The 2017 Decastar meeting in Talence brought together a deep international decathlon field, with Canada’s Damian Warner taking victory with 8252 points.
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.
Arthur Abele of Germany won the 2018 Ratingen decathlon with 8481 points, finishing well clear of fellow German Manuel Eitel (8121) and Sweden's Marcus Nilsson, who was just one point behind second place.
The 2018 U20 World Championships in Tampere saw Australia’s Ashley Moloney win the men’s decathlon with a championship record of 8190 points, ahead of Gary Haasbroek and Switzerland’s Simon Ehammer.
Zach Ziemek captured the men’s decathlon title at the 2018 US Championships in Des Moines with 8294 points, dominating the American field ahead of Solomon Simmons (8019) and Harrison Williams (7878).
The weekend got off to a brilliant start with Damian Warner breaking the world record in the 100m decathlon in 10.12 seconds. Damian Warner won the decathlon for the fifth time in Götzis with 8711 points.
The European Championships historical archive showcases all-time decathlon records, champions and medal table, highlighting the continent’s greatest performances and leading nations throughout history.
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.
The discipline and training applied by decathletes have always been regarded by me as the ultimate in athletic dedication. Whilst it is of course always a huge honour for any decathlete to achieve the ultimate status of World Champion, I cannot help but regard all those who dedicate themselves to this most gruelling of athletic disciplines as Champions - unknown person