Robert Zmelik dominated the 1996 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda with 8232 points, while a young Roman Šebrle finished fifth — an early chapter in the career of the future first man to break the 9000-point barrier.

The 1997 Multistars delivered a thriller in Desenzano del Garda: Beniamino Poserina broke the 8000-point barrier to win with 8069, while just 11 points separated Rojs Piziks (7987) and Indrek Kaseorg (7976) in the battle for second place.

Multistars 1998 was part of the inaugural IAAF World Combined Events Challenge, adding extra significance to Oleksandr Yurkov’s victory in Desenzano del Garda. The Ukrainian was the only athlete to surpass 8000 points, winning with 8034 and …

Multistars 1999 was part of the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge, and Oleksandr Yurkov’s victory with 8215 points placed him among the world’s leading decathletes that year and confirmed his consistency after winning the same meeting in 1998.

At the 2000 Multistars decathlon Jirí Ryba delivered the performance of his career, scoring 8339 points to establish a new meeting record. The Czech decathlete dominated the competition in Desenzano del Garda and finished 486 points clear of …

The 2001 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda produced an exceptionally close battle for the title. Estonia’s Indrek Kaseorg emerged victorious with 7834 points, edging Italy’s Paolo Casarsa by just 29 points. Dmitri Ivanov of Russia …

Jaakko Ojaniemi topped the 2002 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, scoring 8092 points to secure victory for Finland. Germany’s Mike Maczey finished 158 points behind the winner on 7934, but the closest battle came immediately behind …

Dmitri Karpov claimed victory at the 2003 Multistars decathlon with a total of 8253 points. The Kazakh decathlete built a commanding 324 ‐point advantage over France’s Romain Barras, who finished second with 7929 points. Paul Terek of the …

At the 2004 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, Jamaica's Claston Bernard secured first place with a score of 8050 points, leading from start to finish. France’s Romain Barras finished second with 7903 points, while Jiri Ryba of the …

The 2006 Multistars brought an international field of decathletes to Desenzano del Garda for another edition of the prestigious Italian combined events meeting. Chris Boyles of the United States topped the final standings with 7855 points, …

At the 2007 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, Paul Terek claimed the title with 8134 points, becoming the only athlete in the competition to surpass the 8000 ‐point mark. Uzbekistan’s Vitali Smirnov finished second with 7825 …

At the 2008 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, Belgian decathlete Frédéric Xhonneux produced a personal ‐best performance of 8142 points to set a new Belgian national record and claim victory. Russia’s Arkadi Vasilyev finished …

At the 2009 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, American decathlete Robert Jacob Arnold secured victory with a score of 7994 points. Austria’s Roland Schwarzl finished second with 7913 points, just six points ahead of South Africa’s …

At the 2010 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, Robert Jacob Arnold repeated his last year’s victory, finishing with a total of 8141 points. Cuba’s Leonel Suarez followed only 29 points behind with 8112, while his compatriot Yordani …

At the 2011 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, Luiz Alberto de Araújo of Brazil won the event with a total of 7858 points. New Zealand’s Brent Newdick finished close behind in second place with 7780 points, while Tunisia’s Hamdi …

At the 2012 Multistars, Dmitri Karpov took first place in the decathlon, accumulating 8172 points. Great Britain’s Ashley Bryant finished second with 7689 points, while Iceland’s Einar Dadi Larusson completed the podium with 7590 points.

Karel Tilga set a meeting record of 8482 points, breaking the old Multistars record of 8390 held by Andrei Krauchanka since 2013. Tilga's performance gave him the Olympic qualifying mark ahead of time.

Decathlon is a very special event that besides technical development requires great combination of the five primary Biomotor abilities: speed, strength, flexibility, endurance and coordination

The multi event athlete must possess or attain the following characteristics in order to be successful

Devon Williams is an American decathlete, 2019 U. S. decathlon champion, and former NCAA Indoor Heptathlon champion for the University of Georgia. He has a personal best of 8345 points in the decathlon and competed at the 2017 World …