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The 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships in Kaunas saw Eelco Sintnicolaas of the Netherlands rise to the top of the men’s decathlon with 8112 points, the only athlete in the competition to break the 8000 ‐point barrier. France’s …

When the new class U20 was formed, a different specification from that of IAAF was in force in some countries and at some competitions.

What a performance! Karel Tilga just smashed the Multistars meeting record with a massive 8482 points, overtaking Andrei Krauchanka’s long-standing mark of 8390 from 2013!

Ashton Eaton was the 2nd decathlete to break the 9000 ‐point barrier. He is a former decathlon World Record holder (9045 points scored in Beijing 2015) and heptathlon World Record holder (6645 points scored in Istanbul 2012). He won an …

Trey Hardee won the US Championships decathlon in Eugene in 2009 with 8261 points, edging the rising star Ashton Eaton in a memorable battle for the national title.

Robert Jacob Arnold made history by becoming the first athlete in over 20 years to win back ‐to ‐back NCAA decathlon titles in 2006 and 2007, competing for the University of Arizona. He earned bronze medals in the decathlon at the 2006 …

With his 8406 points in 2009 World Championships Nicklas Wiberg surpassed Henrik Dagard's 15 years old national record by 3 points. Until age 17 had middle distance running as his priority. With strength in the Javelin and the 1500m surprised …

Thomas van der Plaetsen returned from cancer treatment to win the European decathlon title in Amsterdam 2016. The Belgian claimed world indoor heptathlon bronze with a national record of 6259 points in Sopot 2014 and achieved his decathlon best of …