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

The men's decathlon at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest featured one of the deepest fields in championship history, with six athletes scoring more than 8400 points. Estonia's Erki Nool captured the European title with 8667 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

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.

The men's decathlon at the 1990 European Championships in Split brought together Europe's leading all ‐around athletes in a highly competitive battle for medals. France’s Christian Plaziat won the European title with 8574 points, ahead of …

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

The men's decathlon at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart featured one of the strongest competitions in combined events history. Great Britain's Daley Thompson successfully defended his European title with 8811 points, defeating long …

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.

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.

Willi Holdorf secured Olympic decathlon gold in Tokyo at the 1964 Summer Olympics following one of the most thrilling battles of the competition against Rein Aun.

The men’s decathlon at the 2002 IAAF World Junior Championships in Kingston was won by Leonid Andreyev (Uzbekistan) with 7693 points, narrowly ahead of Nadir El Fassi (France) with 7677 and Mikko Halvari (Finland) with 7587.

Ladji Doucoure won the men’s decathlon at the 2001 European U20 Championships in Grosseto with 7747 points, leading Lars Albert and Atis Vaisjuns in a closely contested junior combined-events competition.

The men’s decathlon at the 2000 IAAF World Junior Championships in Santiago was won by Dennis Leyckes (Germany) with 7897 points, ahead of David Gomez Martinez (Spain) with 7772 and Andre Niklaus (Germany) with 7712.

Aki Heikkinen won the men’s decathlon at the 1999 European Athletics U20 Championships in Riga, claiming the European junior title with 7881 points ahead of fellow Finn Jaakko Ojaniemi, while Roland Schwarzl took bronze for Austria.

Aki Heikkinen won the men’s decathlon at the 1998 IAAF World Junior Championships in Annecy with 7476 points, leading a Finnish one-two with Jaakko Ojaniemi (7246) and finishing ahead of Germany’s Thomas Pöge (7332).

Attila Zsivoczky won the men’s decathlon at the 1996 IAAF World Junior Championships in Sydney with 7582 points, defeating Great Britain’s Dean Macey (7480) and the Netherlands’ Chiel Warners (7368) in a closely contested U20 decathlon.