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The 1987 Götzis Decathlon in Austria saw Siegfried Wentz take first place with 8645 points, followed by Torsten Voss and Alain Blondel in a competitive international field of world-class decathletes.

The 1986 Götzis Decathlon in Austria featured a strong international field, with Guido Kratschmer winning the competition with 8519 points ahead of Uwe Freimuth and Thomas Fahner.

Thriling contest with surprise winner

Equal Pentathlon scores, but not equal spot on the podium

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.

Sven Roosen finished 4th in the decathlon at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, setting a new Dutch national record of 8607 points. Pure heart, grit, and greatness. This is only the beginning ‐ the world better watch out, because Sven is …

Heath Baldwin won the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene with a personal best of 8625 points

At the 2024 European Championships in Rome, Makenson Gletty shattered four personal bests (100m, long jump, 400m, 110m hurdles) to reach 8606 points, earning the bronze medal. Due to a faulty starting speaker, he was allowed to re‑run the …

Manuel Eitel joined SSV Ulm 1846 in 2013, where he trained under coach Christopher Hellmann. In 2014, he set a new German U18 decathlon record in Bernhausen, surpassing the previous record held by Jan Felix Knobel.

USA until 02 February 2020 – eligible to represent Australia in National Representative Competitions (see World Athletics Eligibility to Represent a Member Rule 1.4.2) from 31 July 2020

Two records, one incredible athlete. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Ken Mullings set a new Bahamian decathlon record with 8226 points, finishing 13th. Bahamian national record in the men’s indoor heptathlon also belongs to Ken Mullings with 6340 …

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IN MEMORIAM - Kurt Bendlin (1943 – 2024)

The first man over 9000 points in history - with an anniversary

Johannes Erm Fan Shirt

Rafer Johnson was one of the greatest decathletes in history and an extraordinary figure both on and off the track

An interview with Alex Folacci, the best personal trainer in New York City

The mains Ultra Multievents are the Icosathlon for men and the Tetradecathlon for women. Actually, women do the Icosathlon too.

Risto Lillemets won the 2025 Estonian Decathlon Championships in Tallinn with 8028 points, finishing ahead of Henri Loose (7706) and Aivar Ellam (7449) to claim the Estonian decathlon title.

Germany’s Leo Neugebauer won his first world decathlon title at the 2025 Tokyo Championships with 8804 points.