The decathlon is one of the most grueling competitions in all of sport. It consists of 10 events, negotiated over 2 days. Points are awarded based on the order of finish as well as the distance, height or time achieved in each event. Final …

Explore the progression of world ‐best performances in the men’s indoor heptathlon, showing how standards in each individual event have improved over time. The archive tracks the development of the best performances across the complete …

Qi Haifeng (齐海峰) won gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, with a total of 8041 points. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved at the 2005 Hypo-Meeting in Götzis.

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.

Ramil Ganiyev holds the Uzbekistan national record in decathlon with 8445 points from his performance in Athens 1997. Also holds the indoor heptathlon record for Uzbekistan with 5918 points scored in Sofia 1990.

Frank Busemann won the 1998 Ratingen Decathlon (first edition) with 8556 points ahead of Klaus Isekenmeier and Stefan Schmid in a strong German-dominated international competition.

Ratingen 1998 men’s decathlon was won by Klaus Isekenmeier with 8236 points in a very close contest ahead of Frank Busemann (8231) and Mike Maczey (8114), highlighting a tightly packed elite German field with multiple 8000 ‐point …

Ratingen 1999 men’s decathlon was won by Frank Busemann with 8414 points ahead of Klaus Isekenmeier (8222) and David Mewes (8107), featuring a tightly packed elite German field with multiple athletes above 8000 points and consistently strong all …

Ratingen 2000 men’s decathlon featured a high-level international field, with Stefan Schmid winning on 8485 points ahead of Mike Maczey (8004) and Klaus Isekenmeier (8002), highlighting strong German dominance and multiple 8000+ performances.

The Ratingen 2001 decathlon results were won by Stefan Schmid with 8287 points, ahead of Frank Busemann and Sebastian Knabe.

Ratingen 2002 men’s decathlon was won by Roman Šebrle with a dominant 8701 points ahead of Lev Lobodin (8433) and Jon Arnar Magnusson (8390), showcasing a world ‐class field with multiple athletes surpassing 8300 points and elite all …

The Ratingen 2003 decathlon results were won by Roman Šebrle with 8606 points, ahead of Jon Arnar Magnusson and Sebastian Knabe.

The Ratingen 2004 decathlon results were won by Dennis Leyckes with 8172 points, followed by Florian Schönbeck and Stefan Drews, in the men’s decathlon competition featuring full results across all ten disciplines.

The Ratingen 2005 decathlon results were won by Andre Niklaus with 8193 points, ahead of Lars Albert and Kenny Beele, in the men’s decathlon standings.

The 2006 Ratingen decathlon was won by Kazakhstan’s Dmitri Karpov with 8414 points, as he edged Jamaica’s Maurice Smith (8349) and Germany’s Dennis Leyckes (8310) in a highly competitive international decathlon featuring multiple athletes …

The 2007 Ratingen decathlon was won by Germany’s Arthur Abele with 8269 points, narrowly ahead of compatriot Norman Müller (8244), while Jacob Minah completed a tightly contested podium in third with 7998 points.

The 2008 Ratingen decathlon was won by Cuba’s Leonel Suárez with 8451 points, ahead of Germany’s Arthur Abele (8372) and Andre Niklaus (8273), in a high-quality competition featuring multiple athletes over the 8200-point mark.

The 2009 Ratingen decathlon was won by Cuba’s Yordani Garcia with 8348 points, narrowly ahead of Germany’s Norman Müller (8295), while Stefan Drews completed the podium in third with 7858 points.

The 2010 Ratingen decathlon was won by Cuba's Yordani Garcia with 8288 points, narrowly beating compatriot Leonel Suárez (8243), while Austria’s Dominik Distelberger finished third with 7713 points.