With a brilliant, well-balanced performance across the competition, Ashton Eaton took decathlon gold at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, scoring 8809 points.
At the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Roman Šebrle captured the decathlon title with 8676 points, completing his long pursuit after two World Championships silver medals with a long-awaited gold medal.
Torsten Voss captured the decathlon gold medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome with a dominant and consistent performance, scoring 8680 points.
This victory marked Dan O’Brien’s first world championship title - his international breakthrough and a pivotal launchpad for his historic multi-year dominance in decathlon
World Indoor Championships’ complete history reveals all-time records, winners, and medal tables, highlighting the most outstanding achievements and leading nations throughout the event’s legacy
Damian Warner won the 2022 World Indoor Championships heptathlon in Belgrade with 6489 points, holding off Simon Ehammer (6363) and Ashley Moloney (6344) in a high ‐class battle for the title, while Estonia’s Hans ‐Christian
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.
Simon Ehammer won the 2024 World Indoor Championships heptathlon in Glasgow with 6418 points, narrowly edging Sander Aae Skotheim (6407) and Johannes Erm (6340) in a thrilling three-way battle for the title.
The discipline and training applied by decathletes have always been regarded by me as the ultimate in athletic dedication. Whilst it is of course always a huge honour for any decathlete to achieve the ultimate status of World Champion, I cannot help but regard all those who dedicate themselves to this most gruelling of athletic disciplines as Champions - unknown person