Qi Haifeng (齐海峰) won gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, with a total of 8041 points. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved at the 2005 Hypo-Meeting in Götzis.

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.

Ramil Ganiyev holds the Uzbekistan national record in decathlon with 8445 points from his performance in Athens 1997. Also holds the indoor heptathlon record for Uzbekistan with 5918 points scored in Sofia 1990.

Estonian decathlete Rasmus Roosleht is an 8336-point performer and one of Estonia’s leading combined events athletes, with strong results in both the decathlon and indoor heptathlon.

Frank Busemann won the inaugural Ratingen Decathlon in 1997 with 8556 points, ahead of Klaus Isekenmeier (8310) and Stefan Schmid (8279). The first edition featured a strong German field, with four athletes surpassing the 8000-point mark.

Ratingen 1998 men’s decathlon was won by Klaus Isekenmeier with 8236 points in a very close contest ahead of Frank Busemann (8231) and Mike Maczey (8114), highlighting a tightly packed elite German field with multiple 8000 ‐point …

Ratingen 1999 men’s decathlon was won by Frank Busemann with 8414 points ahead of Klaus Isekenmeier (8222) and David Mewes (8107), featuring a tightly packed elite German field with multiple athletes above 8000 points and consistently strong all …

Stefan Schmid won the 2000 Ratingen Decathlon with 8485 points, leading an all-German podium. Mike Maczey finished second with 8004 points, just two points ahead of Klaus Isekenmeier (8002).

Stefan Schmid won the 2001 Ratingen Decathlon in Germany with 8287 points, successfully defending his title from the previous year. Frank Busemann finished second with 8192 points, just 95 points behind the winner, while Sebastian Knabe …

Ratingen 2002 men’s decathlon was won by Roman Šebrle with a dominant 8701 points ahead of Lev Lobodin (8433) and Jon Arnar Magnusson (8390), showcasing a world ‐class field with multiple athletes surpassing 8300 points and elite all …

Roman Šebrle of the Czech Republic won the 2003 Ratingen Decathlon in Germany with 8606 points, securing a commanding victory over Iceland's Jon Arnar Magnusson, who finished second with 8023 points. Germany's Sebastian Knabe completed the …

Dennis Leyckes won the Ratingen 2004 decathlon with 8172 points, followed by Florian Schönbeck (8044) and Stefan Drews (8032). The competition produced an all-German podium, with all three athletes surpassing 8000 points.

Andre Niklaus won the Ratingen 2005 decathlon with 8193 points, finishing 637 points ahead of Lars Albert (7556). Kenny Beele completed an all-German podium with 7285 points.

Dmitri Karpov of Kazakhstan won the men's decathlon at the 2006 Ratingen Mehrkampf ‐Meeting with 8414 points, finishing 65 points ahead of Jamaica's Maurice Smith, who set a national record with 8349 points. Germany's Dennis Leyckes …

Arthur Abele won the men's decathlon at the 2007 Ratingen Mehrkampf ‐Meeting with 8269 points, narrowly defeating fellow German Norman Müller, who finished second with 8244 points. Just 25 points separated the two athletes, while Jacob …

Leonel Suarez of Cuba won the men's decathlon at the 2008 Ratingen Mehrkampf ‐Meeting with 8451 points, finishing 79 points ahead of Germany's Arthur Abele, who scored 8372. Andre Niklaus completed the podium with 8273 points, while six …

The 2009 Ratingen decathlon was won by Cuba’s Yordani Garcia with 8348 points, narrowly ahead of Germany’s Norman Müller (8295), while Stefan Drews completed the podium in third with 7858 points.

The 2010 Ratingen decathlon was won by Cuba's Yordani Garcia with 8288 points, narrowly beating compatriot Leonel Suárez (8243), while Austria’s Dominik Distelberger finished third with 7713 points.

Larbi Bourrada won the men's decathlon at the 2011 Ratingen Mehrkampf ‐Meeting with 8302 points, setting an African record and defeating Germany's Rico Freimuth by just 15 points. Freimuth finished second with 8287 points, while Pascal …