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Dave Johnson won the 1992 US Championships decathlon in New Orleans, taking the national title ahead of Aric Long and Robert Muzzio.

Dan O’Brien won the 1993 US Championships decathlon in Eugene, securing the American national title ahead of Steve Fritz and Robert Muzzio in a competitive field featuring several of the country’s leading decathletes.

Dan O’Brien won the 1991 US Championships decathlon in New York with 8844 points, finishing well clear of Dave Johnson (8467) and Robert Muzzio (8119) in a no-wind-information (NWI) competition.

Sven Roosen finished 4th in the decathlon at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, setting a new Dutch national record of 8607 points. Pure heart, grit, and greatness. This is only the beginning ‐ the world better watch out, because Sven is …

The mains Ultra Multievents are the Icosathlon for men and the Tetradecathlon for women. Actually, women do the Icosathlon too.

Risto Lillemets won the 2025 Estonian Decathlon Championships in Tallinn with 8028 points, finishing ahead of Henri Loose (7706) and Aivar Ellam (7449) to claim the Estonian decathlon title.

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.

A decathlon is not ten separate events. It is one competition, unfolding over two days, with one clock running from the first start to the final finish. Part 10 of the Fair Decathlon Model asks what happens when we look at the decathlon this way …

12th IAAF World Indoor Championships

Frank Busemann won an Olympic silver medal at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996. German Sportspersonality of the Year 1996.

Decathletes - they are not rivals but friends

Attila Zsivoczky is a Hungarian decathlete best known for winning World Championships bronze in 2005 and European Championships silver in 2006, while also competing in three Olympic Games.

Nathaniel sent me an e-mail and here is his message to all readers of Decathlon 2000.

Dean Macey finally won the elusive gold medal at World level at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Previously, he had claimed silver at the 1999 World Championships and a bronze at the 2001 World Championships.

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