Gary Kinder narrowly won the 1988 US Championships decathlon in Indianapolis, edging Timothy Bright by just six points in a thrilling battle for the national title, with Dave Johnson finishing third.
Steve Fritz captured the 1997 US Championships decathlon title in Indianapolis with an impressive 8604 points, finishing ahead of Chris Huffins (8458) and Shawn Wilbourn (8268) in a high-level American decathlon contest.
Tom Pappas won the 2006 US Championships decathlon in Indianapolis with 8319 points, while several pre competition favorites including Bryan Clay and Trey Hardee failed to finish.
Dan O’Brien won the 1994 US Championships decathlon in Knoxville with 8707 points, successfully defending his national title ahead of Steve Fritz and Kip Janvrin in a competitive American championship field.
Men’s decathlon at the 1984 USA Championships / U.S. Olympic Trials was held in Los Angeles (Memorial Coliseum) on June 21–22, 1984. Decathlon at those Trials started with an unusually large entry.
Chris Huffins dominated the 1998 US Championships decathlon in New Orleans, scoring 8694 points and finishing more than 500 points ahead of runner-up Ricky Barker (8183), with Brian Brophy taking third (8123).
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.
Dave Johnson captured the 1990 US Championships decathlon title in Norwalk, defeating Dan O’Brien and Sheldon Blockburger as three of America’s leading decathletes battled for the national crown.
Tom Pappas won the 2003 US Championships decathlon in Palo Alto with 8784 points, finishing well clear of rising American star Bryan Clay (8482) and Paul Terek (8275) in one of the leading U.S. decathlon competitions of the 2003 season.
Tom Pappas won the 2000 US Championships decathlon in Sacramento with 8467 points, finishing ahead of Chris Huffins (8285) and Kip Janvrin (8057) in a high ‐level American field. The Sacramento competition also served as the 2000 US Olympic
Bryan Clay won the 2004 US Championships decathlon in Sacramento with 8660 points, defeating Tom Pappas and Paul Terek in a highly competitive Olympic Trials contest. The Sacramento decathlon also served as the U. S. Olympic Trials for the 2004
Trey Hardee dominated the men’s decathlon at the 2014 US Championships in Sacramento, winning the national title with an impressive 8599 points and finishing 792 points ahead of runner up Wesley Bray.
Trey Hardee claimed the men’s decathlon title at the 2017 US Championships in Sacramento with 8225 points, edging Zach Ziemek (8155) and Devon Williams (8131) in a closely contested American championship.
Timothy Bright won the 1987 US Championships decathlon in San Jose, leading a strong American field that included Robert Muzzio, Gary Kinder, James Connolly and Keith Robinson.