Commonwealth Games

Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium welcomed Europe’s leading junior decathletes for the 1987 European Junior Championships. Patrick Eseimokumoh secured gold for East Germany with 7614 points, followed by Roman Frolov with 7389 and Ireland’s …

Thomas Fahner led an East German gold-and-bronze finish in the decathlon at the 1985 European Junior Championships in Cottbus. Fahner won with 7815 points, ahead of Igor Drobyshevskiy on 7633 and Andre Preysing on 7476.

Estonia’s Valter Külvet, representing the Soviet Union, won the decathlon at the 1983 European Junior Championships in Schwechat with 7915 points. Christian Schenk claimed silver ahead of Vasili Potapenko, while sixteen ‐year ‐old …

Mikhail Romanyuk edged Torsten Voss by just six points to win the decathlon at the 1981 European Junior Championships in Utrecht. His championship record of 7918 points secured gold, while Estonia’s Sven Reintak took bronze representing the …

Daley Thompson claimed his first major international decathlon title at the 1977 European Junior Championships in Donetsk. He scored 7647 points to finish ahead of Ronald Wiese and Jürgen Hingsen, marking an early chapter in his celebrated …

The Olympic Games historical archive showcases all-time decathlon records, champions and medal table, highlighting the greatest performances and leading nations throughout Olympic history.

Roman Šebrle of the Czech Republic won the men's decathlon at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games with an Olympic record of 8893 points. Bryan Clay of the United States claimed silver with 8820 points, while Kazakhstan's Dmitri Karpov secured bronze …

East Germany's Christian Schenk won the men's decathlon at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games with 8488 points, ahead of compatriot Torsten Voss (8399) and Canada's Dave Steen (8328). Schenk's outstanding 2. 27 m high jump helped secure Olympic gold, …

Erki Nool won the men’s decathlon at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games with 8641 points, securing the Olympic title in one of the most dramatic contests in modern decathlon history. Roman Šebrle of the Czech Republic took silver with 8606 points, …

Dan O'Brien won the men's decathlon at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games with 8824 points. After missing the 1992 Barcelona Olympics following three failed attempts in the pole vault at the U. S. trials, O'Brien made a successful Olympic comeback in …