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Bruce Jenner won an Olympic gold medal at the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976

Chiel Warners won European U20 decathlon gold in Ljubljana 1997 and finished fifth at the Athens 2004 Olympics with 8343 points. His personal best of 8363 came in Götzis 1999. After retiring, he chaired the Dutch Olympic Committee’s …

Chris Huffins won Olympic decathlon bronze in Sydney 2000, following World Championships bronze and Pan American Games gold in 1999. He achieved his highest score of 8694 points in New Orleans 1998 and set a world heptathlon best of 6. 61 seconds …

Andres Raja led the way at the 2006 Estonian Championships in Rakvere, winning the men’s decathlon with 7809 points. His performance featured 10, 84 in the 100 m and 14, 11 in the 110 m hurdles. Mikk ‐Mihkel Arro finished second with 7514 …

Christian Plaziat won European decathlon gold in Split 1990 with a French record of 8574 points. He also claimed two European indoor heptathlon titles, setting a world record of 6418 in Genova 1992, before winning the world indoor title in …

Decathletes train and compete intensely across multiple disciplines over two days, requiring exceptional endurance and versatility, yet often receive far less media recognition than they deserve.

Christian Schenk was not sure he was the World`s Greatest Athlete after winning the Olympic gold medal in the decathlon in Seoul 1988

Daley Thompson is a legend! He dominated the decathlon for nearly a decade, winning two Olympic gold medals, two European Championships gold medals and also became decathlon World champion. Between 1980 and 1986, he went undefeated in all …

Dan O’Brien won Olympic decathlon gold in Atlanta 1996 and three consecutive world titles in 1991, 1993 and 1995. The American set a world record of 8891 points in Talence 1992 and added the world indoor heptathlon title with a record 6476 …

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Dave Johnson won Olympic decathlon bronze in Barcelona 1992 despite a stress fracture in his right foot. The American also claimed Universiade gold in Duisburg 1989 and Goodwill Games gold in Seattle 1990, achieving his highest score of 8727 …

Dean Macey won Commonwealth Games decathlon gold in Melbourne 2006, following world silver in Sevilla 1999 and bronze in Edmonton 2001, where he set his personal best of 8603 points. The British decathlete also finished fourth at both the Sydney …

Dezső Szabó won European decathlon silver in Split 1990 with a Hungarian record of 8436 points and finished fourth at the Barcelona 1992 Olympics. He also claimed Universiade gold in Fukuoka 1995 and European indoor heptathlon silver with a …

Valter Külvet was a highly gifted Estonian decathlete who competed for the Soviet Union during his main international career. He set Estonian senior decathlon records: 8332 points in 1987 and 8506 points in 1988.

Uwe Freimuth's PB 8792 points, achieved in 1984 - making him the East German national record holder at the time. He was a four-time national champion.

Torsten Voss has won gold medal at the World Championships in Roma 1987. In 1981, he claimed silver at the European U20 Championships, and in 1982 set a junior world record in decathlon with 8397 points.

Tomaš Dvorak is triple Decathlon World Champion (1997, 1999, 2001) and a former World Record holder - 8994 points scored in Prague 1999

Results of the men's decathlon at the 2017 Estonian Championships, held at Tamme Stadium in Tartu. Taavi Tšernjavski won with 7561 points, ahead of Karel Tilga with 7489 and Henri Loose with 6142.