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The World Championships historical archive showcases all-time decathlon records, champions and medal table, highlighting the greatest performances and leading nations throughout the event’s history.

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.

Jente Hauttekeete won European U20 decathlon gold in Tallinn 2021 and world U20 silver in Nairobi that same year. The Belgian set a world U20 heptathlon record of 6062 points in Frankfurt 2021, achieved his senior decathlon best of 8268 in Talence …

Bruce Jenner won an Olympic gold medal at the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976

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).

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

Roman Šebrle became the first decathlete ever to achieve over 9000 points, setting the World Record at 9026 points (Götzis 2001), succeeding his compatriot, Tomaš Dvorak, who had scored 8994 points two years earlier (Prague 1999).

Jürgen Hingsen is a German decathlete who set three world records in the early 1980s, with performances worth 8741, 8825 and 8832 points under the 1985 scoring tables. Representing West Germany, he won silver at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic …

Rafer Johnson, a multi-sport high school star who rose from poverty and discrimination, became one of the greatest decathletes in history, ultimately winning Olympic gold in 1960 after a dramatic final event against C.K. Yang.

Guido Kratschmer was a world-class German decathlete known for setting a world record and winning major titles, despite a career frequently disrupted by injuries and missed Olympic opportunities.

This story captures Jürgen Hingsen’s incredible achievements and records while highlighting the recurring theme of being overshadowed by Daley Thompson

Daley Thompson is widely regarded as one of the greatest decathletes in history

Dan O’Brien’s journey - from dramatic setbacks like missing the 1992 Olympics to dominating world championships and securing Olympic gold - cements his legacy as one of the greatest decathletes ever.

Cheered on by 7000 spectators, Great Britain’s Daley Thompson set a decathlon world record of 8622 points at the 1980 combined events meeting in Götzis, ahead of Guido Kratschmer and Jürgen Hingsen. His record performance is worth 8648 points …

The 2001 Götzis Decathlon made athletics history as Czech star Roman Šebrle became the first athlete ever to break the 9000 ‐point barrier, setting a new decathlon world record with an extraordinary 9026 points. He won the Götzis Hypo …

Dan O'Brien setting a world record of 8891 points - beating Olympic champion Robert Zmelik by over 500 points

Ashton Eaton broke the world record in the decathlon at the 2012 US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon