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Ashton Eaton won the 2011 US Championships decathlon in Eugene with 8729 points, finishing 718 points ahead of runner up Jon Ryan Harlan.

The decathlon at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki marked a career ‐defining triumph for Germany's Pascal Behrenbruch. With a personal best of 8558 points, he captured European gold ahead of Ukraine's Oleksiy Kasyanov …

Ashton Eaton captured the 2013 US Championships decathlon title in Des Moines with 8291 points, holding off Gunnar Nixon by 93 points.

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.

The 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin brought a dramatic changing of the guard in the men's decathlon. At 32, Germany's Arthur Abele overcame years of injuries to capture his first major outdoor championship medal – and European …

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).

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.

The men's decathlon at the 1971 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki saw East Germany's Joachim Kirst successfully defend his European title with a championship record of 8196 points. Sweden's Lennart Hedmark claimed silver with a national …

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 …

A complete history of the US Championships highlights all-time decathlon records and champions, showcasing the nation’s finest performances and winners across the years.

Thomas Fahner led an East German gold-and-bronze finish in the decathlon at the 1985 European Junior Championships in Cottbus. Fahner won with 7815 points, ahead of Igor Drobyshevskiy on 7633 and Andre Preysing on 7476.

Vladimir Buryakov won the decathlon at the 1973 European Junior Championships in Duisburg with 7554 points. West Germany’s Dieter Leyckes and Claus Marek completed the podium, separated by just one point in the official standings.

The Pan American Games decathlon archive brings together every champion since 1951, all ‐time individual ‐event bests and the highest day and event ‐group scores. From the early American champions to Damian Warner’s record …

The U20 European Championships archive features all-time decathlon records and results, showcasing junior athletics performances and emerging talents across Europe throughout history.

Johannes Erm claimed gold in the men's decathlon at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome with a world ‐leading 8764 points, securing Estonia's first European decathlon title since Erki Nool in 1998. Norway's Sander Aae Skotheim …

Kyle Garland won the 2025 US Championships decathlon in Eugene with a world-class 8869 points, followed by Heath Baldwin with 8407 and Harrison Williams with 8223.

Trościanka's performance included a world U20 decathlon best of 46,21 seconds in the 400 meters and a championship best of 68.87 meters in the javelin throw.

Hubert Trościanka made history at the European U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, becoming the first athlete ever to surpass 8500 points in the U20 decathlon - rewarded with a new world record.