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Belgium’s Thomas van der Plaetsen successfully defended his Summer Universiade decathlon title in Gwangju in 2015, scoring 7952 points to finish just 39 points ahead of France’s Bastien Auzeil (7913). Germany’s Rene Stauss took bronze with …

Damian Warner ran a huge personal best in the 400m at the Sam Adams meet in Santa Barbara.

Hans van Alphen won Götzis 2012 with a Belgian decathlon record of 8519 points and finished fourth at the London Olympics. The Bangkok 2007 Universiade silver medallist also won the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge in 2012, securing …

The article, originally published on Decathlon 2000 and now updated, considers a “season ‐long” decathlon record by adding an athlete’s best event results from across several months to pinpoint the year they were likely in peak form, …

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 …

Ashton Eaton broke the men’s decathlon world record with 9039 points at the 2012 US Olympic Trials in Eugene. His performance included a 10. 21 ‐second 100 m, an 8. 23 m long jump and a decisive 4: 14. 48 in the 1500 m. Trey Hardee …

In the men’s decathlon, Simon Ehammer set a new best first ‐day total (4762 p), establishing a clear lead after an exceptional long jump performance of 8. 51m. He maintained his advantage through the second day with solid performances …

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France’s Kevin Mayer claimed his second World Athletics Championships decathlon gold medal at Eugene 2022, scoring 8816 points after individual event victories in the pole vault (5. 40 m) and javelin (70. 31 m). The world record holder added …

More than twelve thousand came this weekend to the Mösle-stadion. As the speaker said that is a record and I was one of them.

The 2025 Götzis Hypomeeting celebrated its 50th edition, once again bringing together the world’s best combined ‐events athletes in Austria. Sander Aae Skotheim claimed victory with an impressive total of 8909 points, further …

When Jamie was 17 years old, he competed in the Decathlon at the 2002 Ontario Championships. The opportunity to travel across Canada attracted him to track and field. Experiencing different provinces was exciting, and now he is travelling the …

Jamie Adjetey ‐Nelson brought the Commonwealth Games decathlon title back to Canada in Delhi in 2010, winning gold with 8070 points ahead of New Zealand’s Brent Newdick (7899). England’s Martin Brockman delivered a decisive final 1500m …

Eelco Sintnicolaas won European indoor heptathlon gold in Göteborg 2013 with a Dutch record of 6372 points, following European decathlon silver in Barcelona 2010. He later claimed indoor bronze in Prague 2015 and set a national decathlon record …

One of the most consistent and prominent female multi-event athletes of the 20th century, East German Burglinde Pollak left a well-recognized legacy in the history of women’s athletics

The historic facts & figures surrounding Bulgarian female “all ‐round” athletes are more heroic, rememberable and important that those of Bulgarian men. They left significant trace into European and world track & field annals and can be …

With a brilliant, well ‐balanced performance across all ten events, Ashton Eaton claimed the decathlon gold medal at the 2013 World Athletics Championships in Moscow with 8809 points. Germany's Michael Schrader secured silver with a …

Damian Warner, the decathlete who surprised the World by coming from nowhere to finish 5th at the London Olympics (2012).