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Germany’s Leo Neugebauer captured the decathlon gold in Tokyo with a score of 8804 points, just 20 points ahead of Puerto Rico’s Ayden Owens.

7000 spectators cheer Daley Thompson's magnificent improvement of the decathlon world record to 8622 points (8648)

With a winning score of 8902 points, Tomáš Dvořák captured his third consecutive decathlon crown at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton.

Arkadi Vasilyev won the men’s decathlon at the 2006 IAAF World Junior Championships in Beijing with 8059 points.

Tomáš Dvořák secured his second consecutive decathlon title at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Sevilla with a total of 8744 points.

At the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Tomáš Dvořák claimed decathlon gold, scoring 8837 points.

Dan O'Brien had famously missed the 1992 Olympics due to a failed pole vault in the U.S. trials, but redeemed himself in Atlanta by taking the gold. His Olympic victory was seen as the final crowning achievement in a legendary career.

Dan O'Brien clinched his third consecutive World Championship decathlon title

The men's decathlon at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki was contested under exceptionally difficult weather conditions, with persistent rain affecting performances throughout much of the competition. Despite the challenging conditions, …

Dan O'Brien captured the decathlon title at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart, finishing with 8817 points.

Robert Zmelík wasn’t unbeatable in every meet, but in Barcelona 1992, nobody else combined consistency, peak fitness, and mental resilience as well as he did. That’s why, on that stage, he was the best.

This victory marked Dan O’Brien’s first world championship title - his international breakthrough and a pivotal launchpad for his historic multi-year dominance in decathlon

Christian Schenk produced a surprise victory in Seoul, winning decathlon gold at the 1988 Summer Olympics with a total of 8488 points.

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.

Daley Thompson successfully defended his Olympic title, having also won the 1980 Moscow Games. The rivalry between Thompson and Jürgen Hingsen was one of the big storylines: both were world record holders in the early 1980s, and their duels …

The men’s decathlon at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics was a landmark competition ‐ it was the first ‐ever IAAF World Championships, so this was the first decathlon world title ever awarded. This championship continued the …

13th European Athletics Championships were held in Athens 1982. Daley Thompson’s 8743 points was a Championship record at the time and also stood as a world record.

This was Daley Thompson’s first Olympic gold. He was only 22 years old and already establishing himself as a rising star in combined events.

At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Bruce Jenner delivered a spectacular second-day performance to win Olympic gold and set a new world record.

Mykola Avilov delivered a commanding performance at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning the decathlon in dominant style with a new world record.