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The history of Multistars began in Brescia on 21–22 May 1988, when Saša Karan of Yugoslavia won the inaugural men’s decathlon with 7554 points. West Germany’s Thomas Stewens finished second with 7300 points, while Italy’s Marco Baffi …

Cuba dominated the 1990 Multistars decathlon in Brescia with a remarkable clean sweep of the podium. Miguel Valle led the Cuban trio with 7385 points, ahead of Ernesto Betancourt and Luis Eroides Milanes Fabars.

Robert Zmelik claimed an impressive victory at the 1991 Multistars decathlon in Brescia, scoring 8297 points. Just one year later, the Czech decathlete reached the pinnacle of his career by winning Olympic gold at the 1992 Barcelona Games.

Robert Zmelik won the 1992 Multistars decathlon in Brescia with 8086 points, an early highlight of a remarkable season that would culminate in Olympic gold in Barcelona just a few months later.

Sheldon Blockburger made Multistars history in Brescia in 1993, becoming the first American decathlete to win the prestigious combined events meeting. Coached by Harry Marra, Blockburger delivered a personal ‐best performance of 8296 points …

The 1994 Multistars decathlon in Brescia produced a dramatic finish, with Hungary’s Sándor Munkácsi scoring 7895 points to defeat Germany’s Peter Neumaier by just 13 points.

The 2024 Multistars decathlon in Brescia was won by Belgium’s Jente Hauttekeete with 8020 points. Estonia’s Risto Lillemets finished second with 7971 points. France’s Téo Bastien took third with 7963 points.

The 2025 Multistars decathlon in Brescia was won by Great Britain’s Lewis Church with 8063 points. Simon Ehammer of Switzerland finished second with 7899 points, while France’s Antoine Ferranti took third with 7885 points.

Dario Dester holds the Italian records in both combined events, scoring 8318 points in the decathlon at Ratingen 2026 and 6121 in the indoor heptathlon at Ancona 2026. He finished sixth at the European Championships in München 2022 and Roma 2024.

Indrek Kaseorg came agonizingly close to the 8000 ‐point barrier at the 1995 Multistars in Desenzano del Garda, winning with 7998 points. Behind the Estonian, the battle was exceptionally tight, with Sebastian Chmara, Jan Podebradsky and …

Robert Zmelik dominated the 1996 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda with 8232 points, while a young Roman Šebrle finished fifth — an early chapter in the career of the future first man to break the 9000-point barrier.

The 1997 Multistars delivered a thriller in Desenzano del Garda: Beniamino Poserina broke the 8000-point barrier to win with 8069, while just 11 points separated Rojs Piziks (7987) and Indrek Kaseorg (7976) in the battle for second place.

Multistars 1998 was part of the inaugural IAAF World Combined Events Challenge, adding extra significance to Oleksandr Yurkov’s victory in Desenzano del Garda. The Ukrainian was the only athlete to surpass 8000 points, winning with 8034 and …

Multistars 1999 was part of the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge, and Oleksandr Yurkov’s victory with 8215 points placed him among the world’s leading decathletes that year and confirmed his consistency after winning the same meeting in 1998.

At the 2000 Multistars decathlon Jirí Ryba delivered the performance of his career, scoring 8339 points to establish a new meeting record. The Czech decathlete dominated the competition in Desenzano del Garda and finished 486 points clear of …

The 2001 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda produced an exceptionally close battle for the title. Estonia’s Indrek Kaseorg emerged victorious with 7834 points, edging Italy’s Paolo Casarsa by just 29 points. Dmitri Ivanov of Russia …

Dmitri Karpov claimed victory at the 2003 Multistars decathlon with a total of 8253 points. The Kazakh decathlete built a commanding 324 ‐point advantage over France’s Romain Barras, who finished second with 7929 points. Paul Terek of the …

At the 2004 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, Jamaica's Claston Bernard secured first place with a score of 8050 points, leading from start to finish. France’s Romain Barras finished second with 7903 points, while Jiri Ryba of the …

The 2006 Multistars brought an international field of decathletes to Desenzano del Garda for another edition of the prestigious Italian combined events meeting. Chris Boyles of the United States topped the final standings with 7855 points, …

At the 2007 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, Paul Terek claimed the title with 8134 points, becoming the only athlete in the competition to surpass the 8000 ‐point mark. Uzbekistan’s Vitali Smirnov finished second with 7825 …

At the 2008 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, Belgian decathlete Frédéric Xhonneux produced a personal ‐best performance of 8142 points to set a new Belgian national record and claim victory. Russia’s Arkadi Vasilyev finished …

At the 2009 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, American decathlete Robert Jacob Arnold secured victory with a score of 7994 points. Austria’s Roland Schwarzl finished second with 7913 points, just six points ahead of South Africa’s …

At the 2010 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, Robert Jacob Arnold repeated his last year’s victory, finishing with a total of 8141 points. Cuba’s Leonel Suarez followed only 29 points behind with 8112, while his compatriot Yordani …

At the 2011 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, Luiz Alberto de Araújo of Brazil won the event with a total of 7858 points. New Zealand’s Brent Newdick finished close behind in second place with 7780 points, while Tunisia’s Hamdi …

At the 2012 Multistars, Dmitri Karpov took first place in the decathlon, accumulating 8172 points. Great Britain’s Ashley Bryant finished second with 7689 points, while Iceland’s Einar Dadi Larusson completed the podium with 7590 points.

