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Willem Coertzen is a South African decathlete who set the national decathlon record with 8398 points and represented South Africa at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. He also won a silver medal at the 2008 African Championships and competed in multiple …

15th IAAF World Indoor Championships

Ilya Shkurenyov won European Indoor gold in 2015, earned multiple European Championships medals, placed 4th twice at World Championships. Winner of the 2015 IAAF Combined Events Challenge.

Ashton Eaton dominated the 2016 World Indoor Championships heptathlon in Portland, winning the title with a 6470 points, well clear of Olexiy Kasyanov (6182) and Mathias Brugger (6126).

Jiri Sýkora made history by becoming the first Czech male athlete to win gold medal in the history of the World Junior Championships. Also claimed gold at the European U23 Championships.

Lindon Victor is the Grenadian decathlon record holder. He won bronze medals at the World Championships in Budapest 2023 and at the Olympic Games in Paris 2024. He was the overall winner of the 2022 World Athletics Combined Events Tour.

Kevin Mayer won the 2018 World Indoor Championships heptathlon in Birmingham with 6348 points, edging Damian Warner by just five points (6343) while Estonia’s Maicel Uibo claimed an impressive bronze with 6265 points.

Cedric Dubler is Australia’s most prolific decathlete with the most scores over 8000. Coach Eric Brown noticed his aptitude for pole vault, and saw that he had the potential for the decathlon. He set a new personal best of 8393 points in the …

In 2011, Mathias Brugger earned silver in decathlon at the European U20 Championships in Tallinn with 7853 points. At the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Mathias Brugger scored 6126 points, earning bronze.