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I was a mediocre 1500 runner most of my Decathlon career until the last couple years

Rico Freimuth is a World Championship medalist, winning silver in 2017 and bronze in 2015. Finished 6th at the 2012 London Olympics, where Ashton Eaton set the world record. Overall winner of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge in 2014 and 2017.

Damian Warner is the Canadian decathlon record holder. He was the 4th decathlete ever to break the 9000 ‐point barrier. He won Olympic gold at the Tokyo Games, setting an Olympic record of 9018 points. Damian Warner won the 2019 IAAF …

Gunnar Nixon is a former American decathlete, the 2012 World U20 champion, who achieved a personal best of 8312 points at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.

Zach Ziemek is an American decathlete and three-time Olympian, highlighted by a bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships.

24th edition of the biennial European U20 Athletics Championships

Here is an interview with retired decathlete and successful businessman Alex Folacci

The 2019 Decastar meeting in Talence saw Canada’s Pierce LePage claim victory with 8453 points ahead of American Zach Ziemek, confirming his status among the world’s elite decathletes just weeks before the World Athletics Championships.

Johannes Erm - NCAA champion and European U23 silver medallist

Simon Ehammer is the Swiss national record holder in the decathlon and heptathlon, and the world record holder in the indoor heptathlon, after setting a historic 6670-point mark at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń.

A detailed overview of men’s heptathlon competitions and rankings for the current season. Updated weekly with new results, rankings, and athlete performance data.

August 3-4, 2024 - Geneva, Ohio, Spire Institute

10th European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki 1971