Karel Tilga set a meeting record of 8482 points, breaking the old Multistars record of 8390 held by Andrei Krauchanka since 2013. Tilga's performance gave him the Olympic qualifying mark ahead of time.

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The 1934 European Championships in Turin featured a landmark decathlon competition, with Germany’s Hans-Heinrich Sievert winning the European title ahead of Sweden’s Leif Dahlgren and Poland’s Jerzy Pławczyk.

Romain Barras broke the 8000 ‐point barrier for the first time to win the decathlon at the 2003 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Bressanone on 5–6 July. His 8008 points helped France secure the men’s team title, 181 points …

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Mikk Pahapill won heptathlon gold at the 2009 European Indoor Championships with 6362 points — remarkably he established personal bests in all seven disciplines.

Andrei Krauchanka’s 8390 was the Multistars meeting record. He broke the previous one, which was 8339 points set in 2000 by Jiří Ryba.

Dutch decathlete Eelco Sintnicolaas took command of the 2014 Multistars in Firenze, scoring 8161 points for a convincing victory at the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge meeting. Great Britain’s Ashley Bryant claimed second place with 7802 …

The 2015 Multistars decathlon in Firenze produced a competitive two-day contest, led by Poland’s Pawel Wiesiolek with 7863 points. Liam Ramsay of Great Britain finished second with 7752 points, followed by Italy’s Simone Cairoli on 7611.

Norway dominated the 2016 Multistars decathlon in Firenze as Lars Vikan Rise claimed victory with 7868 points. Martin Roe followed only 13 points behind on 7855, and USA’s Miller Moss completed the podium with 7712 points.

The 2017 Multistars decathlon in Firenze saw Brazil’s Jefferson Carvalho dos Santos lead the competition to victory with 7728 points. Italy’s Simone Cairoli claimed second place with 7535 points, while France’s Gaël Quérin completed the …

Norway’s Martin Roe topped the 2018 Multistars decathlon in Firenze with a winning score of 8228 points. The podium was completed by Belarusian Yuriy Yeryomich and Estonia’s Taavi Tšernjavski.

Norwegian double victory at the Grosseto 2022 Multistars decathlon, with Markus Rooth taking gold with 8307 points ahead of compatriot Sander Aae Skotheim (8298), while Dario Dester finished third with 8109.

Italian men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7700 points. At the pinnacle of the Italian men’s decathlon all-time list stands Dario Dester, celebrating his national record of 8235 points achieved in Roma in 2024.

Italian men’s heptathlon all-time list up to 5600 points

What a performance! Karel Tilga just smashed the Multistars meeting record with a massive 8482 points, overtaking Andrei Krauchanka’s long-standing mark of 8390 from 2013!

The 2019 Multistars decathlon in Lana was won by Jan Doležal of the Czech Republic with 8117 points. Estonia’s Kristjan Rosenberg finished second with 7950 points, while Germany’s Mathias Brugger took third with 7927 points.

The 2021 Multistars decathlon in Lana was won by Norway’s Martin Roe with 8055 points. Adam Sebastian Helcelet of the Czech Republic finished second with 8025 points, while Sweden’s Fredrik Samuelsson took third with 7815 points.

Since 1988, Multistars has been one of the leading international decathlon meetings, producing world ‐class performances, meeting records, and future global champions. This archive presents the all ‐time decathlon records and …

Rafer Johnson won the men’s decathlon at the Rome 1960 Olympic Games with an Olympic record of 8392 points, defeating his UCLA teammate Yang Chuan ‐kwang by just 58 points. Their contest came down to the final 1500 m, where Johnson …

The 2005 Multistars decathlon produced a commanding victory for American Phil McMullen, who topped the competition with 8107 points. McMullen finished 282 points clear of Uzbekistan’s Vitali Smirnov, who secured second place with 7825 points. …

Ladji Doucoure won the men’s decathlon at the 2001 European U20 Championships in Grosseto with 7747 points, leading Lars Albert and Atis Vaisjuns in a closely contested junior combined-events competition.

Niklas Kaul won the men’s decathlon at the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships in Grosseto, scoring a championship ‐leading 8435 points ahead of Johannes Erm (8141) and Karel Tilga (8002), making this a key result in the European U20 …

Yevgeniy Likhanov won the men’s decathlon at the 2013 European Athletics U20 Championships in Rieti with 7975 points, ahead of Aleksey Cherkasov (7790) and Tim Nowak (7778), while Janek Õiglane finished fourth with 7604 points.

Andrei Krauchanka won the men’s decathlon at the 2004 IAAF World Junior Championships in Grosseto with a championship-leading 8126 points, ahead of Aleksei Sysoyev (8047) and Norman Müller (7942).

Roman Šebrle set a Games record of 8380 points to win the decathlon at the 1997 Summer Universiade in Catania. Kamil Damašek secured silver with 8072, completing a Czech one ‐two, while Marcel Dost of the Netherlands took bronze with …

New Zealand’s Aaron Booth won decathlon gold at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples with a personal best of 7827 points. Australia’s Alec Diamond claimed silver with 7593, while Thailand’s Sutthisak Singkhon took bronze with 7511. Max …

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.