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British men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7800 points

British men’s heptathlon all-time list up to 5700 points

Grenada’s Lindon Victor retained his Commonwealth Games decathlon title in Birmingham in 2022, scoring 8233 points to hold off Australia’s Dan Golubovic by just 36 points. Cedric Dubler secured bronze with 8030, giving Australia two places on …

Daley Thompson completed a hat ‐trick of Commonwealth Games decathlon titles in Edinburgh in 1986, winning for England with a Games record of 8663 points. Canada’s Dave Steen took silver with 8173, while New Zealand’s Simon Poelman …

Jamaica’s Claston Bernard claimed decathlon gold at the Commonwealth Games Manchester 2002 with 7830 points. Australia’s Matthew McEwen earned silver with 7685, while Scotland’s Jamie Quarry secured bronze with 7630.

Daley Thompson is a legend! He dominated the decathlon for nearly a decade, winning two Olympic gold medals, two European Championships gold medals and also became decathlon World champion. Between 1980 and 1986, he went undefeated in all …

Daley Thompson is widely regarded as one of the greatest decathletes in history

Dean Macey won Commonwealth Games decathlon gold in Melbourne 2006, following world silver in Sevilla 1999 and bronze in Edmonton 2001, where he set his personal best of 8603 points. The British decathlete also finished fourth at both the Sydney …

The decathlon is two days of gruesome effort over ten events - running, jumping and throwing

The Birmingham 2026 European Championships decathlon produced a high-quality competition, with Leo Neugebauer taking gold for Germany with 8611 points ahead of compatriot Niklas Kaul (8573), while Sander Aae Skotheim claimed bronze with 8433.

West Germany won a dramatic team contest at the 1981 European Cup Combined Events Final in Birmingham on 29–30 August, overturning East Germany’s lead in the closing 1500 m to win by 173 points. Rainer Pottel took the individual decathlon …

29th European Athletics Indoor Championships

Seventeen ‐year ‐old Robert “Bob” Mathias won the men’s decathlon at the London 1948 Olympic Games with 7139 points, triumphing in cold, rainy conditions at Wembley Stadium on 5–6 August. France’s Ignace Heinrich took silver …

Eaton’s 2012 win wasn’t just about points - it re-energized global interest in the decathlon and reminded everyone that the event demands speed, strength, endurance, and mental resilience in equal measure.

Timothy Duckworth won European indoor heptathlon silver in Glasgow 2019. Representing the University of Kentucky, the British athlete claimed both NCAA combined events titles in 2018, scoring a national heptathlon record of 6188 points and a …

Patrick Eseimokumoh won the men’s decathlon at the 1987 European Athletics Junior Championships in Birmingham with 7614 points, finishing ahead of Roman Frolov and Barry Walsh.

Relive the Universiade Sheffield 1991 decathlon, featuring Steve Fritz, Kristoff Szabadhegy, and Anthony Brannen on the podium and complete decathlon results from the World University Games.

Kevin Mayer stood tall under championship pressure in London, securing decathlon gold at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics with a winning total of 8768 points.

9th IAAF World Indoor Championships

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.