key in elevating French decathlon to world ‐class status and held the national record until the rise of Kevin Mayer. Despite his Olympic setbacks, his charisma, consistency, and indoor indoor dominance made him a …

Christian Schenk was not sure he was the World`s Greatest Athlete after winning the Olympic gold medal in the decathlon in Seoul 1988

Daley Thompson is a legend! He dominated the decathlon for nearly a decade, winning two Olympic gold medals, two European Championships gold medals and also became decathlon World champion. Between 1980 and 1986, he went undefeated in all …

Dan O’Brien won an Olympic gold medal at the Atlanta Olympic Games (1996). He is triple decathlon World champion (1991, 1993, 1995) and a former World Record holder (8891 points scored in Talence 1992).

Dezső Szabó won silver medal at the European Championships in Split 1990. After retiring, Dezső Szabó transitioned into coaching and training. He has served as a coach at MTK Budapest, working with athletes including multi ‐event …

Eduard Hämäläinen is the Finnish and also Belarusian decathlon record holder.

Uwe Freimuth's PB 8792 points, achieved in 1984 - making him the East German national record holder at the time. He was a four-time national champion.

Torsten Voss has won gold medal at the World Championships in Roma 1987. In 1981, he claimed silver at the European U20 Championships, and in 1982 set a junior world record in decathlon with 8397 points.

Tomaš Dvorak is triple Decathlon World Champion (1997, 1999, 2001) and a former World Record holder - 8994 points scored in Prague 1999

Tom Pappas became the Decathlon World Champion in Paris 2003. Winner of the 2003 IAAF Combined Events Challenge.