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10th IAAF World Indoor Championships

11th IAAF World Indoor Championships

Hans van Alphen won Götzis 2012 with a Belgian decathlon record of 8519 points and finished fourth at the London Olympics. The Bangkok 2007 Universiade silver medallist also won the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge in 2012, securing …

Andrei Krauchanka won Olympic decathlon silver in Beijing 2008 and the European title in Zurich 2014. The Belarusian set his decathlon personal best of 8617 points in Götzis 2007 and earned two World Indoor heptathlon silver medals, setting a …

Pascal Behrenbruch reached the peak of his decathlon career at the 2012 European Championships in Helsinki, winning gold with a personal best of 8558 points. The German decathlete also earned European U23 silver in Debrecen in 2007 and finished …

Leonel Suarez won Olympic decathlon bronze in Beijing 2008 and London 2012, alongside World Championships silver in Berlin 2009 and bronze in Daegu 2011. The Cuban set a national record of 8654 points in Havana 2009 and claimed Pan American Games …

Michael Schrader produced his finest decathlon at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, winning silver with a personal best of 8670 points. The German decathlete also won the 2009 Götzis Hypomeeting with 8522 points, including an 8. 05 m long …

Bronze medals at the 2004 World U20 Championships in Grosseto and the 2005 European U23 Championships in Erfurt marked Norman Müller's rise in the decathlon. The German combined events athlete went on to score 8000+ points in 13 decathlons, …

13th IAAF World Indoor Championships

Jake Arnold won consecutive NCAA decathlon titles in 2006 and 2007 and US indoor heptathlon titles from 2008 to 2010. He also won Multistars in 2009 and 2010 and set his decathlon personal best of 8253 points in Götzis 2010.

Nicklas Wiberg won European U20 decathlon gold in Tampere 2003. He later finished sixth at the Berlin 2009 World Championships with 8406 points, breaking Henrik Dagård’s longstanding Swedish record by three points.