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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 …

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.

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.

The Götzis Decathlon got off to an excellent start to the new IAAF World Combined Events Challenge, with Estonia’s Erki Nool claiming his second Götzis victory in front of numerous enthusiastic Estonian fans.

Dan O'Brien setting a world record of 8891 points - beating Olympic champion Robert Zmelik by over 500 points

Roman Šebrle of the Czech Republic won the 2003 Ratingen Decathlon in Germany with 8606 points, securing a commanding victory over Iceland's Jon Arnar Magnusson, who finished second with 8023 points. Germany's Sebastian Knabe completed the …

A little summary and interview how to find reversal after your sports career. Alex Folacci talks about his experience and gives recommendations.

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

At the 2006 Talence Decathlon Meeting, Kazakhstan’s Dmitri Karpov claimed victory with 8438 points ahead of Aleksei Drozdov and Roman Šebrle.