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Bryan Clay won Olympic decathlon gold in Beijing 2008 and the world title in Helsinki 2005, following Olympic silver in Athens 2004. The American also claimed two world indoor heptathlon titles and set his decathlon personal best of 8832 points in …

Ashton Eaton won consecutive Olympic decathlon titles in London 2012 and Rio 2016, alongside two world decathlon titles and three world indoor heptathlon titles. The second decathlete to break the 9000 ‐point barrier, the American set world …

In Des Moines, Iowa, Michael Morrison won the NCAA Outdoor decathlon title with 8118 points.

The Pan American Games decathlon archive brings together every champion since 1951, all ‐time individual ‐event bests and the highest day and event ‐group scores. From the early American champions to Damian Warner’s record …

Explore the rich history of the World Athletics Indoor Championships men's heptathlon, featuring all ‐time records, legendary champions, outstanding performances, and historic medal battles. Discover the athletes and nations that have …

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 …

Rafer Johnson, a multi-sport high school star who rose from poverty and discrimination, became one of the greatest decathletes in history, ultimately winning Olympic gold in 1960 after a dramatic final event against C.K. Yang.

Daley Thompson is widely regarded as one of the greatest decathletes in history

Christian Schenk's personal best was 8500 points, achieved in August 1993 in Stuttgart.

Dan O’Brien’s journey - from dramatic setbacks like missing the 1992 Olympics to dominating world championships and securing Olympic gold - cements his legacy as one of the greatest decathletes ever.

Andre Niklaus crowned his indoor career with the 2006 world heptathlon title in Moscow, scoring 6192 points. A two ‐time European U23 decathlon champion, the German combined events athlete achieved his decathlon personal best of 8371 points …

Dan O'Brien set a men’s decathlon world record of 8891 points at the 1992 Talence Décastar, with performances including an 8. 08 m long jump and a 16. 69 m shot put. He finished ahead of Olympic champion Robert Zmelik (8344) and France’s …

How many ways can we say, “ Roman Šebrle of the Czech Republic is the world’s greatest performer ever in the century ‐old tradition of the decathlon? I can think of at least five: Šebrle’s uniqueness, longevity, consistency, …